diff --git a/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_PVR_Spark3_Batch.json b/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_PVR_Spark3_Batch.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b970762c8397..000000000000
--- a/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_PVR_Spark3_Batch.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "comment": "Modify this file in a trivial way to cause this test suite to run",
-  "https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/31156": "noting that PR #31156 should run this test"
-}
diff --git a/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_PVR_Spark_Batch.json b/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_PVR_Spark_Batch.json
index c4edaa85a89d..e3d6056a5de9 100644
--- a/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_PVR_Spark_Batch.json
+++ b/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_PVR_Spark_Batch.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "comment": "Modify this file in a trivial way to cause this test suite to run"
+  "comment": "Modify this file in a trivial way to cause this test suite to run",
+  "modification": 1
 }
diff --git a/runners/spark/job-server/spark_job_server.gradle b/runners/spark/job-server/spark_job_server.gradle
index 825ab5f72be7..6d2d4b2bafbf 100644
--- a/runners/spark/job-server/spark_job_server.gradle
+++ b/runners/spark/job-server/spark_job_server.gradle
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ def portableValidatesRunnerTask(String name, boolean streaming, boolean docker,
       testFilter = {
         // TODO (https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/20189)
         excludeTestsMatching 'org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.FlattenTest.testFlattenWithDifferentInputAndOutputCoders2'
-
+        // TODO(https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/31231)
+        excludeTestsMatching 'org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.RedistributeTest.testRedistributePreservesMetadata'
         for (String test : sickbayTests) {
           excludeTestsMatching test
         }