diff --git a/test/cypress/e2e/multi-datasources/multi_datasources_enabled.spec.js b/test/cypress/e2e/multi-datasources/multi_datasources_enabled.spec.js
index 261a879b7..41006569e 100644
--- a/test/cypress/e2e/multi-datasources/multi_datasources_enabled.spec.js
+++ b/test/cypress/e2e/multi-datasources/multi_datasources_enabled.spec.js
@@ -46,15 +46,25 @@ const closeToast = () => {
 };
 
 const deleteAllDataSources = () => {
-  cy.visit('http://localhost:5601/app/management/opensearch-dashboards/dataSources');
-
-  closeToast();
-
-  cy.get('[data-test-subj="checkboxSelectAll"]').should('exist');
-  cy.get('[data-test-subj="checkboxSelectAll"]').click();
-  cy.get('[data-test-subj="checkboxSelectAll"]').should('be.checked');
-  cy.get('[data-test-subj="deleteDataSourceConnections"]').click();
-  cy.get('[data-test-subj="confirmModalConfirmButton"]').click();
+  cy.request(
+    'GET',
+    `${Cypress.config(
+      'baseUrl'
+    )}/api/saved_objects/_find?fields=id&fields=description&fields=title&per_page=10000&type=data-source`
+  ).then((resp) => {
+    if (resp && resp.body && resp.body.saved_objects) {
+      resp.body.saved_objects.map(({ id }) => {
+        cy.request({
+          method: 'DELETE',
+          url: `${Cypress.config('baseUrl')}/api/saved_objects/data-source/${id}`,
+          body: { force: false },
+          headers: {
+            'osd-xsrf': true,
+          },
+        });
+      });
+    }
+  });
 };
 
 describe('Multi-datasources enabled', () => {
diff --git a/test/jest_integration/security_entity_api.test.ts b/test/jest_integration/security_entity_api.test.ts
index 4857920e5..4f745c9de 100644
--- a/test/jest_integration/security_entity_api.test.ts
+++ b/test/jest_integration/security_entity_api.test.ts
@@ -643,6 +643,17 @@ describe('start OpenSearch Dashboards server multi datasources enabled', () => {
       'some_allowed_action'
     );
 
+    // verify that this AG is not created in Local Cluster
+    const getActionGroupsResponseLocalCluster = await getAllEntitiesAsAdminWithDataSource(
+      root,
+      entityType,
+      ''
+    );
+    expect(getActionGroupsResponseLocalCluster.status).toEqual(200);
+    expect(getActionGroupsResponseLocalCluster.body.data?.hasOwnProperty(testActionGroupName)).toBe(
+      false
+    );
+
     const updatePermissionResponse = await createOrUpdateEntityAsAdminWithDataSource(
       root,
       entityType,