diff --git a/conformance_tests/tools/metrics/src/test_metric_enable.cpp b/conformance_tests/tools/metrics/src/test_metric_enable.cpp
index 0119416e..5d341865 100644
--- a/conformance_tests/tools/metrics/src/test_metric_enable.cpp
+++ b/conformance_tests/tools/metrics/src/test_metric_enable.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ LZT_TEST_F(
 
     uint32_t metricGroupCount = 0;
     ze_result_t result = zetMetricGroupGet(device, &metricGroupCount, nullptr);
-    EXPECT_ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS(result);
+    EXPECT_EQ(
+        result,
+        ZE_RESULT_ERROR_DEPENDENCY_UNAVAILABLE); // if no metrics are found,
+                                                 // something is missing
     EXPECT_EQ(metricGroupCount, 0);
 
     lzt::enable_metrics_runtime(device);
diff --git a/layer_tests/tracing/src/test_api_ltracing.cpp b/layer_tests/tracing/src/test_api_ltracing.cpp
index 2c4b68e7..1082dfd6 100644
--- a/layer_tests/tracing/src/test_api_ltracing.cpp
+++ b/layer_tests/tracing/src/test_api_ltracing.cpp
@@ -976,8 +976,9 @@ LZT_TEST_F(
 
   ASSERT_EQ(initial_result, zeCommandListReset(command_list));
   uint32_t metricGroupCount = 0;
-  EXPECT_ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS(
-      zetMetricGroupGet(device, &metricGroupCount, nullptr));
+  ze_result_t result = zetMetricGroupGet(device, &metricGroupCount, nullptr);
+  ASSERT_EQ(result, ZE_RESULT_ERROR_DEPENDENCY_UNAVAILABLE); // Assuming metrics
+                                                             // are unavailable
 }
 
 LZT_TEST_F(