diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/ItExternalLbTunneling.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/ItExternalLbTunneling.java
index f7610276bc8..4b085f80db2 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/ItExternalLbTunneling.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/ItExternalLbTunneling.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.impl.primitive.Command;
 import oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.impl.primitive.CommandParams;
 import oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.impl.primitive.HelmParams;
+import oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.annotations.DisabledOnSlimImage;
 import oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.annotations.IntegrationTest;
 import oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.annotations.Namespaces;
 import oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.logging.LoggingFacade;
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.TestConstants.RESULTS_ROOT;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.TestConstants.SKIP_CLEANUP;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.TestConstants.TRAEFIK_RELEASE_NAME;
-import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.TestConstants.WEBLOGIC_SLIM;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.ActionConstants.RESOURCE_DIR;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.TestActions.createDomainCustomResource;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.TestActions.getServiceNodePort;
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assumptions.assumeFalse;
 
 /**
  * The use case described in this class verifies that an external RMI client
@@ -108,6 +107,7 @@
 
 @DisplayName("Test external RMI access through loadbalncer tunneling")
 @IntegrationTest
+@DisabledOnSlimImage
 class ItExternalLbTunneling {
 
   private static String opNamespace = null;
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ public void beforeEach() {
   @DisplayName("Verify RMI access to WLS through Traefik LoadBalancer")
   void testExternalRmiAccessThruTraefik() {
 
-    assumeFalse(WEBLOGIC_SLIM, "Skipping RMI Tunnelling Test for slim image");
     // Build the standalone JMS Client to send and receive messages
     buildClient();
     buildClientOnPod();
@@ -311,8 +310,6 @@ void testExternalRmiAccessThruTraefik() {
   @DisplayName("Verify tls RMI access WLS through Traefik loadBalancer")
   void testExternalRmiAccessThruTraefikHttpsTunneling() {
 
-    assumeFalse(WEBLOGIC_SLIM, "Skipping RMI Tunnelling Test for slim image");
-
     // Build the standalone JMS Client to send and receive messages
     buildClient();
 
@@ -361,9 +358,6 @@ void testExternalRmiAccessThruTraefikHttpsTunneling() {
   @DisplayName("Verify RMI access WLS through Route in OKD ")
   void testExternalRmiAccessThruRouteHttpTunneling() {
 
-    assumeFalse(WEBLOGIC_SLIM, "Skipping RMI Tunnelling Test for slim image");
-    logger.info("Installing Nginx controller using helm");
-
     // Build the standalone JMS Client to send and receive messages
     buildClient();
     buildClientOnPod();
@@ -393,8 +387,6 @@ void testExternalRmiAccessThruRouteHttpTunneling() {
   @DisplayName("Verify tls RMI access WLS through Route in OKD ")
   void testExternalRmiAccessThruRouteHttpsTunneling() {
 
-    assumeFalse(WEBLOGIC_SLIM, "Skipping RMI Tunnelling Test for slim image");
-
     // Build the standalone JMS Client to send and receive messages
     buildClient();
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/ItExternalNodePortService.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/ItExternalNodePortService.java
index a459f96c9fe..cf057abd197 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/ItExternalNodePortService.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/kubernetes/ItExternalNodePortService.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import oracle.weblogic.domain.DomainSpec;
 import oracle.weblogic.domain.Model;
 import oracle.weblogic.domain.ServerPod;
+import oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.annotations.DisabledOnSlimImage;
 import oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.annotations.IntegrationTest;
 import oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.annotations.Namespaces;
 import oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.logging.LoggingFacade;
@@ -47,7 +48,6 @@
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.TestConstants.OCIR_SECRET_NAME;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.TestConstants.RESULTS_ROOT;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.TestConstants.SKIP_CLEANUP;
-import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.TestConstants.WEBLOGIC_SLIM;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.ActionConstants.RESOURCE_DIR;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.TestActions.createDomainCustomResource;
 import static oracle.weblogic.kubernetes.actions.TestActions.getServiceNodePort;
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assumptions.assumeFalse;
 
 /**
  * The use case verifies external RMI client access to WebLogic cluster.
@@ -92,6 +91,7 @@
 @TestMethodOrder(MethodOrderer.OrderAnnotation.class)
 @DisplayName("Test external RMI access through NodePort tunneling")
 @IntegrationTest
+@DisabledOnSlimImage
 class ItExternalNodePortService {
 
   private static String opNamespace = null;
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ public void beforeEach() {
   @DisplayName("Verify RMI access to WLS through NodePort Service")
   void testExternalRmiAccessThruNodePortService() {
 
-    assumeFalse(WEBLOGIC_SLIM, "Skipping RMI Tunnelling Test for slim image");
     // Build the standalone JMS Client to send and receive messages
     buildClient();
     buildClientOnPod();