diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchDataConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchDataConfiguration.java
index c521edb71b..532324f1a3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchDataConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchDataConfiguration.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.ElasticsearchOperations;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.ElasticsearchRestTemplate;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.ReactiveElasticsearchOperations;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.ReactiveElasticsearchTemplate;
-import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.RefreshPolicy;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.convert.ElasticsearchConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.convert.ElasticsearchCustomConversions;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.convert.MappingElasticsearchConverter;
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ abstract class ElasticsearchDataConfiguration {
 				ElasticsearchConverter converter) {
 			ReactiveElasticsearchTemplate template = new ReactiveElasticsearchTemplate(client, converter);
 			template.setIndicesOptions(IndicesOptions.strictExpandOpenAndForbidClosed());
-			template.setRefreshPolicy(RefreshPolicy.IMMEDIATE);
 			return template;
 		}