diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/repositories/Repository.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/repositories/Repository.java
index dd8480c9705c0..ed30aad7b4dd2 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/repositories/Repository.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/repositories/Repository.java
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ default void deleteSnapshotsAndReleaseLockFiles(
     /**
      * Returns low priority upload throttle time in nanoseconds
      */
-    long getLowPriorityRemoteUploadThrottleTimeInNanos();
+    default long getLowPriorityRemoteUploadThrottleTimeInNanos() {
+        return 0;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns restore throttle time in nanoseconds
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/repositories/RepositoriesServiceTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/repositories/RepositoriesServiceTests.java
index ed180c90f3c78..43ebb86fd5342 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/repositories/RepositoriesServiceTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/repositories/RepositoriesServiceTests.java
@@ -699,11 +699,6 @@ public long getRemoteUploadThrottleTimeInNanos() {
             return 0;
         }
 
-        @Override
-        public long getLowPriorityRemoteUploadThrottleTimeInNanos() {
-            return 0;
-        }
-
         @Override
         public long getRemoteDownloadThrottleTimeInNanos() {
             return 0;
diff --git a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/RestoreOnlyRepository.java b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/RestoreOnlyRepository.java
index b01dc8a7b7072..be2f895301396 100644
--- a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/RestoreOnlyRepository.java
+++ b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/RestoreOnlyRepository.java
@@ -155,11 +155,6 @@ public long getRemoteUploadThrottleTimeInNanos() {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public long getLowPriorityRemoteUploadThrottleTimeInNanos() {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public long getRemoteDownloadThrottleTimeInNanos() {
         return 0;