diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/remotestore/RemoteStoreRestoreIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/remotestore/RemoteStoreRestoreIT.java
index 489f4c52d4298..2fca618dc6be6 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/remotestore/RemoteStoreRestoreIT.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/remotestore/RemoteStoreRestoreIT.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 import static org.opensearch.test.hamcrest.OpenSearchAssertions.assertHitCount;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.greaterThan;
 
-@OpenSearchIntegTestCase.ClusterScope(scope = OpenSearchIntegTestCase.Scope.SUITE, numDataNodes = 0)
+@OpenSearchIntegTestCase.ClusterScope(scope = OpenSearchIntegTestCase.Scope.TEST, numDataNodes = 0)
 public class RemoteStoreRestoreIT extends BaseRemoteStoreRestoreIT {
 
     /**
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ public void testRestoreFlowNoRedIndex() throws Exception {
      * for multiple indices matching a wildcard name pattern.
      * @throws IOException IO Exception.
      */
-    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/issues/8480")
     public void testRTSRestoreWithCommittedDataMultipleIndicesPatterns() throws Exception {
         testRestoreFlowMultipleIndices(2, true, randomIntBetween(1, 5));
     }
@@ -242,16 +241,16 @@ public void testRTSRestoreWithCommittedDataMultipleIndicesPatterns() throws Exce
      * with all remote-enabled red indices considered for the restore by default.
      * @throws IOException IO Exception.
      */
-    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/issues/8480")
     public void testRTSRestoreWithCommittedDataDefaultAllIndices() throws Exception {
         int shardCount = randomIntBetween(1, 5);
-        prepareCluster(1, 3, INDEX_NAMES, 1, shardCount);
+        int replicaCount = 1;
+        prepareCluster(1, 3, INDEX_NAMES, replicaCount, shardCount);
         String[] indices = INDEX_NAMES.split(",");
         Map<String, Map<String, Long>> indicesStats = new HashMap<>();
         for (String index : indices) {
             Map<String, Long> indexStats = indexData(2, true, index);
             indicesStats.put(index, indexStats);
-            assertEquals(shardCount, getNumShards(index).totalNumShards);
+            assertEquals(shardCount * (replicaCount  + 1), getNumShards(index).totalNumShards);
         }
 
         for (String index : indices) {
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@ public void testRTSRestoreWithCommittedDataDefaultAllIndices() throws Exception
         ensureGreen(indices);
 
         for (String index : indices) {
-            assertEquals(shardCount, getNumShards(index).totalNumShards);
+            assertEquals(shardCount * (replicaCount + 1), getNumShards(index).totalNumShards);
             verifyRestoredData(indicesStats.get(index), index);
         }
     }
@@ -331,16 +330,16 @@ public void testRTSRestoreWithCommittedDataNotAllRedRemoteIndices() throws Excep
      * except those matching the specified exclusion pattern.
      * @throws IOException IO Exception.
      */
-    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/issues/8480")
     public void testRTSRestoreWithCommittedDataExcludeIndicesPatterns() throws Exception {
         int shardCount = randomIntBetween(1, 5);
-        prepareCluster(1, 3, INDEX_NAMES, 1, shardCount);
+        int replicaCount = 1;
+        prepareCluster(1, 3, INDEX_NAMES, replicaCount, shardCount);
         String[] indices = INDEX_NAMES.split(",");
         Map<String, Map<String, Long>> indicesStats = new HashMap<>();
         for (String index : indices) {
             Map<String, Long> indexStats = indexData(2, true, index);
             indicesStats.put(index, indexStats);
-            assertEquals(shardCount, getNumShards(index).totalNumShards);
+            assertEquals(shardCount * (replicaCount + 1), getNumShards(index).totalNumShards);
         }
 
         for (String index : indices) {
@@ -369,9 +368,9 @@ public void testRTSRestoreWithCommittedDataExcludeIndicesPatterns() throws Excep
                 PlainActionFuture.newFuture()
             );
         ensureGreen(indices[0], indices[1]);
-        assertEquals(shardCount, getNumShards(indices[0]).totalNumShards);
+        assertEquals(shardCount * (replicaCount + 1), getNumShards(indices[0]).totalNumShards);
         verifyRestoredData(indicesStats.get(indices[0]), indices[0]);
-        assertEquals(shardCount, getNumShards(indices[1]).totalNumShards);
+        assertEquals(shardCount * (replicaCount + 1), getNumShards(indices[1]).totalNumShards);
         verifyRestoredData(indicesStats.get(indices[1]), indices[1]);
         ensureRed(indices[2], indices[3]);
     }