diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_do_grant.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_do_grant.result
index 65c60acc651..9eecc1bab3f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_do_grant.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_do_grant.result
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ show grants for rpl_do_grant2@localhost;
 ERROR 42000: There is no such grant defined for user 'rpl_do_grant2' on host 'localhost'
 show grants for rpl_do_grant2@localhost;
 ERROR 42000: There is no such grant defined for user 'rpl_do_grant2' on host 'localhost'
+call mtr.add_suppression("Slave: Operation DROP USER failed for 'create_rout_db'@'localhost' Error_code: 1396");
 DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS bug42217_db;
 CREATE DATABASE  bug42217_db;
 GRANT CREATE ROUTINE ON bug42217_db.* TO 'create_rout_db'@'localhost'
@@ -166,9 +167,12 @@ DROP FUNCTION upgrade_del_func;
 DROP FUNCTION upgrade_alter_func;
 DROP DATABASE bug42217_db;
 DROP USER 'create_rout_db'@'localhost';
-call mtr.add_suppression("Slave: Operation DROP USER failed for 'create_rout_db'@'localhost' Error_code: 1396");
-USE mtr;
-call mtr.add_suppression("Slave: Operation DROP USER failed for 'create_rout_db'@'localhost' Error_code: 1396");
+stop slave;
+drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9;
+reset master;
+reset slave;
+drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9;
+start slave;
 ######## BUG#49119 #######
 ### i) test case from the 'how to repeat section'
 stop slave;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_do_grant.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_do_grant.test
index d6a06f43d18..df61b6847c9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_do_grant.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_do_grant.test
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ show grants for rpl_do_grant2@localhost;
 # BUG42217  mysql.procs_priv does not get replicated
 #####################################################
 connection master; 
+call mtr.add_suppression("Slave: Operation DROP USER failed for 'create_rout_db'@'localhost' Error_code: 1396");
+sync_slave_with_master;
+connection master;
 
 --disable_warnings
 DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS bug42217_db;
@@ -209,12 +212,19 @@ USE bug42217_db;
 DROP FUNCTION upgrade_del_func;
 DROP FUNCTION upgrade_alter_func;
 DROP DATABASE bug42217_db;
+-- sync_slave_with_master
+-- connection master
+
+# user was already dropped in the slave before
+# so no need to wait for the slave to replicate
+# this statement (if it did and we later synced
+# the slave it would end up in an error anyway)
 DROP USER 'create_rout_db'@'localhost';
 
-call mtr.add_suppression("Slave: Operation DROP USER failed for 'create_rout_db'@'localhost' Error_code: 1396");
-connection slave;
-USE mtr;
-call mtr.add_suppression("Slave: Operation DROP USER failed for 'create_rout_db'@'localhost' Error_code: 1396");
+# finish entire clean up (remove binlogs)
+# so that we leave a pristine environment for the
+# following tests
+-- source include/master-slave-reset.inc
 
 # BUG#49119: Master crashes when executing 'REVOKE ... ON
 # {PROCEDURE|FUNCTION} FROM ...'
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_tmp_table_and_DDL.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_tmp_table_and_DDL.test
index 56924a2efe9..b3efb578b68 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_tmp_table_and_DDL.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_tmp_table_and_DDL.test
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ source include/have_binlog_format_row.inc;
 
 LET $ENGINE_TYPE= MyISAM;
 source extra/rpl_tests/rpl_tmp_table_and_DDL.test;
+sync_slave_with_master;