diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cat.snapshots/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cat.snapshots/10_basic.yml
index 23860cb412722..f7d60671c7e88 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cat.snapshots/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cat.snapshots/10_basic.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
                $/
 ---
 "Test cat snapshots output":
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.1.99"
-      reason: "Pause BWC tests until #83290 is backported"
-
   - do:
       snapshot.create_repository:
         repository: test_cat_snapshots_1
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.clone/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.clone/10_basic.yml
index 80e7139cd8df3..fb289355e08fb 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.clone/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.clone/10_basic.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 ---
 setup:
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.1.99"
-      reason: "Pause BWC tests until #83290 is backported"
 
   - do:
       snapshot.create_repository:
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.create/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.create/10_basic.yml
index e060e7dff5bda..f7c522b712244 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.create/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.create/10_basic.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 ---
 setup:
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.1.99"
-      reason: "Pause BWC tests until #83290 is backported"
 
   - do:
       snapshot.create_repository:
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.get/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.get/10_basic.yml
index 08753e4e732bf..b50ece87e9f88 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.get/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.get/10_basic.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 ---
 setup:
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.1.99"
-      reason: "Pause BWC tests until #83290 is backported"
 
   - do:
       snapshot.create_repository:
@@ -64,7 +61,6 @@ setup:
 
 ---
 "Get snapshot info when verbose is false":
-
   - do:
       indices.create:
         index: test_index
@@ -202,6 +198,7 @@ setup:
   - skip:
       version: " - 7.12.99"
       reason: "Introduced in 7.13.0"
+
   - do:
       indices.create:
         index: test_index
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.get_repository/20_repository_uuid.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.get_repository/20_repository_uuid.yml
index 503c6cc7133de..0532d208d0cba 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.get_repository/20_repository_uuid.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.get_repository/20_repository_uuid.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 ---
-setup:
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.1.99"
-      reason: "Pause BWC tests until #83290 is backported"
----
 "Get repository returns UUID":
   - skip:
       version: " - 7.12.99"
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.restore/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.restore/10_basic.yml
index 52f5ab5bf89b2..cba3613d9a0fc 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.restore/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.restore/10_basic.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 ---
 setup:
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.1.99"
-      reason: "Pause BWC tests until #83290 is backported"
 
   - do:
       snapshot.create_repository:
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.status/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.status/10_basic.yml
index 2c4573ccd58b8..c35f2419bdc91 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.status/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/snapshot.status/10_basic.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 ---
 setup:
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.1.99"
-      reason: "Pause BWC tests until #83290 is backported"
 
   - do:
       snapshot.create_repository:
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/tsdb/30_snapshot.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/tsdb/30_snapshot.yml
index b4f131a13cfb5..e606e4dd82ca2 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/tsdb/30_snapshot.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/tsdb/30_snapshot.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 ---
 setup:
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.1.99"
-      reason: "Pause BWC tests until #83290 is backported"
-
   - do:
       snapshot.create_repository:
         repository: test_repo