diff --git a/.azure/ipu-tests.yml b/.azure/ipu-tests.yml
index 8608c77b0d..96c667d505 100644
--- a/.azure/ipu-tests.yml
+++ b/.azure/ipu-tests.yml
@@ -72,17 +72,9 @@ jobs:
     - bash: |
         source ${{ variables.poplar_sdk }}/poplar-ubuntu*/enable.sh
         source ${{ variables.poplar_sdk }}/popart-ubuntu*/enable.sh
-        python -m coverage run --source pytorch_lightning -m pytest
-      workingDirectory: src/pytorch_lightning
-      displayName: 'Testing: PyTorch doctests'
-
-    - bash: |
-        source ${{ variables.poplar_sdk }}/poplar-ubuntu*/enable.sh
-        source ${{ variables.poplar_sdk }}/popart-ubuntu*/enable.sh
-        python -m coverage run --source pytorch_lightning -m pytest -vv --durations=50
+        python -m coverage run --source pytorch_lightning -m pytest tests/tests_pytorch -vv --durations=50
       env:
         MKL_THREADING_LAYER: "GNU"
         POPTORCH_WAIT_FOR_IPU: 1
         PL_RUN_IPU_TESTS: 1
       displayName: 'Testing: PyTorch standard'
-      workingDirectory: tests/tests_pytorch