diff --git a/deps/rabbit/test/rabbitmq_4_0_deprecations_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbit/test/rabbitmq_4_0_deprecations_SUITE.erl
index d5f5f147782..f01fce00baf 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/test/rabbitmq_4_0_deprecations_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/test/rabbitmq_4_0_deprecations_SUITE.erl
@@ -296,6 +296,11 @@ join_when_ram_node_type_is_permitted_by_default_khepri(Config) ->
     [NodeA, NodeB] = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:get_node_configs(
                        Config, nodename),
 
+    IsPermitted = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(
+                    Config, NodeA,
+                    rabbit_deprecated_features, is_permitted,
+                    [ram_node_type]),
+
     ok = rabbit_control_helper:command(stop_app, NodeA),
     ?assertMatch(
        {error, 70,
@@ -305,6 +310,12 @@ join_when_ram_node_type_is_permitted_by_default_khepri(Config) ->
          [atom_to_list(NodeB)], [{"--ram", true}])),
     ok = rabbit_control_helper:command(start_app, NodeA),
 
+    ?assertEqual(
+       IsPermitted,
+       rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(
+         Config, NodeA,
+         rabbit_deprecated_features, is_permitted, [ram_node_type])),
+
     ?assertEqual([NodeA], get_all_nodes(Config, NodeA)),
     ?assertEqual([NodeB], get_all_nodes(Config, NodeB)),
     ?assertEqual([NodeA], get_disc_nodes(Config, NodeA)),
@@ -357,6 +368,11 @@ join_when_ram_node_type_is_not_permitted_from_conf_khepri(Config) ->
     [NodeA, NodeB] = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:get_node_configs(
                        Config, nodename),
 
+    IsPermitted = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(
+                    Config, NodeA,
+                    rabbit_deprecated_features, is_permitted,
+                    [ram_node_type]),
+
     ok = rabbit_control_helper:command(stop_app, NodeA),
     ?assertMatch(
        {error, 70,
@@ -366,6 +382,12 @@ join_when_ram_node_type_is_not_permitted_from_conf_khepri(Config) ->
          [atom_to_list(NodeB)], [{"--ram", true}])),
     ok = rabbit_control_helper:command(start_app, NodeA),
 
+    ?assertEqual(
+       IsPermitted,
+       rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(
+         Config, NodeA,
+         rabbit_deprecated_features, is_permitted, [ram_node_type])),
+
     ?assertEqual([NodeA], get_all_nodes(Config, NodeA)),
     ?assertEqual([NodeB], get_all_nodes(Config, NodeB)),
     ?assertEqual([NodeA], get_disc_nodes(Config, NodeA)),