diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/tasks/tests/build.yml b/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/tasks/tests/build.yml
index 88a991cc..222efb03 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/tasks/tests/build.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/tasks/tests/build.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
         - '{{ project_src }}'
         - '{{ project_src }}/build'
 
-####################################################################
-## Present #########################################################
-####################################################################
-
     - name: Template default project file
       copy:
         dest: '{{ project_src }}/docker-compose.yml'
@@ -131,174 +127,8 @@
           - present_4 is not changed
           - present_4.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
 
-####################################################################
-## Absent ##########################################################
-####################################################################
-
-    - name: Absent (check)
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: absent
-      check_mode: true
-      register: absent_1_check
-
-    - name: Absent
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: absent
-      register: absent_1
-
-    - name: Absent (idempotent check)
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: absent
-      check_mode: true
-      register: absent_2_check
-
-    - name: Absent (idempotent)
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: absent
-      register: absent_2
-
-    - assert:
-        that:
-          - absent_1_check is changed
-          - absent_1_check.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - absent_1 is changed
-          - absent_1.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - absent_2_check is not changed
-          - absent_2_check.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - absent_2 is not changed
-          - absent_2.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-
-####################################################################
-## Stopping and starting ###########################################
-####################################################################
-
-    - name: Present stopped (check)
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: stopped
-      check_mode: true
-      register: present_1_check
-
-    - name: Present stopped
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: stopped
-      register: present_1
-
-    - name: Present stopped (idempotent check)
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: stopped
-      check_mode: true
-      register: present_2_check
-
-    - name: Present stopped (idempotent)
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: stopped
-      register: present_2
-
-    - name: Started (check)
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: present
-      check_mode: true
-      register: present_3_check
-
-    - name: Started
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: present
-      register: present_3
-
-    - name: Started (idempotent check)
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: present
-      check_mode: true
-      register: present_4_check
-
-    - name: Started (idempotent)
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: present
-      register: present_4
-
-    - name: Restarted (check)
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: restarted
-      check_mode: true
-      register: present_5_check
-
-    - name: Restarted
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: restarted
-      register: present_5
-
-    - name: Stopped (check)
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: stopped
-      check_mode: true
-      register: present_6_check
-
-    - name: Stopped
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: stopped
-      register: present_6
-
-    - name: Restarted (check)
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: restarted
-      check_mode: true
-      register: present_7_check
-
-    - name: Restarted
-      docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
-        state: restarted
-      register: present_7
-
+  always:
     - name: Cleanup
       docker_compose_v2:
         project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
         state: absent
-
-    - assert:
-        that:
-          - present_1_check is changed
-          - present_1_check.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - present_1 is changed
-          - present_1.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - present_2_check is not changed
-          - present_2_check.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - present_2 is not changed
-          - present_2.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - present_3_check is changed
-          - present_3_check.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - present_3 is changed
-          - present_3.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - present_4_check is not changed
-          - present_4_check.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - present_4 is not changed
-          - present_4.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - present_5_check is changed
-          - present_5_check.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - present_5 is changed
-          - present_5.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - present_6_check is changed
-          - present_6_check.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - present_6 is changed
-          - present_6.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - present_7_check is changed
-          - present_7_check.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0
-          - present_7 is changed
-          - present_7.warnings | default([]) | select('regex', ' Please report this at ') | length == 0