diff --git a/.evergreen/config.yml b/.evergreen/config.yml
index 323bd9a31..2f22ffff2 100644
--- a/.evergreen/config.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/config.yml
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ tasks:
       commands:
         - func: "bootstrap mongo-orchestration"
           vars:
-            VERSION: "latest"
+            VERSION: "6.0"
             TOPOLOGY: "replica_set"
         - func: "run tests"
           vars:
diff --git a/test/test_index_management.py b/test/test_index_management.py
index 4d8605f24..e64fe0c27 100644
--- a/test/test_index_management.py
+++ b/test/test_index_management.py
@@ -214,12 +214,23 @@ class TestSearchIndexProse(unittest.TestCase):
         coll0.drop_search_index("foo")
 
 
-globals().update(
-    generate_test_classes(
-        _TEST_PATH,
-        module=__name__,
+if os.environ.get("TEST_INDEX_MANAGEMENT"):
+    globals().update(
+        generate_test_classes(
+            _TEST_PATH,
+            module=__name__,
+        )
     )
-)
+else:
+
+    class TestIndexManagementUnifiedTests(unittest.TestCase):
+        @classmethod
+        def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("Skipping index management pending PYTHON-3951")
+
+        def test_placeholder(self):
+            pass
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()