diff --git a/test/cql-pytest/test_large_cells_rows.py b/test/cql-pytest/test_large_cells_rows.py
index 3a40e5aa38..44bf56dd04 100644
--- a/test/cql-pytest/test_large_cells_rows.py
+++ b/test/cql-pytest/test_large_cells_rows.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from util import new_test_table
 
 import requests
+import nodetool
 
 def test_create_large_static_cells_and_rows(cql, test_keyspace):
     '''Test that `large_data_handler` successfully reports large static cells
@@ -26,18 +27,13 @@ def test_create_large_static_cells_and_rows(cql, test_keyspace):
     This is a regression test for https://github.com/scylladb/scylla/issues/6780'''
     schema = "pk int, ck int, user_ids set<text> static, PRIMARY KEY (pk, ck)"
     with new_test_table(cql, test_keyspace, schema) as table:
-        insert_stmt = cql.prepare(f"INSERT INTO {table} (pk, ck, user_ids) VALUES (?, ?, ?) USING TIMEOUT 5m")
+        insert_stmt = cql.prepare(f"INSERT INTO {table} (pk, ck, user_ids) VALUES (?, ?, ?)")
         # Default large data threshold for cells is 1 mb, for rows it is 10 mb.
         # Take 10 mb cell to trigger large data reporting code both for
         # static cells and static rows simultaneously.
         large_set = {'x' * 1024 * 1024 * 10}
         cql.execute(insert_stmt, [1, 1, large_set])
 
-        # REST API endpoint address for test scylla node
-        node_address = f'http://{cql.cluster.contact_points[0]}:10000'
-        # Execute force flush of test table to persistent storage, which is necessary to trigger
-        # `large_data_handler` execution.
-        table_without_ks = table[table.find('.') + 1:] # strip keyspace part from the table name
-        requests.post(f'{node_address}/storage_service/keyspace_flush/{test_keyspace}', params={'cf' : table_without_ks})
+        nodetool.flush(cql, table)
         # No need to check that the Scylla server is running here, since the test will
-        # fail automatically in case Scylla crashes.
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+        # fail automatically in case Scylla crashes.