diff --git a/tests/network/macvtap.go b/tests/network/macvtap.go
index a637bbba44b9..835193ffd756 100644
--- a/tests/network/macvtap.go
+++ b/tests/network/macvtap.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ import (
 	v1 "kubevirt.io/api/core/v1"
 	"kubevirt.io/client-go/kubecli"
 
+	"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/virt-config/deprecation"
+
 	"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests"
 	"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/console"
 	"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/framework/checks"
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ import (
 	"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/testsuite"
 )
 
-var _ = SIGDescribe("Macvtap", decorators.Macvtap, func() {
+var _ = SIGDescribe("Macvtap", decorators.Macvtap, Serial, func() {
 	const (
 		macvtapLowerDevice = "eth0"
 		macvtapNetworkName = "net1"
@@ -61,6 +63,10 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Macvtap", decorators.Macvtap, func() {
 		virtClient = kubevirt.Client()
 	})
 
+	BeforeEach(func() {
+		tests.EnableFeatureGate(deprecation.MacvtapGate)
+	})
+
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		ns := testsuite.GetTestNamespace(nil)
 		Expect(libnet.CreateMacvtapNetworkAttachmentDefinition(ns, macvtapNetworkName, macvtapLowerDevice)).To(Succeed(),
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/kubevirtresource.go b/tests/testsuite/kubevirtresource.go
index 8f45959f95d9..a72c469cd6ce 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/kubevirtresource.go
+++ b/tests/testsuite/kubevirtresource.go
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import (
 	"kubevirt.io/client-go/kubecli"
 
 	virtconfig "kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/virt-config"
-	"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/virt-config/deprecation"
 	"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/flags"
 	"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/framework/checks"
 	"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/util"
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ func AdjustKubeVirtResource() {
 		virtconfig.HotplugVolumesGate,
 		virtconfig.DownwardMetricsFeatureGate,
 		virtconfig.NUMAFeatureGate,
-		deprecation.MacvtapGate,
 		virtconfig.ExpandDisksGate,
 		virtconfig.WorkloadEncryptionSEV,
 		virtconfig.VMExportGate,