diff --git a/tests/plugins_integration/conftest.py b/tests/plugins_integration/conftest.py
index 5c156dab3ce..b9c717e2ce3 100644
--- a/tests/plugins_integration/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/plugins_integration/conftest.py
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ def _get_site(request: pytest.FixtureRequest) -> Iterator[Site]:
 # Todo: perform a proper site-cleanup and change this fixture's scope: CMK-18659
 @pytest.fixture(name="test_site_piggyback", scope="function")
 def _get_site_piggyback(request: pytest.FixtureRequest) -> Iterator[Site]:
+    if not request.config.getoption(name="--enable-piggyback"):
+        pytest.skip("Piggyback tests are not selected.")
+
     for site in get_site_factory(prefix="PB_").get_test_site(
         auto_cleanup=not checks.config.skip_cleanup
     ):
diff --git a/tests/plugins_integration/test_plugin_piggyback.py b/tests/plugins_integration/test_plugin_piggyback.py
index f2823974960..92668f91578 100644
--- a/tests/plugins_integration/test_plugin_piggyback.py
+++ b/tests/plugins_integration/test_plugin_piggyback.py
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ def test_plugin_piggyback(
     test_site_piggyback: Site,
     source_host_name: str,
     dcd_connector: None,
-    pytestconfig: pytest.Config,
 ) -> None:
-    if not pytestconfig.getoption(name="--enable-piggyback"):
-        pytest.skip("Piggyback tests are not selected.")
 
     with setup_source_host_piggyback(test_site_piggyback, source_host_name):
         disk_dump = read_disk_dump(source_host_name)