diff --git a/tests/functional/object/mcg/test_provider_client.py b/tests/functional/object/mcg/test_provider_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..223c8cc576b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/object/mcg/test_provider_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import logging
+
+from ocs_ci.framework.pytest_customization.marks import (
+    tier1,
+    red_squad,
+    runs_on_provider,
+    mcg,
+    provider_client_ms_platform_required,
+)
+from ocs_ci.ocs import constants
+from ocs_ci.ocs.ocp import OCP
+from ocs_ci.framework.testlib import polarion_id
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@mcg
+@red_squad
+@runs_on_provider
+@provider_client_ms_platform_required
+@tier1
+@polarion_id("OCS-5415")
+def test_verify_backingstore_uses_rgw(mcg_obj_session):
+    """
+    Validates whether default MCG backingstore uses rgw endpoint
+    """
+    ceph_object_store = OCP(
+        kind=constants.CEPHOBJECTSTORE,
+        resource_name="ocs-storagecluster-cephobjectstore",
+    ).get()
+    log.debug(f"Ceph object store: {ceph_object_store}")
+    rgw_endpoint = ceph_object_store["status"]["endpoints"]["secure"][0]
+    log.info(
+        f"Checking if backingstore noobaa-default-backing-store uses endpoint {rgw_endpoint}"
+    )
+
+    # Get default backingstore status
+    backingstore_data = mcg_obj_session.exec_mcg_cmd(
+        "backingstore status noobaa-default-backing-store"
+    ).stdout
+    assert f"endpoint: {rgw_endpoint}" in backingstore_data
diff --git a/tests/functional/object/mcg/test_verify_noobaa_status.py b/tests/functional/object/mcg/test_verify_noobaa_status.py
index 348fdcd8462..9bfab79c615 100644
--- a/tests/functional/object/mcg/test_verify_noobaa_status.py
+++ b/tests/functional/object/mcg/test_verify_noobaa_status.py
@@ -6,12 +6,9 @@
     skipif_ocs_version,
     skipif_openshift_dedicated,
     red_squad,
-    runs_on_provider,
     mcg,
-    provider_client_ms_platform_required,
 )
 from ocs_ci.ocs import constants
-from ocs_ci.ocs.ocp import OCP
 from ocs_ci.ocs.resources.pod import get_pod_logs
 from ocs_ci.framework.testlib import polarion_id, bugzilla
 from ocs_ci.framework.pytest_customization.marks import skipif_managed_service
@@ -65,30 +62,3 @@ def test_verify_noobaa_db_service(mcg_obj_session):
     assert (
         re.search(pattern=pattern, string=noobaa_db_log) is None
     ), f"Error: {pattern} msg found in the noobaa db logs."
-
-
-@mcg
-@red_squad
-@runs_on_provider
-@provider_client_ms_platform_required
-@tier1
-@polarion_id("OCS-5415")
-def test_verify_backingstore_uses_rgw(mcg_obj_session):
-    """
-    Validates whether default MCG backingstore uses rgw endpoint
-    """
-    ceph_object_store = OCP(
-        kind=constants.CEPHOBJECTSTORE,
-        resource_name="ocs-storagecluster-cephobjectstore",
-    ).get()
-    log.debug(f"Ceph object store: {ceph_object_store}")
-    rgw_endpoint = ceph_object_store["status"]["endpoints"]["secure"][0]
-    log.info(
-        f"Checking if backingstore noobaa-default-backing-store uses endpoint {rgw_endpoint}"
-    )
-
-    # Get default backingstore status
-    backingstore_data = mcg_obj_session.exec_mcg_cmd(
-        "backingstore status noobaa-default-backing-store"
-    ).stdout
-    assert f"endpoint: {rgw_endpoint}" in backingstore_data