diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/remote_store.restore/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/remote_store.restore/10_basic.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 462ad02051097..0000000000000
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/remote_store.restore/10_basic.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
----
-"Check if index exists and created with remote_store=true":
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 2.99.99"
-      reason: "remote store restore API only supported since 3.0.0"
-
-  - do:
-      indices.create:
-        index: "index1"
-        body:
-          settings:
-            number_of_shards:   1
-            number_of_replicas: 2
-
-  - do:
-      remote_store.restore:
-        body:
-          indices: "index1,index2"
-
-  - match: { remote_store.indices:  []}
-  - match: { remote_store.shards.total: 0 }
-  - match: { remote_store.shards.successful: 0 }
-  - match: { remote_store.shards.failed : 0 }
----
-"Error no indices":
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 2.99.99"
-      reason: "remote store restore API only supported since 3.0.0"
-
-  - do:
-      catch: bad_request
-      remote_store.restore:
-        body:
-          indices: ""
-
-  - match: { status: 400 }
-  - match: { error.type:  action_request_validation_exception}
-  - match: { error.reason:  "Validation Failed: 1: indices are missing;"}
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/ActionModule.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/ActionModule.java
index a562e8bfc9cb9..c98a3179c13c0 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/ActionModule.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/ActionModule.java
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.common.settings.IndexScopedSettings;
 import org.opensearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.opensearch.common.settings.SettingsFilter;
+import org.opensearch.common.util.FeatureFlags;
 import org.opensearch.index.seqno.RetentionLeaseActions;
 import org.opensearch.indices.SystemIndices;
 import org.opensearch.indices.breaker.CircuitBreakerService;
@@ -858,7 +859,9 @@ public void initRestHandlers(Supplier<DiscoveryNodes> nodesInCluster) {
         registerHandler.accept(new RestCatAction(catActions));
 
         // Remote Store APIs
-        registerHandler.accept(new RestRestoreRemoteStoreAction());
+        if (FeatureFlags.isEnabled(FeatureFlags.REMOTE_STORE)) {
+            registerHandler.accept(new RestRestoreRemoteStoreAction());
+        }
     }
 
     @Override