diff --git a/spec/02-integration/09-hybrid_mode/11-status_spec.lua b/spec/02-integration/09-hybrid_mode/11-status_spec.lua
index 7db58b87777..e2bd7150561 100644
--- a/spec/02-integration/09-hybrid_mode/11-status_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/02-integration/09-hybrid_mode/11-status_spec.lua
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ for _, strategy in helpers.each_strategy() do
       end)
 
       -- now dp receive config from cp, so dp should be ready
-      local it_rpc_sync_off= rpc_sync == "off" and it or pending
-      it_rpc_sync_off("should return 200 on data plane after configuring", function()
+      it("should return 200 on data plane after configuring", function()
         helpers.wait_until(function()
           local http_client = helpers.http_client('127.0.0.1', dp_status_port)
 
@@ -159,57 +158,6 @@ for _, strategy in helpers.each_strategy() do
         end, 10)
       end)
     end)
-
-    local describe_rpc_sync_on = rpc == "on" and rpc_sync == "on" and describe or pending
-    describe_rpc_sync_on("dp status ready when rpc_sync == on", function()
-      lazy_setup(function()
-        assert(start_kong_cp())
-        assert(start_kong_dp())
-      end)
-
-      lazy_teardown(function()
-          assert(helpers.stop_kong("serve_cp"))
-          assert(helpers.stop_kong("serve_dp"))
-      end)
-
-      it("should return 200 on data plane after configuring when rpc_sync == on", function()
-        -- insert one entity to make dp ready for incremental sync
-
-          local http_client = helpers.http_client('127.0.0.1', dp_status_port)
-
-          local res = http_client:send({
-            method = "GET",
-            path = "/status/ready",
-          })
-          http_client:close()
-          assert.equal(503, res.status)
-
-          local admin_client = helpers.admin_client(10000)
-          local res = assert(admin_client:post("/services", {
-            body = { name = "service-001", url = "https://127.0.0.1:15556/request", },
-            headers = {["Content-Type"] = "application/json"}
-          }))
-          assert.res_status(201, res)
-
-          admin_client:close()
-
-          helpers.wait_until(function()
-            local http_client = helpers.http_client('127.0.0.1', dp_status_port)
-
-            local res = http_client:send({
-              method = "GET",
-              path = "/status/ready",
-            })
-
-            local status = res and res.status
-            http_client:close()
-
-            if status == 200 then
-              return true
-            end
-          end, 10)
-      end)
-    end)
   end)
 end -- for _, strategy
 end -- for rpc_sync