diff --git a/t/t1091-sparse-checkout-builtin.sh b/t/t1091-sparse-checkout-builtin.sh
index d9043bf96fef30..7e63354b8e33e5 100755
--- a/t/t1091-sparse-checkout-builtin.sh
+++ b/t/t1091-sparse-checkout-builtin.sh
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ test_expect_success 'pattern-checks: contained glob characters' '
 
 test_expect_success BSLASHPSPEC 'pattern-checks: escaped characters' '
 	git clone repo escaped &&
+	git -C escaped config advice.sparseIndexExpanded false &&
 	TREEOID=$(git -C escaped rev-parse HEAD:folder1) &&
 	NEWTREE=$(git -C escaped mktree <<-EOF
 	$(git -C escaped ls-tree HEAD)
diff --git a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
index 590bc83fad93b9..1954bf6332d691 100755
--- a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
+++ b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
@@ -540,6 +540,8 @@ test_expect_success 'diff --cached' '
 test_expect_success 'diff partially-staged' '
 	init_repos &&
 
+	git -C full-checkout config advice.sparseIndexExpanded false &&
+
 	write_script edit-contents <<-\EOF &&
 	echo text >>$1
 	EOF
diff --git a/t/t7002-mv-sparse-checkout.sh b/t/t7002-mv-sparse-checkout.sh
index 26582ae4e5fb5e..bcbc42c981ac6d 100755
--- a/t/t7002-mv-sparse-checkout.sh
+++ b/t/t7002-mv-sparse-checkout.sh
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ test_expect_success 'mv refuses to move sparse-to-non-sparse' '
 
 test_expect_success 'recursive mv refuses to move (possible) sparse' '
 	test_when_finished rm -rf b c e sub2 &&
+
+	git config advice.sparseIndexExpanded false &&
+
 	git reset --hard &&
 	# Without cone mode, "sub" and "sub2" do not match
 	git sparse-checkout set sub/dir sub2/dir &&