diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/sync/secrets/overview-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/sync/secrets/overview-test.js
index c634ec5f5e..1919880260 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/sync/secrets/overview-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/sync/secrets/overview-test.js
@@ -168,11 +168,6 @@ module('Acceptance | sync | overview', function (hooks) {
         await loginNs('admin/foo');
       });
 
-      hooks.afterEach(async function () {
-        await visit('vault/dashboard');
-        await runCmd([`delete admin/sys/namespaces/foo -f`, deleteNS('admin')]);
-      });
-
       test('it should make activation-flag requests to correct namespace', async function (assert) {
         assert.expect(3);
 
@@ -201,14 +196,25 @@ module('Acceptance | sync | overview', function (hooks) {
         await click(ts.overview.activationModal.checkbox);
         await click(ts.overview.activationModal.confirm);
 
-        // During the afterEach hook cleanup endpoint is hit again which increases the assertion count (above)
-        // Re-stub here without the assertion to prep for namespace cleanup.
-        this.server.get('/sys/activation-flags', (_, req) => req.passthrough());
+        // During the namespace cleanup in the afterEach hook this endpoint is hit again which increases the assertion count (above)
+        // Re-stub here without the assertion to reduce unnecessary assertions.
+        this.server.get('/sys/activation-flags', () => {
+          return {
+            data: {
+              activated: ['secrets-sync'],
+              unactivated: [],
+            },
+          };
+        });
+        await visit('vault/dashboard');
+        await runCmd([`delete admin/sys/namespaces/foo -f`, deleteNS('admin')]);
       });
 
       test('it should make activation-flag requests to correct namespace when managed', async function (assert) {
         assert.expect(3);
-        this.owner.lookup('service:flags').featureFlags = ['VAULT_CLOUD_ADMIN_NAMESPACE'];
+
+        const flagService = this.owner.lookup('service:flags');
+        flagService.featureFlags = ['VAULT_CLOUD_ADMIN_NAMESPACE'];
 
         this.server.get('/sys/activation-flags', (_, req) => {
           assert.deepEqual(req.requestHeaders, {}, 'Request is unauthenticated and in root namespace');
@@ -236,9 +242,25 @@ module('Acceptance | sync | overview', function (hooks) {
         await click(ts.overview.activationModal.checkbox);
         await click(ts.overview.activationModal.confirm);
 
-        // During the afterEach hook this endpoint is hit again which increases the assertion count (above)
-        // Re-stub here without the assertion to prep for namespace cleanup.
-        this.server.get('/sys/activation-flags', (_, req) => req.passthrough());
+        // During the namespace cleanup in the afterEach hook this endpoint is hit again which increases the assertion count (above)
+        // Re-stub here without the assertion to reduce unnecessary assertions.
+        this.server.get('/sys/activation-flags', () => {
+          return {
+            data: {
+              activated: ['secrets-sync'],
+              unactivated: [],
+            },
+          };
+        });
+
+        // Delete the admin/foo namespace
+        await visit('vault/dashboard');
+        await runCmd([deleteNS('foo')]);
+
+        // Reset the HVD feature flag so that we can delete the admin namespace
+        flagService.featureFlags = [];
+        await login();
+        await runCmd([deleteNS('admin')]);
       });
     });
   });