diff --git a/tests/framework/microvm.py b/tests/framework/microvm.py
index c8babc9f54b..89337def7ad 100644
--- a/tests/framework/microvm.py
+++ b/tests/framework/microvm.py
@@ -1139,6 +1139,12 @@ def restore_from_snapshot(
             resume_vm=resume,
             **optional_kwargs,
         )
+
+        if self.memory_monitor:
+            response = self.api.machine_config.get()
+            self.mem_size_bytes = int(response.json()["mem_size_mib"]) * 2**20
+            self.memory_monitor.start()
+
         # This is not a "wait for boot", but rather a "VM still works after restoration"
         if jailed_snapshot.net_ifaces and resume:
             self.wait_for_ssh_up()
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_balloon.py b/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_balloon.py
index 541815dae3c..9741ffd820d 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_balloon.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_balloon.py
@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ def test_balloon_snapshot(uvm_plain_any, microvm_factory):
     """
     vm = uvm_plain_any
     vm.spawn()
+    # Free page reporting and hinting fragment guest memory VMAs
+    # making it harder to identify them in the memory monitor.
+    vm.memory_monitor = None
     vm.basic_config(
         vcpu_count=2,
         mem_size_mib=256,
@@ -420,6 +423,10 @@ def test_balloon_snapshot(uvm_plain_any, microvm_factory):
     snapshot = vm.snapshot_full()
     microvm = microvm_factory.build_from_snapshot(snapshot)
 
+    # Free page reporting and hinting fragment guest memory VMAs
+    # making it harder to identify them in the memory monitor.
+    microvm.memory_monitor = None
+
     # Wait out the polling interval, then get the updated stats.
     time.sleep(STATS_POLLING_INTERVAL_S * 2)
     stats_after_snap = microvm.api.balloon_stats.get().json()
@@ -462,6 +469,9 @@ def test_hinting_reporting_snapshot(uvm_plain_any, microvm_factory, method):
     """
     vm = uvm_plain_any
     vm.spawn()
+    # Free page reporting and hinting fragment guest memory VMAs
+    # making it harder to identify them in the memory monitor.
+    vm.memory_monitor = None
     vm.basic_config(
         vcpu_count=2,
         mem_size_mib=256,
@@ -509,6 +519,10 @@ def test_hinting_reporting_snapshot(uvm_plain_any, microvm_factory, method):
     snapshot = vm.snapshot_full()
     microvm = microvm_factory.build_from_snapshot(snapshot)
 
+    # Free page reporting and hinting fragment guest memory VMAs
+    # making it harder to identify them in the memory monitor.
+    microvm.memory_monitor = None
+
     microvm.ssh.check_output(
         "nohup /usr/local/bin/fast_page_fault_helper >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null &"
     )
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_hotplug_memory.py b/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_hotplug_memory.py
index bee78c3d56c..61a9dbfe537 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_hotplug_memory.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_hotplug_memory.py
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ def uvm_resumed_memhp(
         snapshot_type,
     )
     snapshot = uvm.make_snapshot(snapshot_type)
-    return microvm_factory.build_from_snapshot(snapshot, uffd_handler_name=uffd_handler)
+    uvm2 = microvm_factory.build_from_snapshot(snapshot, uffd_handler_name=uffd_handler)
+    uvm2.memory_monitor = None
+
+    return uvm2
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(
@@ -372,6 +375,8 @@ def test_snapshot_restore_incremental(uvm_plain_6_1, microvm_factory):
             use_snapshot_editor=True,
         )
     ):
+        uvm.memory_monitor = None
+
         # check checksums of previous cycles
         for j in range(i):
             _, checksum, _ = uvm.ssh.check_output(f"sha256sum /dev/shm/mem_hp_test_{j}")