diff --git a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/agents/upgrade.ts b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/agents/upgrade.ts
index e808c699b0cf..41232f73efa5 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/agents/upgrade.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/agents/upgrade.ts
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
         expect(typeof agent2data.body.item.upgrade_started_at).to.be('string');
       });
 
-      it('enrolled in a managed policy bulk upgrade force:true should respond with 200 and object of all success results. Should update the managed agent SOs', async () => {
+      it('enrolled in a managed policy bulk upgrade with force flag should respond with 200 and update the agent SOs', async () => {
         // update enrolled policy to managed
         await supertest.put(`/api/fleet/agent_policies/policy1`).set('kbn-xsrf', 'xxxx').send({
           name: 'Test policy',
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
             doc: {
               local_metadata: {
                 elastic: {
-                  agent: { upgradeable: true, version: '0.0.0' },
+                  agent: { upgradeable: true, version: semver.inc(kibanaVersion, 'patch') },
                 },
               },
             },
@@ -642,67 +642,13 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
             version: kibanaVersion,
             agents: ['agent1', 'agent2'],
             force: true,
-          })
-          .expect(200);
+          });
 
         expect(body).to.eql({
           agent1: { success: true },
           agent2: { success: true },
         });
 
-        const [agent1data, agent2data] = await Promise.all([
-          supertest.get(`/api/fleet/agents/agent1`),
-          supertest.get(`/api/fleet/agents/agent2`),
-        ]);
-
-        expect(typeof agent1data.body.item.upgrade_started_at).to.be('string');
-        expect(typeof agent2data.body.item.upgrade_started_at).to.be('string');
-      });
-
-      it('enrolled in a managed policy bulk upgrade with force flag should respond with 200 and update the agent SOs', async () => {
-        // update enrolled policy to managed
-        await supertest.put(`/api/fleet/agent_policies/policy1`).set('kbn-xsrf', 'xxxx').send({
-          name: 'Test policy',
-          namespace: 'default',
-          is_managed: true,
-        });
-
-        const kibanaVersion = await kibanaServer.version.get();
-        await es.update({
-          id: 'agent1',
-          refresh: 'wait_for',
-          index: AGENTS_INDEX,
-          body: {
-            doc: {
-              local_metadata: { elastic: { agent: { upgradeable: true, version: '0.0.0' } } },
-            },
-          },
-        });
-        await es.update({
-          id: 'agent2',
-          refresh: 'wait_for',
-          index: AGENTS_INDEX,
-          body: {
-            doc: {
-              local_metadata: {
-                elastic: {
-                  agent: { upgradeable: true, version: semver.inc(kibanaVersion, 'patch') },
-                },
-              },
-            },
-          },
-        });
-        // attempt to upgrade agent in managed policy
-        const { body } = await supertest
-          .post(`/api/fleet/agents/bulk_upgrade`)
-          .set('kbn-xsrf', 'xxx')
-          .send({
-            version: kibanaVersion,
-            agents: ['agent1', 'agent2'],
-            force: true,
-          });
-        expect(body).to.eql({});
-
         const [agent1data, agent2data] = await Promise.all([
           supertest.get(`/api/fleet/agents/agent1`),
           supertest.get(`/api/fleet/agents/agent2`),