diff --git a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/external-vault-integration.test.ts b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/external-vault-integration.test.ts
index d1630f0a72..7f5cb779e0 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/external-vault-integration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/external-vault-integration.test.ts
@@ -110,21 +110,7 @@ test('Setup external vault and used in request', async ({ app, page, insomnia })
   await expect.soft(responsePane).toContainText(externalVaultTestCases.aws.expectedResult);
   await expect.soft(responsePane).toContainText(externalVaultTestCases.gcp.expectedResult);
   await expect.soft(responsePane).toContainText(externalVaultTestCases.hashicorp.expectedResult);
-  // enable elevated access and execute again in renderer process
-  await page.getByTestId('settings-button').click();
-  await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Plugins' }).click();
-  const allowElevatedAccessForPlugins = page.getByRole('checkbox', {
-    name: 'Allow elevated access for plugins',
-  });
-  await expect.soft(allowElevatedAccessForPlugins).toBeVisible();
-  await allowElevatedAccessForPlugins.evaluate(element => {
-    if (element instanceof HTMLInputElement && !element.checked) {
-      element.click();
-    }
-  });
-  // close the settings
-  await page.locator('.app').press('Escape');
-  // send request and execute the tags in renderer process
+  // send request again to verify vault tags work via render-adapter worker
   await page.getByTestId('request-pane').getByRole('button', { name: 'Send' }).click();
   await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Console' }).click();
   await expect.soft(responsePane).toContainText(externalVaultTestCases.aws.expectedResult);
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/template-tags-interactions.test.ts b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/template-tags-interactions.test.ts
index 99a1ccafc5..38cac2ff26 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/template-tags-interactions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/template-tags-interactions.test.ts
@@ -150,27 +150,7 @@ test('Critical Path For Template Tags Interactions', async ({ page, app, insomni
   const { tagPrefix } = templateTagTestCases.prompt[0];
   await page.locator(`[data-template^="${tagPrefix}"]`).isVisible();
   await page.getByTestId('request-pane').getByRole('button', { name: 'Send' }).click();
-  // prompt is not allowed to use by default
+  // prompt tag is blocked in the sandboxed render-adapter worker
   await expect.soft(page.getByText('Unexpected Request Failure')).toBeVisible();
   await page.getByRole('dialog').getByRole('button', { name: 'OK' }).click();
-  // elevate access for plugins
-  await page.getByTestId('settings-button').click();
-  await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Plugins' }).click();
-  const allowElevatedAccessForPlugins = page.getByRole('checkbox', {
-    name: 'Allow elevated access for plugins',
-  });
-  await expect.soft(allowElevatedAccessForPlugins).toBeVisible();
-  await allowElevatedAccessForPlugins.evaluate(element => {
-    if (element instanceof HTMLInputElement && !element.checked) {
-      element.click();
-    }
-  });
-  await expect.soft(allowElevatedAccessForPlugins).toBeChecked();
-  await page.locator('.app').press('Escape');
-  await page.getByTestId('request-pane').getByRole('button', { name: 'Send' }).click();
-  await page.getByRole('dialog').locator('#prompt-input').fill('prompt-value');
-  await page.getByRole('dialog').getByRole('button', { name: 'Submit' }).click();
-  await page.click('text=Console');
-  const responsePane = page.getByTestId('response-pane');
-  await expect.soft(responsePane).toContainText('prompt-value');
 });