diff --git a/tests/integration/metrics_tests/test_metrics.py b/tests/integration/metrics_tests/test_metrics.py
index d7d0b5e7..5bc1a33d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/metrics_tests/test_metrics.py
+++ b/tests/integration/metrics_tests/test_metrics.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # Copyright 2023 Canonical Ltd.
 # See LICENSE file for licensing details.
-import os
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -51,10 +50,6 @@ async def verify_endpoints(ops_test: OpsTest, app_name=DATABASE_APP_NAME):
     assert mongodb_metrics.count("mongo") > 10
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    os.environ.get("PYTEST_SKIP_DEPLOY", False),
-    reason="skipping deploy, model expected to be provided.",
-)
 @pytest.mark.abort_on_fail
 async def test_build_and_deploy(ops_test: OpsTest) -> None:
     """Build and deploy three units of MongoDB and one unit of TLS."""
diff --git a/tests/integration/relation_tests/test_charm_relations.py b/tests/integration/relation_tests/test_charm_relations.py
index 13d99a15..940e11f5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/relation_tests/test_charm_relations.py
+++ b/tests/integration/relation_tests/test_charm_relations.py
@@ -146,10 +146,8 @@ async def verify_crud_operations(ops_test: OpsTest, connection_string: str):
 async def test_database_relation_with_charm_libraries(ops_test: OpsTest):
     """Test basic functionality of database relation interface."""
     # Relate the charms and wait for them exchanging some connection data.
-    db_app_name = (
-        await get_app_name(ops_test, test_deployments=[ANOTHER_DATABASE_APP_NAME])
-        or DATABASE_APP_NAME
-    )
+    db_app_name = await get_app_name(ops_test, test_deployments=[ANOTHER_DATABASE_APP_NAME])
+
     await ops_test.model.integrate(
         f"{APPLICATION_APP_NAME}:{FIRST_DATABASE_RELATION_NAME}", db_app_name
     )
@@ -181,10 +179,8 @@ async def verify_primary(ops_test: OpsTest, application_name: str):
 async def test_app_relation_metadata_change(ops_test: OpsTest) -> None:
     """Verifies that the app metadata changes with db relation joined and departed events."""
     # verify application metadata is correct before adding/removing units.
-    db_app_name = (
-        await get_app_name(ops_test, test_deployments=[ANOTHER_DATABASE_APP_NAME])
-        or DATABASE_APP_NAME
-    )
+    db_app_name = await get_app_name(ops_test, test_deployments=[ANOTHER_DATABASE_APP_NAME])
+
     try:
         await verify_application_data(
             ops_test, APPLICATION_APP_NAME, db_app_name, FIRST_DATABASE_RELATION_NAME
@@ -334,10 +330,8 @@ async def test_two_applications_doesnt_share_the_same_relation_data(ops_test: Op
     )
     await ops_test.model.wait_for_idle(apps=all_app_names, status="active")
 
-    db_app_name = (
-        await get_app_name(ops_test, test_deployments=[ANOTHER_DATABASE_APP_NAME])
-        or DATABASE_APP_NAME
-    )
+    db_app_name = await get_app_name(ops_test, test_deployments=[ANOTHER_DATABASE_APP_NAME])
+
     # Relate the new application with the database
     # and wait for them exchanging some connection data.
     await ops_test.model.integrate(
@@ -359,10 +353,8 @@ async def test_an_application_can_connect_to_multiple_database_clusters(ops_test
     """Test that an application can connect to different clusters of the same database."""
     # Relate the application with both database clusters
     # and wait for them exchanging some connection data.
-    db_app_name = (
-        await get_app_name(ops_test, test_deployments=[ANOTHER_DATABASE_APP_NAME])
-        or DATABASE_APP_NAME
-    )
+    db_app_name = await get_app_name(ops_test, test_deployments=[ANOTHER_DATABASE_APP_NAME])
+
     first_cluster_relation = await ops_test.model.integrate(
         f"{APPLICATION_APP_NAME}:{MULTIPLE_DATABASE_CLUSTERS_RELATION_NAME}", db_app_name
     )
@@ -395,10 +387,7 @@ async def test_an_application_can_connect_to_multiple_aliased_database_clusters(
     """Test that an application can connect to different clusters of the same database."""
     # Relate the application with both database clusters
     # and wait for them exchanging some connection data.
-    db_app_name = (
-        await get_app_name(ops_test, test_deployments=[ANOTHER_DATABASE_APP_NAME])
-        or DATABASE_APP_NAME
-    )
+    db_app_name = await get_app_name(ops_test, test_deployments=[ANOTHER_DATABASE_APP_NAME])
     await asyncio.gather(
         ops_test.model.integrate(
             f"{APPLICATION_APP_NAME}:{ALIASED_MULTIPLE_DATABASE_CLUSTERS_RELATION_NAME}",
@@ -434,10 +423,8 @@ async def test_an_application_can_connect_to_multiple_aliased_database_clusters(
 async def test_an_application_can_request_multiple_databases(ops_test: OpsTest):
     """Test that an application can request additional databases using the same interface."""
     # Relate the charms using another relation and wait for them exchanging some connection data.
-    db_app_name = (
-        await get_app_name(ops_test, test_deployments=[ANOTHER_DATABASE_APP_NAME])
-        or DATABASE_APP_NAME
-    )
+    db_app_name = await get_app_name(ops_test, test_deployments=[ANOTHER_DATABASE_APP_NAME])
+
     await ops_test.model.integrate(
         f"{APPLICATION_APP_NAME}:{SECOND_DATABASE_RELATION_NAME}", db_app_name
     )
@@ -461,10 +448,8 @@ async def test_removed_relation_no_longer_has_access(ops_test: OpsTest):
     connection_string = await get_connection_string(
         ops_test, APPLICATION_APP_NAME, FIRST_DATABASE_RELATION_NAME
     )
-    db_app_name = (
-        await get_app_name(ops_test, test_deployments=[ANOTHER_DATABASE_APP_NAME])
-        or DATABASE_APP_NAME
-    )
+    db_app_name = await get_app_name(ops_test, test_deployments=[ANOTHER_DATABASE_APP_NAME])
+
     await ops_test.model.applications[db_app_name].remove_relation(
         f"{APPLICATION_APP_NAME}:{FIRST_DATABASE_RELATION_NAME}", f"{db_app_name}:database"
     )