diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 694221d1..469f849a 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
         'markers', 'gpu: run tests on GPU device',
     )
     dist = config.getoption('--distribution')
-    if dist == 'runtime':
+    if dist.endswith('runtime'):
         log.info('Setting up runtime image dependencies')
         mount_root = pathlib.Path(config.getoption('--mount_root'))
         package_url = config.getoption('--package_url')
@@ -137,6 +137,17 @@ def docker_api():
     return DockerAPI()
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+def dev_root(request):
+    openvino_dev_path = pathlib.Path(request.config.getoption('--mount_root')) / 'openvino_dev'
+    dev_root_path = openvino_dev_path.iterdir().__next__()
+    if dev_root_path.exists() and sum(f.stat().st_size for f in openvino_dev_path.rglob('*')) < 10000000:
+        pytest.skip(f'The test was skipped because the mount dependencies folder was not removed completely. '
+                    f'Try to remove it manually via "sudo rm -r {openvino_dev_path}"')
+
+    return dev_root_path
+
+
 def switch_container_engine(engine):
     """Switch Windows docker Engine to -SwitchLinuxEngine or -SwitchWindowsEngine"""
     cmd_line = ['cmd', '/c', 'where', 'docker']
diff --git a/tests/functional/demos/test_demos_linux_runtime.py b/tests/functional/demos/test_demos_linux_runtime.py
index 9f761d95..2f794665 100644
--- a/tests/functional/demos/test_demos_linux_runtime.py
+++ b/tests/functional/demos/test_demos_linux_runtime.py
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('_is_image_os', '_is_distribution', '_is_package_url_specified')
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('_is_image_os', ['ubuntu18', 'ubuntu20', 'centos7'], indirect=True)
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('_is_distribution', ['runtime'], indirect=True)
-class TestDemosLinuxRuntime:
-    def test_detection_ssd_python_cpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, sample_name):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('_is_distribution', ['data_runtime'], indirect=True)
+class TestDemosLinuxDataRuntime:
+    def test_detection_ssd_python_cpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, sample_name):
         kwargs = {
             'mem_limit': '3g',
             'volumes': {
@@ -39,8 +38,7 @@ def test_detection_ssd_python_cpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, sample_name):
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.gpu
-    def test_detection_ssd_python_gpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, sample_name):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_detection_ssd_python_gpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, sample_name):
         kwargs = {
             'devices': ['/dev/dri:/dev/dri'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -69,8 +67,7 @@ def test_detection_ssd_python_gpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, sample_name):
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.vpu
-    def test_detection_ssd_python_vpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, sample_name):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_detection_ssd_python_vpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, sample_name):
         kwargs = {
             'device_cgroup_rules': ['c 189:* rmw'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -102,8 +99,7 @@ def test_detection_ssd_python_vpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, sample_name):
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.hddl
-    def test_detection_ssd_python_hddl(self, tester, image, mount_root, sample_name):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_detection_ssd_python_hddl(self, tester, image, dev_root, sample_name):
         kwargs = {
             'devices': ['/dev/ion:/dev/ion'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -132,8 +128,12 @@ def test_detection_ssd_python_hddl(self, tester, image, mount_root, sample_name)
              ], self.test_detection_ssd_python_hddl.__name__, **kwargs,
         )
 
-    def test_segmentation_python_cpu(self, tester, image, mount_root):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures('_is_image_os', '_is_distribution', '_is_package_url_specified')
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('_is_image_os', ['ubuntu18', 'ubuntu20', 'centos7'], indirect=True)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('_is_distribution', ['runtime'], indirect=True)
+class TestDemosLinuxRuntime:
+    def test_segmentation_python_cpu(self, tester, image, dev_root):
         kwargs = {
             'mem_limit': '3g',
             'volumes': {
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ def test_segmentation_python_cpu(self, tester, image, mount_root):
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.gpu
-    def test_segmentation_python_gpu(self, tester, image, mount_root):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_segmentation_python_gpu(self, tester, image, dev_root):
         kwargs = {
             'devices': ['/dev/dri:/dev/dri'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -195,8 +194,7 @@ def test_segmentation_python_gpu(self, tester, image, mount_root):
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.vpu
-    def test_segmentation_python_vpu(self, tester, image, mount_root):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_segmentation_python_vpu(self, tester, image, dev_root):
         kwargs = {
             'device_cgroup_rules': ['c 189:* rmw'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -231,8 +229,7 @@ def test_segmentation_python_vpu(self, tester, image, mount_root):
 
     @pytest.mark.hddl
     @pytest.mark.xfail(reason='38557 issue')
-    def test_segmentation_python_hddl(self, tester, image, mount_root):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_segmentation_python_hddl(self, tester, image, dev_root):
         kwargs = {
             'devices': ['/dev/ion:/dev/ion'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
diff --git a/tests/functional/samples/test_samples_linux_runtime.py b/tests/functional/samples/test_samples_linux_runtime.py
index d4629ea9..11aa0c09 100644
--- a/tests/functional/samples/test_samples_linux_runtime.py
+++ b/tests/functional/samples/test_samples_linux_runtime.py
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ def install_build_essential(image_os):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('_is_image_os', ['ubuntu18', 'ubuntu20', 'centos7', 'centos8'], indirect=True)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('_is_distribution', ['runtime'], indirect=True)
 class TestSamplesLinuxRuntime:
-    def test_hello_classification_cpp_cpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_hello_classification_cpp_cpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'mem_limit': '3g',
             'volumes': {
@@ -64,8 +63,7 @@ def test_hello_classification_cpp_cpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os)
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.gpu
-    def test_hello_classification_cpp_gpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_hello_classification_cpp_gpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'devices': ['/dev/dri:/dev/dri'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -110,8 +108,7 @@ def test_hello_classification_cpp_gpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os)
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.vpu
-    def test_hello_classification_cpp_vpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_hello_classification_cpp_vpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'device_cgroup_rules': ['c 189:* rmw'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -159,8 +156,7 @@ def test_hello_classification_cpp_vpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os)
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.hddl
-    def test_hello_classification_cpp_hddl(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_hello_classification_cpp_hddl(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'devices': ['/dev/ion:/dev/ion'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -207,8 +203,7 @@ def test_hello_classification_cpp_hddl(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os
 
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures('_min_product_version')
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('_min_product_version', ['2021.2'], indirect=True)
-    def test_hello_classification_cpp_fail(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os, caplog):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_hello_classification_cpp_fail(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os, caplog):
         kwargs = {
             'mem_limit': '3g',
             'volumes': {
@@ -251,8 +246,7 @@ def test_hello_classification_cpp_fail(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os
         if 'Sample supports topologies with 1 output only' not in caplog.text:
             pytest.fail('Sample supports topologies with 1 output only')
 
-    def test_hello_reshape_cpp_cpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_hello_reshape_cpp_cpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'mem_limit': '3g',
             'volumes': {
@@ -292,8 +286,7 @@ def test_hello_reshape_cpp_cpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.gpu
-    def test_hello_reshape_cpp_gpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_hello_reshape_cpp_gpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'devices': ['/dev/dri:/dev/dri'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -334,8 +327,7 @@ def test_hello_reshape_cpp_gpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.vpu
-    def test_hello_reshape_cpp_vpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_hello_reshape_cpp_vpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'device_cgroup_rules': ['c 189:* rmw'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -379,8 +371,7 @@ def test_hello_reshape_cpp_vpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.hddl
-    def test_hello_reshape_cpp_hddl(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_hello_reshape_cpp_hddl(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'devices': ['/dev/ion:/dev/ion'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -421,8 +412,7 @@ def test_hello_reshape_cpp_hddl(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
              ], self.test_hello_reshape_cpp_hddl.__name__, **kwargs,
         )
 
-    def test_object_detection_cpp_cpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_object_detection_cpp_cpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'mem_limit': '3g',
             'volumes': {
@@ -459,8 +449,7 @@ def test_object_detection_cpp_cpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.gpu
-    def test_object_detection_cpp_gpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_object_detection_cpp_gpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'devices': ['/dev/dri:/dev/dri'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -498,8 +487,7 @@ def test_object_detection_cpp_gpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.vpu
-    def test_object_detection_cpp_vpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_object_detection_cpp_vpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'device_cgroup_rules': ['c 189:* rmw'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -540,8 +528,7 @@ def test_object_detection_cpp_vpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.hddl
-    def test_object_detection_cpp_hddl(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_object_detection_cpp_hddl(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'devices': ['/dev/ion:/dev/ion'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -579,8 +566,7 @@ def test_object_detection_cpp_hddl(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
              ], self.test_object_detection_cpp_hddl.__name__, **kwargs,
         )
 
-    def test_classification_async_cpp_cpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_classification_async_cpp_cpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'mem_limit': '3g',
             'volumes': {
@@ -624,8 +610,7 @@ def test_classification_async_cpp_cpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os)
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.gpu
-    def test_classification_async_cpp_gpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_classification_async_cpp_gpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'devices': ['/dev/dri:/dev/dri'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -670,8 +655,7 @@ def test_classification_async_cpp_gpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os)
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.vpu
-    def test_classification_async_cpp_vpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_classification_async_cpp_vpu(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'devices': ['/dev/dri:/dev/dri'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',
@@ -719,8 +703,7 @@ def test_classification_async_cpp_vpu(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os)
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.hddl
-    def test_classification_async_cpp_hddl(self, tester, image, mount_root, image_os):
-        dev_root = (pathlib.Path(mount_root) / 'openvino_dev').iterdir().__next__()
+    def test_classification_async_cpp_hddl(self, tester, image, dev_root, image_os):
         kwargs = {
             'devices': ['/dev/ion:/dev/ion'],
             'mem_limit': '3g',