diff --git a/tests/model_registry/rest_api/test_model_registry_rest_api.py b/tests/model_registry/rest_api/test_model_registry_rest_api.py
index e3053d970..880c4a995 100644
--- a/tests/model_registry/rest_api/test_model_registry_rest_api.py
+++ b/tests/model_registry/rest_api/test_model_registry_rest_api.py
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
             {},
             {},
             MODEL_REGISTER_DATA,
+            marks=(pytest.mark.smoke),
         ),
         pytest.param(
             {"db_name": "mariadb"},
             {"db_name": "mariadb"},
             MODEL_REGISTER_DATA,
+            marks=(pytest.mark.sanity),
         ),
     ],
     indirect=True,
@@ -73,7 +75,6 @@ class TestModelRegistryCreationRest:
             ),
         ],
     )
-    @pytest.mark.smoke
     def test_validate_model_registry_resource(
         self: Self,
         registered_model_rest_api: dict[str, Any],
@@ -86,7 +87,6 @@ def test_validate_model_registry_resource(
             resource_name=data_key,
         )
 
-    @pytest.mark.sanity
     def test_model_registry_validate_api_version(
         self: Self,
         model_registry_instance,
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ def test_model_registry_validate_api_version(
         expected_version = f"{ModelRegistry.ApiGroup.MODELREGISTRY_OPENDATAHUB_IO}/{ModelRegistry.ApiVersion.V1BETA1}"
         assert api_version == expected_version
 
-    @pytest.mark.sanity
     def test_model_registry_validate_oauthproxy_enabled(
         self: Self,
         model_registry_instance,
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ def test_model_registry_validate_oauthproxy_enabled(
         ],
         indirect=["updated_model_registry_resource"],
     )
-    @pytest.mark.smoke
     def test_create_update_model_artifact(
         self,
         updated_model_registry_resource: dict[str, Any],
@@ -189,7 +187,6 @@ def test_create_update_model_artifact(
         ],
         indirect=["updated_model_registry_resource"],
     )
-    @pytest.mark.sanity
     def test_updated_model_version(
         self,
         updated_model_registry_resource: dict[str, Any],
@@ -235,7 +232,6 @@ def test_updated_model_version(
         ],
         indirect=["updated_model_registry_resource"],
     )
-    @pytest.mark.sanity
     def test_updated_registered_model(
         self,
         updated_model_registry_resource: dict[str, Any],