diff --git a/tests/foreman/maintain/test_backup_restore.py b/tests/foreman/maintain/test_backup_restore.py
index 0743684b658..7c5094a90a8 100644
--- a/tests/foreman/maintain/test_backup_restore.py
+++ b/tests/foreman/maintain/test_backup_restore.py
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 
 
 BASIC_FILES = {"config_files.tar.gz", ".config.snar", "metadata.yml"}
+OFFLINE_FILES = {"pgsql_data.tar.gz", ".postgres.snar"} | BASIC_FILES
+ONLINE_SAT_FILES = {"candlepin.dump", "foreman.dump", "pulpcore.dump"} | BASIC_FILES
+ONLINE_CAPS_FILES = {"pulpcore.dump"} | BASIC_FILES
 CONTENT_FILES = {"pulp_data.tar", ".pulp.snar"}
-OFFLINE_FILES = {"pgsql_data.tar.gz", ".postgres.snar"}
-ONLINE_SAT_FILES = {"candlepin.dump", "foreman.dump", "pulpcore.dump"}
-ONLINE_CAPS_FILES = {"pulpcore.dump"}
 
 
 NODIR_MSG = "ERROR: parameter 'BACKUP_DIR': no value provided"
@@ -46,22 +46,13 @@
 assert_msg = "Some required backup files are missing"
 
 
-def get_exp_files(sat_maintain, backup_type):
-    if type(sat_maintain) is Satellite:
-        if sat_maintain.is_remote_db():
-            expected_files = BASIC_FILES | ONLINE_SAT_FILES
-        else:
-            expected_files = (
-                BASIC_FILES | OFFLINE_FILES
-                if backup_type == 'offline'
-                else BASIC_FILES | ONLINE_SAT_FILES
-            )
-    else:
-        expected_files = (
-            BASIC_FILES | OFFLINE_FILES
-            if backup_type == 'offline'
-            else BASIC_FILES | ONLINE_CAPS_FILES
-        )
+def get_exp_files(sat_maintain, backup_type, skip_pulp=False):
+    is_remote_db = type(sat_maintain) is Satellite and sat_maintain.is_remote_db()
+    expected_files = (
+        ONLINE_SAT_FILES if backup_type == 'online' or is_remote_db else OFFLINE_SAT_FILES
+    )
+    if not skip_pulp:
+        expected_files = expected_files | CONTENT_FILES
     return expected_files
 
 
@@ -101,7 +92,7 @@ def test_positive_backup_preserve_directory(
     files = [i for i in files if not re.compile(r'^\.*$').search(i)]
 
     expected_files = get_exp_files(sat_maintain, backup_type)
-    assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files | CONTENT_FILES), assert_msg
+    assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files), assert_msg
 
 
 @pytest.mark.include_capsule
@@ -149,7 +140,7 @@ def test_positive_backup_split_pulp_tar(
     files = [i for i in files if not re.compile(r'^\.*$').search(i)]
 
     expected_files = get_exp_files(sat_maintain, backup_type)
-    assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files | CONTENT_FILES), assert_msg
+    assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files), assert_msg
 
     # Check the split works
     result = sat_maintain.execute(f'du {backup_dir}/pulp_data.tar')
@@ -193,7 +184,7 @@ def test_positive_backup_capsule_features(
     files = [i for i in files if not re.compile(r'^\.*$').search(i)]
 
     expected_files = get_exp_files(sat_maintain, backup_type)
-    assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files | CONTENT_FILES), assert_msg
+    assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files), assert_msg
 
 
 @pytest.mark.include_capsule
@@ -276,12 +267,12 @@ def test_positive_backup_offline_logical(sat_maintain, setup_backup_tests, modul
 
     if type(sat_maintain) is Satellite:
         if sat_maintain.is_remote_db():
-            expected_files = BASIC_FILES | ONLINE_SAT_FILES
+            expected_files = ONLINE_SAT_FILES | CONTENT_FILES
         else:
-            expected_files = BASIC_FILES | OFFLINE_FILES | ONLINE_SAT_FILES
+            expected_files = OFFLINE_FILES | ONLINE_SAT_FILES | CONTENT_FILES
     else:
-        expected_files = BASIC_FILES | OFFLINE_FILES | ONLINE_CAPS_FILES
-    assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files | CONTENT_FILES), assert_msg
+        expected_files = OFFLINE_FILES | ONLINE_CAPS_FILES | CONTENT_FILES
+    assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files), assert_msg
 
 
 @pytest.mark.include_capsule
@@ -448,7 +439,7 @@ def test_positive_puppet_backup_restore(
     files = [i for i in files if not re.compile(r'^\.*$').search(i)]
 
     expected_files = get_exp_files(sat_maintain, backup_type)
-    assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files | CONTENT_FILES), assert_msg
+    assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files), assert_msg
 
     # Run restore
     sat_maintain.execute('rm -rf /var/lib/pulp/media/artifact')
@@ -533,11 +524,8 @@ def test_positive_backup_restore(
     files = sat_maintain.execute(f'ls -a {backup_dir}').stdout.split('\n')
     files = [i for i in files if not re.compile(r'^\.*$').search(i)]
 
-    expected_files = get_exp_files(sat_maintain, backup_type)
-    if not skip_pulp:
-        assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files | CONTENT_FILES), assert_msg
-    else:
-        assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files), assert_msg
+    expected_files = get_exp_files(sat_maintain, backup_type, skip_pulp)
+    assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files), assert_msg
 
     # Run restore
     if not skip_pulp:
@@ -639,10 +627,8 @@ def test_positive_backup_restore_incremental(
     files = sat_maintain.execute(f'ls -a {inc_backup_dir}').stdout.split('\n')
     files = [i for i in files if not re.compile(r'^\.*$').search(i)]
 
-    expected_files = (
-        BASIC_FILES | OFFLINE_FILES if backup_type == 'offline' else BASIC_FILES | ONLINE_SAT_FILES
-    )
-    assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files | CONTENT_FILES), assert_msg
+    expected_files = get_exp_files(sat_maintain, backup_type)
+    assert set(files).issuperset(expected_files), assert_msg
 
     # restore initial backup and check system health
     result = sat_maintain.cli.Restore.run(