diff --git a/tests/libpldm_platform_test.cpp b/tests/libpldm_platform_test.cpp
index 6f5cc0e..0747af8 100644
--- a/tests/libpldm_platform_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/libpldm_platform_test.cpp
@@ -2124,6 +2124,7 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(rc, PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_LENGTH);
 }
 
+#ifdef LIBPLDM_API_TESTING
 TEST(PlatformEventMessage, testGoodPldmMsgPollEventDataDecodeRequest)
 {
     std::array<uint8_t, PLDM_PLATFORM_EVENT_MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION +
@@ -2152,7 +2153,9 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(reteventID, eventID);
     EXPECT_EQ(retDataTransferHandle, dataTransferHandle);
 }
+#endif
 
+#ifdef LIBPLDM_API_TESTING
 TEST(PlatformEventMessage, testBadPldmMsgPollEventDataDecodeRequest)
 {
 
@@ -2197,7 +2200,9 @@
 
     EXPECT_EQ(rc, PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA);
 }
+#endif
 
+#ifdef LIBPLDM_API_TESTING
 TEST(PlatformEventMessage, testGoodPldmMsgPollEventDataEncode)
 {
     std::array<uint8_t, PLDM_PLATFORM_EVENT_MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION +
@@ -2236,7 +2241,9 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(retDataTransferHandle, dataTransferHandle);
     EXPECT_EQ(pldm_msgbuf_destroy_consumed(buf), PLDM_SUCCESS);
 }
+#endif
 
+#ifdef LIBPLDM_API_TESTING
 TEST(PlatformEventMessage, testBadPldmMsgPollEventDataEncode)
 {
     std::array<uint8_t, PLDM_PLATFORM_EVENT_MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION +
@@ -2264,6 +2271,7 @@
         reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(eventData.data()), eventData.size());
     EXPECT_EQ(rc, PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA);
 }
+#endif
 
 TEST(PlatformEventMessage, testGoodSensorOpEventDataDecodeRequest)
 {