diff --git a/internal/services/mssqlmanagedinstance/mssql_managed_instance_failover_group_resource_test.go b/internal/services/mssqlmanagedinstance/mssql_managed_instance_failover_group_resource_test.go
index 271d16afc1392..7baca27e6ba32 100644
--- a/internal/services/mssqlmanagedinstance/mssql_managed_instance_failover_group_resource_test.go
+++ b/internal/services/mssqlmanagedinstance/mssql_managed_instance_failover_group_resource_test.go
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ func TestAccMsSqlManagedInstanceFailoverGroup_update(t *testing.T) {
 	r := MsSqlManagedInstanceFailoverGroupResource{}
 
 	data.ResourceTest(t, r, []acceptance.TestStep{
-		{
-			Config: MsSqlManagedInstanceResource{}.dnsZonePartner(data),
-		},
-		{
-			// It speeds up deletion to remove the explicit dependency between the instances
-			Config: MsSqlManagedInstanceResource{}.emptyDnsZonePartner(data),
-		},
 		{
 			Config: r.basic(data),
 			Check: acceptance.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
@@ -45,10 +38,6 @@ func TestAccMsSqlManagedInstanceFailoverGroup_update(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 		},
 		data.ImportStep(),
-		{
-			// disconnect
-			Config: MsSqlManagedInstanceResource{}.emptyDnsZonePartner(data),
-		},
 	})
 }
 
@@ -136,6 +125,7 @@ resource "azurerm_public_ip" "test" {
   location            = azurerm_resource_group.test.location
   resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.test.name
   allocation_method   = "Dynamic"
+  sku                 = "Basic"
 }
 
 resource "azurerm_virtual_network_gateway" "test" {
@@ -179,6 +169,7 @@ resource "azurerm_public_ip" "secondary" {
   location            = azurerm_resource_group.secondary.location
   resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.secondary.name
   allocation_method   = "Dynamic"
+  sku                 = "Basic"
 }
 
 resource "azurerm_virtual_network_gateway" "secondary" {