diff --git a/t/t0081-find-pack.sh b/t/t0081-find-pack.sh
index 5a628bf735..26f017422d 100755
--- a/t/t0081-find-pack.sh
+++ b/t/t0081-find-pack.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ test_expect_success 'add more packfiles' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'add more commits (as loose objects)' '
+	test_config maintenance.auto false &&
 	test_commit six &&
 	test_commit seven &&
 
diff --git a/t/t5316-pack-delta-depth.sh b/t/t5316-pack-delta-depth.sh
index 03dfb7a61e..8a067a45cb 100755
--- a/t/t5316-pack-delta-depth.sh
+++ b/t/t5316-pack-delta-depth.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ test_description='pack-objects breaks long cross-pack delta chains'
 # repeatedly-modified file to generate the delta chain).
 
 test_expect_success 'create series of packs' '
+	test_config maintenance.auto false &&
 	test-tool genrandom foo 4096 >content &&
 	prev= &&
 	for i in $(test_seq 1 10)
diff --git a/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh b/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh
index faae98c7e7..7672d599d4 100755
--- a/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh
+++ b/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh
@@ -1315,6 +1315,7 @@ test_expect_success 'bitmapped packs are stored via the BTMP chunk' '
 	git init repo &&
 	(
 		cd repo &&
+		git config set maintenance.auto false &&
 
 		for i in 1 2 3 4 5
 		do
diff --git a/t/t5326-multi-pack-bitmaps.sh b/t/t5326-multi-pack-bitmaps.sh
index 892aeb09e4..62bd973d92 100755
--- a/t/t5326-multi-pack-bitmaps.sh
+++ b/t/t5326-multi-pack-bitmaps.sh
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ test_midx_bitmap_cases () {
 	test_expect_success 'setup test_repository' '
 		rm -rf * .git &&
 		git init &&
-		git config pack.writeBitmapLookupTable '"$writeLookupTable"'
+		git config pack.writeBitmapLookupTable '"$writeLookupTable"' &&
+		git config maintenance.auto false
 	'
 
 	midx_bitmap_core
diff --git a/t/t5327-multi-pack-bitmaps-rev.sh b/t/t5327-multi-pack-bitmaps-rev.sh
index 9cac03a94b..cfa12de2a8 100755
--- a/t/t5327-multi-pack-bitmaps-rev.sh
+++ b/t/t5327-multi-pack-bitmaps-rev.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ test_midx_bitmap_rev () {
 	test_expect_success 'setup bitmap config' '
 		rm -rf * .git &&
 		git init &&
-		git config pack.writeBitmapLookupTable '"$writeLookupTable"'
+		git config pack.writeBitmapLookupTable '"$writeLookupTable"' &&
+		git config maintenance.auto false
 	'
 
 	midx_bitmap_core rev
diff --git a/t/t5331-pack-objects-stdin.sh b/t/t5331-pack-objects-stdin.sh
index cd949025b9..b03f6be164 100755
--- a/t/t5331-pack-objects-stdin.sh
+++ b/t/t5331-pack-objects-stdin.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ packed_objects () {
 
 test_expect_success 'setup for --stdin-packs tests' '
 	git init stdin-packs &&
+	git -C stdin-packs config set maintenance.auto false &&
 	(
 		cd stdin-packs &&
 
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ test_expect_success '--stdin-packs=follow walks into unknown packs' '
 	git init repo &&
 	(
 		cd repo &&
+		git config set maintenance.auto false &&
 
 		for c in A B C D
 		do
diff --git a/t/t5332-multi-pack-reuse.sh b/t/t5332-multi-pack-reuse.sh
index 395d09444c..881ce668e1 100755
--- a/t/t5332-multi-pack-reuse.sh
+++ b/t/t5332-multi-pack-reuse.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ test_pack_objects_reused () {
 
 test_expect_success 'preferred pack is reused for single-pack reuse' '
 	test_config pack.allowPackReuse single &&
+	git config set maintenance.auto false &&
 
 	for i in A B
 	do
diff --git a/t/t5334-incremental-multi-pack-index.sh b/t/t5334-incremental-multi-pack-index.sh
index d30d7253d6..99c7d44d8e 100755
--- a/t/t5334-incremental-multi-pack-index.sh
+++ b/t/t5334-incremental-multi-pack-index.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ midx_chain=$midxdir/multi-pack-index-chain
 
 test_expect_success 'convert non-incremental MIDX to incremental' '
 	test_commit base &&
+	git config set maintenance.auto false &&
 	git repack -ad &&
 	git multi-pack-index write &&
 
diff --git a/t/t5500-fetch-pack.sh b/t/t5500-fetch-pack.sh
index 4bb56c167a..0c88d04d0a 100755
--- a/t/t5500-fetch-pack.sh
+++ b/t/t5500-fetch-pack.sh
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ test_expect_success 'clone shallow depth 1 with fsck' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'clone shallow' '
-	git clone --no-single-branch --depth 2 "file://$(pwd)/." shallow
+	git clone --no-single-branch --depth 2 "file://$(pwd)/." shallow &&
+	git -C shallow config set maintenance.auto false
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'clone shallow depth count' '
diff --git a/t/t5616-partial-clone.sh b/t/t5616-partial-clone.sh
index d62760eb92..1c2805acca 100755
--- a/t/t5616-partial-clone.sh
+++ b/t/t5616-partial-clone.sh
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify fetch downloads only one pack when updating refs' '
 	git clone --filter=blob:none "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" pack-test &&
 	ls pack-test/.git/objects/pack/*pack >pack-list &&
 	test_line_count = 2 pack-list &&
+	test_config -C pack-test maintenance.auto false &&
 	for i in A B C
 	do
 		test_commit -C src $i &&
diff --git a/t/t7700-repack.sh b/t/t7700-repack.sh
index 73b78bdd88..acc2589f21 100755
--- a/t/t7700-repack.sh
+++ b/t/t7700-repack.sh
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ test_expect_success 'repack --keep-pack' '
 		cd keep-pack &&
 		# avoid producing different packs due to delta/base choices
 		git config pack.window 0 &&
+		git config maintenance.auto false &&
 		P1=$(commit_and_pack 1) &&
 		P2=$(commit_and_pack 2) &&
 		P3=$(commit_and_pack 3) &&
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ test_expect_success 'repacking fails when missing .pack actually means missing o
 
 		# Avoid producing different packs due to delta/base choices
 		git config pack.window 0 &&
+		git config maintenance.auto false &&
 		P1=$(commit_and_pack 1) &&
 		P2=$(commit_and_pack 2) &&
 		P3=$(commit_and_pack 3) &&
@@ -534,6 +536,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup for --write-midx tests' '
 	(
 		cd midx &&
 		git config core.multiPackIndex true &&
+		git config maintenance.auto false &&
 
 		test_commit base
 	)