diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/MultiBrokerTestZKBaseTest.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/MultiBrokerTestZKBaseTest.java
index d6a39fadec4da..e5b80c0af33ab 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/MultiBrokerTestZKBaseTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/MultiBrokerTestZKBaseTest.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ protected void onCleanup() {
     @Override
     protected PulsarTestContext.Builder createPulsarTestContextBuilder(ServiceConfiguration conf) {
         return super.createPulsarTestContextBuilder(conf)
+                .spyNoneByDefault()
                 .localMetadataStore(createMetadataStore(MetadataStoreConfig.METADATA_STORE))
                 .configurationMetadataStore(createMetadataStore(MetadataStoreConfig.CONFIGURATION_METADATA_STORE));
     }
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/testcontext/PulsarTestContext.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/testcontext/PulsarTestContext.java
index be5397916b394..13209ccfce7d3 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/testcontext/PulsarTestContext.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/testcontext/PulsarTestContext.java
@@ -331,7 +331,17 @@ protected long resolveBrokerShutdownTimeoutMs() {
          * @return the builder
          */
         public Builder spyByDefault() {
-            spyConfigBuilder = SpyConfig.builder(SpyConfig.SpyType.SPY);
+            spyConfigDefault(SpyConfig.SpyType.SPY);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder spyNoneByDefault() {
+            spyConfigDefault(SpyConfig.SpyType.NONE);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder spyConfigDefault(SpyConfig.SpyType spyType) {
+            spyConfigBuilder = SpyConfig.builder(spyType);
             return this;
         }
 
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/testcontext/SpyConfig.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/testcontext/SpyConfig.java
index 8c42998ab0b29..64789d1f0d487 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/testcontext/SpyConfig.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/testcontext/SpyConfig.java
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ public static Builder builder() {
      */
     public static Builder builder(SpyType defaultSpyType) {
         Builder spyConfigBuilder = new Builder();
+        configureDefaults(spyConfigBuilder, defaultSpyType);
+        return spyConfigBuilder;
+    }
+
+    public static void configureDefaults(Builder spyConfigBuilder, SpyType defaultSpyType) {
         spyConfigBuilder.pulsarService(defaultSpyType);
         spyConfigBuilder.pulsarResources(defaultSpyType);
         spyConfigBuilder.brokerService(defaultSpyType);
@@ -136,6 +141,5 @@ public static Builder builder(SpyType defaultSpyType) {
         spyConfigBuilder.compactor(defaultSpyType);
         spyConfigBuilder.compactedServiceFactory(defaultSpyType);
         spyConfigBuilder.namespaceService(defaultSpyType);
-        return spyConfigBuilder;
     }
 }