diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index 6c480c7fbc9b7..d6dd744fc5248 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -239,9 +239,6 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.packaging.test.DockerTests
   method: test012SecurityCanBeDisabled
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/116636
-- class: org.elasticsearch.index.shard.StoreRecoveryTests
-  method: testAddIndices
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/124104
 - class: org.elasticsearch.smoketest.MlWithSecurityIT
   method: test {yaml=ml/data_frame_analytics_crud/Test get stats on newly created config}
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/121726
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/shard/StoreRecoveryTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/shard/StoreRecoveryTests.java
index bc3b44b908246..18240fa24414b 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/shard/StoreRecoveryTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/shard/StoreRecoveryTests.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
@@ -254,12 +253,7 @@ public boolean hardLinksSupported(Path path) throws IOException {
         try {
             Files.createFile(path.resolve("foo.bar"));
             Files.createLink(path.resolve("test"), path.resolve("foo.bar"));
-            BasicFileAttributes destAttr = Files.readAttributes(path.resolve("test"), BasicFileAttributes.class);
-            BasicFileAttributes sourceAttr = Files.readAttributes(path.resolve("foo.bar"), BasicFileAttributes.class);
-            // we won't get here - no permission ;)
-            return destAttr.fileKey() != null && destAttr.fileKey().equals(sourceAttr.fileKey());
-        } catch (SecurityException ex) {
-            return true; // if we run into that situation we know it's supported.
+            return true; // createLink returning without exception means hard links are supported
         } catch (UnsupportedOperationException ex) {
             return false;
         }