diff --git a/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs b/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
index 5f18a45af9dc..fb88ca120f76 100644
--- a/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
@@ -2255,6 +2255,10 @@ mod remote_tests {
 
 	#[tokio::test]
 	async fn run_migrations() {
+		if var("RUN_MIGRATION_TESTS").is_err() {
+			return
+		}
+
 		sp_tracing::try_init_simple();
 		let transport: Transport =
 			var("WS").unwrap_or("wss://kusama-rpc.polkadot.io:443".to_string()).into();
@@ -2275,7 +2279,7 @@ mod remote_tests {
 			.build()
 			.await
 			.unwrap();
-		ext.execute_with(|| Runtime::on_runtime_upgrade(UpgradeCheckSelect::All));
+		ext.execute_with(|| Runtime::on_runtime_upgrade(UpgradeCheckSelect::PreAndPost));
 	}
 
 	#[tokio::test]
diff --git a/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs b/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs
index e7f1a8959522..9c1eb9ce6836 100644
--- a/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs
@@ -2451,6 +2451,10 @@ mod remote_tests {
 
 	#[tokio::test]
 	async fn run_migrations() {
+		if var("RUN_MIGRATION_TESTS").is_err() {
+			return
+		}
+
 		sp_tracing::try_init_simple();
 		let transport: Transport =
 			var("WS").unwrap_or("wss://rpc.polkadot.io:443".to_string()).into();
@@ -2471,7 +2475,7 @@ mod remote_tests {
 			.build()
 			.await
 			.unwrap();
-		ext.execute_with(|| Runtime::on_runtime_upgrade(UpgradeCheckSelect::All));
+		ext.execute_with(|| Runtime::on_runtime_upgrade(UpgradeCheckSelect::PreAndPost));
 	}
 
 	#[tokio::test]
diff --git a/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs b/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
index cd5f71079f1c..c2a353a48ef0 100644
--- a/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
@@ -2099,7 +2099,7 @@ sp_api::impl_runtime_apis! {
 #[cfg(all(test, feature = "try-runtime"))]
 mod remote_tests {
 	use super::*;
-	use frame_try_runtime::runtime_decl_for_TryRuntime::TryRuntime;
+	use frame_try_runtime::{runtime_decl_for_TryRuntime::TryRuntime, UpgradeCheckSelect};
 	use remote_externalities::{
 		Builder, Mode, OfflineConfig, OnlineConfig, SnapshotConfig, Transport,
 	};
@@ -2107,6 +2107,10 @@ mod remote_tests {
 
 	#[tokio::test]
 	async fn run_migrations() {
+		if var("RUN_MIGRATION_TESTS").is_err() {
+			return
+		}
+
 		sp_tracing::try_init_simple();
 		let transport: Transport =
 			var("WS").unwrap_or("wss://rococo-rpc.polkadot.io:443".to_string()).into();
@@ -2127,8 +2131,6 @@ mod remote_tests {
 			.build()
 			.await
 			.unwrap();
-		ext.execute_with(|| {
-			Runtime::on_runtime_upgrade(frame_try_runtime::UpgradeCheckSelect::All)
-		});
+		ext.execute_with(|| Runtime::on_runtime_upgrade(UpgradeCheckSelect::PreAndPost));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs b/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
index 3cfd0167b50b..b11b3ced3376 100644
--- a/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ sp_api::impl_runtime_apis! {
 #[cfg(all(test, feature = "try-runtime"))]
 mod remote_tests {
 	use super::*;
-	use frame_try_runtime::runtime_decl_for_TryRuntime::TryRuntime;
+	use frame_try_runtime::{runtime_decl_for_TryRuntime::TryRuntime, UpgradeCheckSelect};
 	use remote_externalities::{
 		Builder, Mode, OfflineConfig, OnlineConfig, SnapshotConfig, Transport,
 	};
@@ -1861,6 +1861,10 @@ mod remote_tests {
 
 	#[tokio::test]
 	async fn run_migrations() {
+		if var("RUN_MIGRATION_TESTS").is_err() {
+			return
+		}
+
 		sp_tracing::try_init_simple();
 		let transport: Transport =
 			var("WS").unwrap_or("wss://westend-rpc.polkadot.io:443".to_string()).into();
@@ -1881,9 +1885,7 @@ mod remote_tests {
 			.build()
 			.await
 			.unwrap();
-		ext.execute_with(|| {
-			Runtime::on_runtime_upgrade(frame_try_runtime::UpgradeCheckSelect::All)
-		});
+		ext.execute_with(|| Runtime::on_runtime_upgrade(UpgradeCheckSelect::PreAndPost));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/test.yml b/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/test.yml
index 472790e970d8..ac77698f43cc 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/test.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/test.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test-linux-stable:
     # but still want to have debug assertions.
     RUSTFLAGS: "-Cdebug-assertions=y -Dwarnings"
   script:
-    - time cargo test --workspace --profile testnet --verbose --locked --features=runtime-benchmarks,runtime-metrics
+    - time cargo test --workspace --profile testnet --verbose --locked --features=runtime-benchmarks,runtime-metrics,try-runtime
 
 .check-dependent-project:          &check-dependent-project
   stage:                           test
diff --git a/xcm/pallet-xcm-benchmarks/src/generic/benchmarking.rs b/xcm/pallet-xcm-benchmarks/src/generic/benchmarking.rs
index 2bd73a85088b..e8acf8aa7bdc 100644
--- a/xcm/pallet-xcm-benchmarks/src/generic/benchmarking.rs
+++ b/xcm/pallet-xcm-benchmarks/src/generic/benchmarking.rs
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ benchmarks! {
 			call: double_encoded_noop_call,
 		};
 		let xcm = Xcm(vec![instruction]);
-
-		let num_events = frame_system::Pallet::<T>::events().len();
 	}: {
 		executor.bench_process(xcm)?;
 	} verify {