diff --git a/.github/workflows/L2-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/L2-tests.yml
index 668d0aeb..9dec2447 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/L2-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/L2-tests.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: rdkcentral/entservices-testframework
           path: entservices-testframework
-          ref: develop
+          ref: RDKEMW-4719_upto_date_validation_L1
           token: ${{ secrets.RDKCM_RDKE }}
 
       - name: Checkout googletest
diff --git a/Tests/L1Tests/tests/test_FirmwareUpdate.cpp b/Tests/L1Tests/tests/test_FirmwareUpdate.cpp
index a9320f65..fba71e07 100644
--- a/Tests/L1Tests/tests/test_FirmwareUpdate.cpp
+++ b/Tests/L1Tests/tests/test_FirmwareUpdate.cpp
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ TEST_F(FirmwareUpdateTest, EmptyFirmwareFilepath)
 {
 
     EXPECT_EQ(Core::ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER, handler.Invoke(connection, _T("updateFirmware"), _T("{\"firmwareFilepath\":\"\" ,\"firmwareType\":\"PCI\"}"), response));    
-    EXPECT_EQ(Core::ERROR_NONE, handler.Invoke(connection, _T("getUpdateState"), _T("{}"), response));
-    EXPECT_EQ(response, string("{\"state\":\"VALIDATION_FAILED\",\"substate\":\"FIRMWARE_NOT_FOUND\"}"));
 }
 
 TEST_F(FirmwareUpdateTest, FirmwareFilepath_not_exist)
@@ -162,8 +160,6 @@ TEST_F(FirmwareUpdateTest, FirmwareFilepath_not_exist)
     const char* filePath = "/tmp/ELTE11MWR_MIDDLEWARE_DEV_default_20241122145614.bin";
     std::remove(filePath);
     EXPECT_EQ(Core::ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER, handler.Invoke(connection, _T("updateFirmware"), _T("{\"firmwareFilepath\":\"/tmp/ELTE11MWR_MIDDLEWARE_DEV_default_20241122145614.bin\" ,\"firmwareType\":\"PCI\"}"), response));
-    EXPECT_EQ(Core::ERROR_NONE, handler.Invoke(connection, _T("getUpdateState"), _T("{}"), response));
-    EXPECT_EQ(response, string("{\"state\":\"VALIDATION_FAILED\",\"substate\":\"FIRMWARE_NOT_FOUND\"}"));    
 }
 
 TEST_F(FirmwareUpdateTest, EmptyFirmwareType)
@@ -172,10 +168,6 @@ TEST_F(FirmwareUpdateTest, EmptyFirmwareType)
     if (outfile.is_open()) {
 
         EXPECT_EQ(Core::ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER, handler.Invoke(connection, _T("updateFirmware"), _T("{\"firmwareFilepath\":\"/tmp/ELTE11MWR_MIDDLEWARE_DEV_default_20241122145614.bin\" ,\"firmwareType\":\"\"}"), response));
-
-
-        EXPECT_EQ(Core::ERROR_NONE, handler.Invoke(connection, _T("getUpdateState"), _T("{}"), response));
-        EXPECT_EQ(response, string("{\"state\":\"VALIDATION_FAILED\",\"substate\":\"NOT_APPLICABLE\"}"));
     }
 }
 
@@ -185,10 +177,6 @@ TEST_F(FirmwareUpdateTest, InvalidFirmwareType)
     if (outfile.is_open()) {
 
         EXPECT_EQ(Core::ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER, handler.Invoke(connection, _T("updateFirmware"), _T("{\"firmwareFilepath\":\"/tmp/ELTE11MWR_MIDDLEWARE_DEV_default_20241122145614.bin\" ,\"firmwareType\":\"ABC\"}"), response));
-
-
-        EXPECT_EQ(Core::ERROR_NONE, handler.Invoke(connection, _T("getUpdateState"), _T("{}"), response));
-        EXPECT_EQ(response, string("{\"state\":\"VALIDATION_FAILED\",\"substate\":\"NOT_APPLICABLE\"}"));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/build_dependencies.sh b/build_dependencies.sh
index d2708f15..bf4c8409 100644
--- a/build_dependencies.sh
+++ b/build_dependencies.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ git clone --branch R4.4.1 https://github.com/rdkcentral/Thunder.git
 
 git clone --branch main https://github.com/rdkcentral/entservices-apis.git
 
-git clone https://$GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/rdkcentral/entservices-testframework.git
+git clone --branch RDKEMW-4719_upto_date_validation_L1 https://$GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/rdkcentral/entservices-testframework.git
 
 ############################
 # Build Thunder-Tools