diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/integration-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/ozone/TestOzoneFileSystemMetrics.java b/hadoop-ozone/integration-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/ozone/TestOzoneFileSystemMetrics.java
index 0c456e6a8ba7..4a077c5e5446 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/integration-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/ozone/TestOzoneFileSystemMetrics.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/integration-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/ozone/TestOzoneFileSystemMetrics.java
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ enum TestOps {
 
   @BeforeAll
   void init() throws Exception {
+    cluster().getOzoneManager().getKeyManager().getDeletingService().suspend();
+    cluster().getOzoneManager().getKeyManager().getDirDeletingService().suspend();
+
     client = cluster().newClient();
 
     OmConfig omConfig = cluster().getOzoneManager().getConfig();
@@ -81,6 +84,8 @@ void init() throws Exception {
   void cleanup() {
     IOUtils.closeQuietly(client, fs);
     cluster().getOzoneManager().getConfig().setFrom(originalOmConfig);
+    cluster().getOzoneManager().getKeyManager().getDeletingService().resume();
+    cluster().getOzoneManager().getKeyManager().getDirDeletingService().resume();
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/integration-test/src/test/java/org/apache/ozone/test/ClusterForTests.java b/hadoop-ozone/integration-test/src/test/java/org/apache/ozone/test/ClusterForTests.java
index c91bca1a7119..b9264b1c8c0c 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/integration-test/src/test/java/org/apache/ozone/test/ClusterForTests.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/integration-test/src/test/java/org/apache/ozone/test/ClusterForTests.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import static org.apache.hadoop.ozone.OzoneConfigKeys.OZONE_FS_HSYNC_ENABLED;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.ozone.OzoneConfigKeys.OZONE_HBASE_ENHANCEMENTS_ALLOWED;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.ozone.OzoneConfigKeys.OZONE_OM_LEASE_SOFT_LIMIT;
-import static org.apache.hadoop.ozone.om.OMConfigKeys.OZONE_KEY_DELETING_LIMIT_PER_TASK;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ protected static OzoneConfiguration createBaseConfiguration() {
     conf.setBoolean("ozone.client.hbase.enhancements.allowed", true);
     conf.setBoolean(OZONE_FS_HSYNC_ENABLED, true);
     conf.setTimeDuration(OZONE_OM_LEASE_SOFT_LIMIT, 0, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
-    conf.setInt(OZONE_KEY_DELETING_LIMIT_PER_TASK, 0);
 
     return conf;
   }