diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/exceptions/rule_details_flow/add_edit_exception_data_view.cy.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/exceptions/rule_details_flow/add_edit_exception_data_view.cy.ts
index b986fc59deb23..5cfe2165e65e4 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/exceptions/rule_details_flow/add_edit_exception_data_view.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/exceptions/rule_details_flow/add_edit_exception_data_view.cy.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ import {
   waitForTheRuleToBeExecuted,
 } from '../../../../../tasks/rule_details';
 
-import { postDataView, deleteAlertsAndRules } from '../../../../../tasks/api_calls/common';
+import {
+  postDataView,
+  deleteAlertsAndRules,
+  deleteDataView,
+} from '../../../../../tasks/api_calls/common';
 import {
   NO_EXCEPTIONS_EXIST_PROMPT,
   EXCEPTION_ITEM_VIEWER_CONTAINER,
@@ -42,6 +46,8 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../../screens/exceptions';
 import { waitForAlertsToPopulate } from '../../../../../tasks/create_new_rule';
 
+const DATAVIEW = 'exceptions-*';
+
 describe(
   'Add exception using data views from rule details',
   { tags: ['@ess', '@serverless'] },
@@ -51,8 +57,6 @@ describe(
 
     before(() => {
       cy.task('esArchiverLoad', { archiveName: 'exceptions' });
-      login();
-      postDataView('exceptions-*');
     });
 
     after(() => {
@@ -60,12 +64,14 @@ describe(
     });
 
     beforeEach(() => {
+      deleteDataView(DATAVIEW);
+      postDataView(DATAVIEW);
       login();
       deleteAlertsAndRules();
       createRule(
         getNewRule({
           query: 'agent.name:*',
-          data_view_id: 'exceptions-*',
+          data_view_id: DATAVIEW,
           rule_id: 'rule_testing',
           enabled: true,
         })
diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/exceptions/shared_exception_lists_management/shared_exception_list_page/manage_lists.cy.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/exceptions/shared_exception_lists_management/shared_exception_list_page/manage_lists.cy.ts
index 2d1dbf6ed24cf..90d6eed7a46a9 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/exceptions/shared_exception_lists_management/shared_exception_list_page/manage_lists.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/exceptions/shared_exception_lists_management/shared_exception_list_page/manage_lists.cy.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ import {
 import { createExceptionList } from '../../../../../../tasks/api_calls/exceptions';
 
 import { TOASTER } from '../../../../../../screens/alerts_detection_rules';
+import {
+  deleteAlertsAndRules,
+  deleteExceptionLists,
+} from '../../../../../../tasks/api_calls/common';
 
 const EXCEPTION_LIST_NAME = 'My test list';
 const EXCEPTION_LIST_TO_DUPLICATE_NAME = 'A test list 2';
@@ -56,7 +60,9 @@ describe(
   { tags: ['@ess', '@serverless'] },
   () => {
     describe('Create/Export/Delete List', () => {
-      before(() => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        deleteAlertsAndRules();
+        deleteExceptionLists();
         createRule(getNewRule({ name: 'Another rule' }));
 
         // Create exception list associated with a rule
@@ -79,9 +85,7 @@ describe(
         createExceptionList(getExceptionList1(), getExceptionList1().list_id).then((response) => {
           exceptionListResponse = response;
         });
-      });
 
-      beforeEach(() => {
         login();
         visit(EXCEPTIONS_URL);
         waitForExceptionsTableToBeLoaded();
@@ -124,13 +128,13 @@ describe(
       it('Delete exception list without rule reference', () => {
         // Using cy.contains because we do not care about the exact text,
         // just checking number of lists shown
-        cy.contains(EXCEPTIONS_TABLE_SHOWING_LISTS, '4');
+        cy.contains(EXCEPTIONS_TABLE_SHOWING_LISTS, '3');
 
         deleteExceptionListWithoutRuleReferenceByListId(getExceptionList1().list_id);
 
         // Using cy.contains because we do not care about the exact text,
         // just checking number of lists shown
-        cy.contains(EXCEPTIONS_TABLE_SHOWING_LISTS, '3');
+        cy.contains(EXCEPTIONS_TABLE_SHOWING_LISTS, '2');
       });
 
       it('Deletes exception list with rule reference', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/sourcerer/create_runtime_field.cy.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/sourcerer/create_runtime_field.cy.ts
index af6500c6e6db4..9ef5238295ed8 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/sourcerer/create_runtime_field.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/sourcerer/create_runtime_field.cy.ts
@@ -27,13 +27,10 @@ const alertRunTimeField = 'field.name.alert.page';
 const timelineRuntimeField = 'field.name.timeline';
 
 describe('Create DataView runtime field', { tags: ['@ess', '@serverless'] }, () => {
-  before(() => {
-    deleteRuntimeField('security-solution-default', alertRunTimeField);
-    deleteRuntimeField('security-solution-default', timelineRuntimeField);
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     login();
+    deleteRuntimeField('security-solution-default', alertRunTimeField);
+    deleteRuntimeField('security-solution-default', timelineRuntimeField);
   });
 
   it('adds field to alert table', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/sourcerer/sourcerer_permissions.cy.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/sourcerer/sourcerer_permissions.cy.ts
index 4c7b0dd90da9f..a1692fca5b859 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/sourcerer/sourcerer_permissions.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/sourcerer/sourcerer_permissions.cy.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { login } from '../../../../tasks/login';
 const dataViews = ['auditbeat-*,fakebeat-*', 'auditbeat-*,*beat*,siem-read*,.kibana*,fakebeat-*'];
 
 describe('Sourcerer permissions', { tags: ['@ess', '@brokenInServerless'] }, () => {
-  before(() => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
     dataViews.forEach((dataView: string) => postDataView(dataView));
   });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/api_calls/exceptions.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/api_calls/exceptions.ts
index 4e0afa7416da0..ff128448daa23 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/api_calls/exceptions.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/api_calls/exceptions.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export const updateExceptionListItem = (
     failOnStatusCode: false,
   });
 
-export const deleteExceptionList = (listId: string, namespaceType: string) =>
+export const deleteExceptionList = (listId: string, namespaceType: string = 'default') =>
   rootRequest({
     method: 'DELETE',
     url: `/api/exception_lists?list_id=${listId}&namespace_type=${namespaceType}`,