diff --git a/integ-test/build.gradle b/integ-test/build.gradle
index 4a071bfefe6..b010035fd21 100644
--- a/integ-test/build.gradle
+++ b/integ-test/build.gradle
@@ -1354,6 +1354,20 @@ task integTestRemote(type: RestIntegTestTask) {
             //  - STREAMSTATS_SORT_NOT_HONORED: streamstats computes its window over the backend scan
             //    order, ignoring a preceding `| sort` (the OVER clause has no explicit ORDER BY).
             excludeTestsMatching '*CalciteStreamstatsCommandIT.testStreamstatsAndSort'
+        } else {
+            // Suites that require the analytics-engine plugin stack. They create composite
+            // (parquet-backed) indices and depend on the node-level settings
+            // opensearch.experimental.feature.pluggable.dataformat.enabled and
+            // opensearch.experimental.feature.transport.stream.enabled. Each already has a
+            // dedicated task whose testClusters block provisions that stack --
+            // :analyticsEngineCompatIT, :analyticsEngineSecurityIT and :analyticsEngineProfileIT --
+            // whereas integTestRemote runs against an externally provided cluster and can neither
+            // install plugins nor set node settings, so they fail during setup instead of being
+            // skipped. Gated here rather than listed with the exclusions below so that all
+            // analytics-engine filtering for this task stays in one place.
+            excludeTestsMatching 'org.opensearch.sql.plugin.AnalyticsEngineCompatIT'
+            excludeTestsMatching 'org.opensearch.sql.security.AnalyticsEngineSecurityIT'
+            excludeTestsMatching 'org.opensearch.sql.analytics.AnalyticsEngineProfileIT'
         }
     }
 
@@ -1366,4 +1380,14 @@ task integTestRemote(type: RestIntegTestTask) {
     exclude 'org/opensearch/sql/legacy/QueryAnalysisIT.class'
     exclude 'org/opensearch/sql/legacy/OrderIT.class'
     exclude 'org/opensearch/sql/jdbc/**'
+
+    // Suites that query a Prometheus datasource and so need a running Prometheus instance.
+    // integTest applies the same condition (it starts Prometheus itself unless -DignorePrometheus
+    // is passed, and never on Windows); this task honours the flag so a caller pointing it at an
+    // environment without Prometheus gets the suites skipped rather than failing during setup.
+    if(getOSFamilyType() == "windows" || ignorePrometheus) {
+        exclude 'org/opensearch/sql/ppl/PrometheusDataSourceCommandsIT.class'
+        exclude 'org/opensearch/sql/ppl/ShowDataSourcesCommandIT.class'
+        exclude 'org/opensearch/sql/ppl/InformationSchemaCommandIT.class'
+    }
 }