diff --git a/content/en/docs/tasks/traffic-management/ingress/ingress-sni-passthrough/gtwapi_test.sh b/content/en/docs/tasks/traffic-management/ingress/ingress-sni-passthrough/gtwapi_test.sh
index 8338a36bf4..e95c5c62e8 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/tasks/traffic-management/ingress/ingress-sni-passthrough/gtwapi_test.sh
+++ b/content/en/docs/tasks/traffic-management/ingress/ingress-sni-passthrough/gtwapi_test.sh
@@ -18,14 +18,11 @@
 source "tests/util/gateway-api.sh"
 install_gateway_api_crds
 
-# @setup profile=none
-istioctl install --set profile=minimal -y
+# @setup profile=minimal
 source "content/en/docs/tasks/traffic-management/ingress/ingress-sni-passthrough/test.sh"
 
 # @cleanup
 snip_cleanup_2
 snip_cleanup_3
 snip_cleanup_4
-istioctl uninstall --purge -y
-kubectl delete ns istio-system
 remove_gateway_api_crds
diff --git a/tests/setup/profile_minimal/doc_test.go b/tests/setup/profile_minimal/doc_test.go
index c9e4463304..54f133330b 100644
--- a/tests/setup/profile_minimal/doc_test.go
+++ b/tests/setup/profile_minimal/doc_test.go
@@ -37,11 +37,20 @@ func TestDocs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func setupConfig(ctx resource.Context, cfg *istio.Config) {
+	// FIXME: test framework does not honor profile=minimal config at present,
+	// hence we have to explicitly disable the gateways.
 	cfg.ControlPlaneValues = `
-profile: minimal
 values:
   pilot:
     env:
       PILOT_ENABLE_CONFIG_DISTRIBUTION_TRACKING: true
+components:
+  egressGateways:
+  - enabled: false
+    name: istio-egressgateway
+  ingressGateways:
+  - enabled: false
+    name: istio-ingressgateway
 `
+	cfg.DeployEastWestGW = false
 }