diff --git a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/it/BigtableMaterializedViewIT.java b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/it/BigtableMaterializedViewIT.java
index c12d9332b2ed..b339ad1d6407 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/it/BigtableMaterializedViewIT.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/it/BigtableMaterializedViewIT.java
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@
 import com.google.api.gax.rpc.NotFoundException;
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.BigtableInstanceAdminClient;
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.BigtableTableAdminClient;
-import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.CreateInstanceRequest;
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.CreateMaterializedViewRequest;
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.CreateTableRequest;
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.MaterializedView;
-import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.StorageType;
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.Table;
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.UpdateMaterializedViewRequest;
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.test_helpers.env.EmulatorEnv;
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
-import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.ClassRule;
@@ -55,9 +52,8 @@ public class BigtableMaterializedViewIT {
   private static final int[] BACKOFF_DURATION = {2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024};
 
   private BigtableInstanceAdminClient client;
-  private BigtableTableAdminClient tableAdminClient;
   private Table testTable;
-  private String instanceId = "";
+  private String instanceId = testEnvRule.env().getInstanceId();
 
   // TODO: Update this test once emulator supports InstanceAdmin operation
   // https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/issues/1069
@@ -72,23 +68,7 @@ public static void validatePlatform() throws IOException {
   @Before
   public void setUp() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
     client = testEnvRule.env().getInstanceAdminClient();
-
-    instanceId = new PrefixGenerator().newPrefix();
-    client.createInstance(
-        CreateInstanceRequest.of(instanceId)
-            .setDisplayName("BigtableMaterializedViewIT")
-            .addCluster(
-                instanceId + "-c1", testEnvRule.env().getPrimaryZone(), 1, StorageType.SSD));
-    tableAdminClient = testEnvRule.env().getTableAdminClientForInstance(instanceId);
-
-    testTable = createTestTable(tableAdminClient);
-  }
-
-  @After
-  public void deleteInstance() {
-    if (!instanceId.isEmpty()) {
-      client.deleteInstance(instanceId);
-    }
+    testTable = createTestTable(testEnvRule.env().getTableAdminClient());
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/test_helpers/env/TestEnvRule.java b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/test_helpers/env/TestEnvRule.java
index 86fc88adff57..0f3d5e3ef304 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/test_helpers/env/TestEnvRule.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/test_helpers/env/TestEnvRule.java
@@ -24,8 +24,12 @@
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.AppProfile;
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.Cluster;
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.Instance;
+import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.LogicalView;
+import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.MaterializedView;
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.Table;
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.UpdateAuthorizedViewRequest;
+import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.UpdateLogicalViewRequest;
+import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.UpdateMaterializedViewRequest;
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.admin.v2.models.UpdateTableRequest;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -161,8 +165,6 @@ void cleanUpStale() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException, IOException
   /**
    * Clean up AppProfile that were dynamically created in the default instance that have been
    * orphaned.
-   *
-   * @param stalePrefix
    */
   private void cleanupStaleTables(String stalePrefix) {
     LOGGER.info("Start cleaning up stale tables with stalePrefix=" + stalePrefix);
@@ -213,8 +215,6 @@ private void prepTableForDelete(String tableId) {
   /**
    * Clean up AppProfile that were dynamically created in the default instance that have been
    * orphaned.
-   *
-   * @param stalePrefix
    */
   private void cleanUpStaleAppProfile(String stalePrefix) {
     for (AppProfile appProfile :
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ private void cleanUpStaleAppProfile(String stalePrefix) {
   /**
    * Clean up clusters that were dynamically created in the default instance that have been
    * orphaned.
-   *
-   * @param stalePrefix
    */
   private void cleanUpStaleClusters(String stalePrefix)
       throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
@@ -264,11 +262,36 @@ private void cleanUpStaleClusters(String stalePrefix)
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Clean up dynamically created (non-default) instances that have been orphaned.
-   *
-   * @param stalePrefix
-   */
+  private void prepInstanceForDelete(String instanceId) {
+    if (env() instanceof EmulatorEnv) {
+      return;
+    }
+    // Unprotected MaterializedViews.
+    for (MaterializedView materializedView :
+        env().getInstanceAdminClient().listMaterializedViews(instanceId)) {
+      try {
+        env()
+            .getInstanceAdminClient()
+            .updateMaterializedView(
+                UpdateMaterializedViewRequest.of(instanceId, materializedView.getId())
+                    .setDeletionProtection(false));
+      } catch (NotFoundException ignored) {
+      }
+    }
+    // Unprotected LogicalViews.
+    for (LogicalView logicalView : env().getInstanceAdminClient().listLogicalViews(instanceId)) {
+      try {
+        env()
+            .getInstanceAdminClient()
+            .updateLogicalView(
+                UpdateLogicalViewRequest.of(instanceId, logicalView.getId())
+                    .setDeletionProtection(false));
+      } catch (NotFoundException ignored) {
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Clean up dynamically created (non-default) instances that have been orphaned. */
   private void cleanUpStaleInstances(String stalePrefix)
       throws IOException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
     for (Instance instance : env().getInstanceAdminClient().listInstances()) {
@@ -279,6 +302,7 @@ private void cleanUpStaleInstances(String stalePrefix)
       if (isNewerThanStale) {
         continue;
       }
+      prepInstanceForDelete(instance.getId());
       try {
         deleteInstance(instance.getId());
       } catch (NotFoundException ignored) {