diff --git a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/netconfig/connectivity_tests_spec.rb b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/netconfig/connectivity_tests_spec.rb
index 1231a28491..388e2aa6a0 100644
--- a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/netconfig/connectivity_tests_spec.rb
+++ b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/netconfig/connectivity_tests_spec.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,10 @@ require 'shared-examples'
 manifest = 'netconfig/connectivity_tests.pp'
 
 describe manifest do
+  before(:each) {
+    Puppet::Parser::Functions.newfunction(:url_available) { |args|
+      return true
+    }
+  }
   test_ubuntu_and_centos manifest
 end
diff --git a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/ntp/ntp-check_spec.rb b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/ntp/ntp-check_spec.rb
index c746d3902d..640361f037 100644
--- a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/ntp/ntp-check_spec.rb
+++ b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/ntp/ntp-check_spec.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,10 @@ require 'shared-examples'
 manifest = 'ntp/ntp-check.pp'
 
 describe manifest do
+  before(:each) {
+    Puppet::Parser::Functions.newfunction(:ntp_available) { |args|
+      return true
+    }
+  }
   test_ubuntu_and_centos manifest
 end