diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/public/components/all_inference_endpoints/render_table_columns/render_actions/actions/delete/delete_action.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/public/components/all_inference_endpoints/render_table_columns/render_actions/actions/delete/delete_action.test.tsx
index f5f4a0b7e8bdc..7c807ac223ea9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/public/components/all_inference_endpoints/render_table_columns/render_actions/actions/delete/delete_action.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/public/components/all_inference_endpoints/render_table_columns/render_actions/actions/delete/delete_action.test.tsx
@@ -40,20 +40,20 @@ describe('Delete Action', () => {
   it('renders', () => {
     render(<Wrapper item={mockItem} />);
 
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('inferenceUIDeleteAction')).toBeEnabled();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId(/inferenceUIDeleteAction/)).toBeEnabled();
   });
 
   it('disable the delete action for preconfigured endpoint', () => {
     const preconfiguredMockItem = { ...mockItem, endpoint: '.multilingual-e5-small-elasticsearch' };
     render(<Wrapper item={preconfiguredMockItem} />);
 
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('inferenceUIDeleteAction')).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId(/inferenceUIDeleteAction/)).toBeDisabled();
   });
 
   it('loads confirm delete modal', () => {
     render(<Wrapper item={mockItem} />);
 
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('inferenceUIDeleteAction'));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId(/inferenceUIDeleteAction/));
     expect(screen.getByTestId('deleteModalForInferenceUI')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/public/components/all_inference_endpoints/render_table_columns/render_actions/actions/delete/delete_action.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/public/components/all_inference_endpoints/render_table_columns/render_actions/actions/delete/delete_action.tsx
index fb31aeb31dcaa..5ab456e3694f4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/public/components/all_inference_endpoints/render_table_columns/render_actions/actions/delete/delete_action.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/public/components/all_inference_endpoints/render_table_columns/render_actions/actions/delete/delete_action.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ export const DeleteAction: React.FC<DeleteActionProps> = ({ selectedEndpoint })
     });
   };
 
+  const isPreconfigured = isEndpointPreconfigured(selectedEndpoint.endpoint);
+  const testSubj = `inferenceUIDeleteAction-${isPreconfigured ? 'preconfigured' : 'user-defined'}`;
+
   return (
     <>
       <EuiButtonIcon
@@ -40,8 +43,8 @@ export const DeleteAction: React.FC<DeleteActionProps> = ({ selectedEndpoint })
           defaultMessage: 'Delete inference endpoint {selectedEndpointName}',
           values: { selectedEndpointName: selectedEndpoint.endpoint },
         })}
-        data-test-subj="inferenceUIDeleteAction"
-        disabled={isEndpointPreconfigured(selectedEndpoint.endpoint)}
+        data-test-subj={testSubj}
+        disabled={isPreconfigured}
         key="delete"
         iconType="trash"
         color="danger"
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/public/components/all_inference_endpoints/tabular_page.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/public/components/all_inference_endpoints/tabular_page.test.tsx
index 60fb799074f14..b156c39d45f1b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/public/components/all_inference_endpoints/tabular_page.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/public/components/all_inference_endpoints/tabular_page.test.tsx
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ describe('When the tabular page is loaded', () => {
   it('should only disable delete action for preconfigured endpoints', () => {
     render(<TabularPage inferenceEndpoints={inferenceEndpoints} />);
 
-    const deleteActions = screen.getAllByTestId('inferenceUIDeleteAction');
+    const deleteActions = screen.getAllByTestId(/inferenceUIDeleteAction/);
 
     expect(deleteActions[0]).toBeDisabled();
     expect(deleteActions[1]).toBeDisabled();
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/page_objects/svl_search_inference_management_page.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/page_objects/svl_search_inference_management_page.ts
index 4424238a9c809..4e4c6147e8f77 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/page_objects/svl_search_inference_management_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/page_objects/svl_search_inference_management_page.ts
@@ -27,53 +27,29 @@ export function SvlSearchInferenceManagementPageProvider({ getService }: FtrProv
 
         const table = await testSubjects.find('inferenceEndpointTable');
         const rows = await table.findAllByClassName('euiTableRow');
-        expect(rows.length).to.equal(2);
+        // we need at least one (ELSER) otherwise index_mapping might experience some issues
+        expect(rows.length).to.greaterThan(1);
 
-        const elserEndpointCell = await rows[0].findByTestSubject('endpointCell');
-        const elserEndpointName = await elserEndpointCell.getVisibleText();
-        expect(elserEndpointName).to.contain('.elser-2-elasticsearch');
+        const texts = await Promise.all(rows.map((row) => row.getVisibleText()));
+        const hasElser2 = texts.some((text) => text.includes('.elser-2'));
+        const hasE5 = texts.some((text) => text.includes('.multilingual-e5'));
 
-        const elserProviderCell = await rows[0].findByTestSubject('providerCell');
-        const elserProviderName = await elserProviderCell.getVisibleText();
-        expect(elserProviderName).to.contain('Elasticsearch');
-        expect(elserProviderName).to.contain('.elser_model_2');
-
-        const elserTypeCell = await rows[0].findByTestSubject('typeCell');
-        const elserTypeName = await elserTypeCell.getVisibleText();
-        expect(elserTypeName).to.contain('sparse_embedding');
-
-        const e5EndpointCell = await rows[1].findByTestSubject('endpointCell');
-        const e5EndpointName = await e5EndpointCell.getVisibleText();
-        expect(e5EndpointName).to.contain('.multilingual-e5-small-elasticsearch');
-
-        const e5ProviderCell = await rows[1].findByTestSubject('providerCell');
-        const e5ProviderName = await e5ProviderCell.getVisibleText();
-        expect(e5ProviderName).to.contain('Elasticsearch');
-        expect(e5ProviderName).to.contain('.multilingual-e5-small');
-
-        const e5TypeCell = await rows[1].findByTestSubject('typeCell');
-        const e5TypeName = await e5TypeCell.getVisibleText();
-        expect(e5TypeName).to.contain('text_embedding');
+        expect(hasElser2).to.be(true);
+        expect(hasE5).to.be(true);
       },
 
       async expectPreconfiguredEndpointsCannotBeDeleted() {
-        const table = await testSubjects.find('inferenceEndpointTable');
-        const rows = await table.findAllByClassName('euiTableRow');
-
-        const elserDeleteAction = await rows[0].findByTestSubject('inferenceUIDeleteAction');
-        const e5DeleteAction = await rows[1].findByTestSubject('inferenceUIDeleteAction');
-
-        expect(await elserDeleteAction.isEnabled()).to.be(false);
-        expect(await e5DeleteAction.isEnabled()).to.be(false);
+        const preconfigureEndpoints = await testSubjects.findAll(
+          'inferenceUIDeleteAction-preconfigured'
+        );
+        for (const endpoint of preconfigureEndpoints) {
+          expect(await endpoint.isEnabled()).to.be(false);
+        }
       },
 
       async expectEndpointWithoutUsageTobeDelete() {
-        const table = await testSubjects.find('inferenceEndpointTable');
-        const rows = await table.findAllByClassName('euiTableRow');
-
-        const userCreatedEndpoint = await rows[2].findByTestSubject('inferenceUIDeleteAction');
-
-        await userCreatedEndpoint.click();
+        const userDefinedEdnpoint = await testSubjects.find('inferenceUIDeleteAction-user-defined');
+        await userDefinedEdnpoint.click();
         await testSubjects.existOrFail('deleteModalForInferenceUI');
         await testSubjects.existOrFail('deleteModalInferenceEndpointName');
 
@@ -83,12 +59,8 @@ export function SvlSearchInferenceManagementPageProvider({ getService }: FtrProv
       },
 
       async expectEndpointWithUsageTobeDelete() {
-        const table = await testSubjects.find('inferenceEndpointTable');
-        const rows = await table.findAllByClassName('euiTableRow');
-
-        const userCreatedEndpoint = await rows[2].findByTestSubject('inferenceUIDeleteAction');
-
-        await userCreatedEndpoint.click();
+        const userDefinedEdnpoint = await testSubjects.find('inferenceUIDeleteAction-user-defined');
+        await userDefinedEdnpoint.click();
         await testSubjects.existOrFail('deleteModalForInferenceUI');
         await testSubjects.existOrFail('deleteModalInferenceEndpointName');
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/inference_management.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/inference_management.ts
index 5293655ef092f..ecb49911edb18 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/inference_management.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/inference_management.ts
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await pageObjects.svlCommonPage.loginWithRole('developer');
     });
 
-    after(async () => {
-      await ml.api.cleanMlIndices();
-    });
-
     beforeEach(async () => {
       await svlSearchNavigation.navigateToInferenceManagementPage();
     });