diff --git a/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/components/sdspi_tests/sdmmc_test_probe_spi.c b/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/components/sdspi_tests/sdmmc_test_probe_spi.c
index 42da8c1e93..f765e52a65 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/components/sdspi_tests/sdmmc_test_probe_spi.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/components/sdspi_tests/sdmmc_test_probe_spi.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ static void do_one_sdspi_probe(int slot, int freq_khz)
     sdmmc_card_print_info(stdout, &card);
     uint8_t* buffer = heap_caps_calloc(512, 1, MALLOC_CAP_DMA);
     TEST_ESP_OK(sdmmc_read_sectors(&card, buffer, 0, 1));
+    free(buffer);
     sdmmc_test_spi_end(slot, &card);
 }
 
@@ -32,21 +33,16 @@ TEST_CASE("sdspi probe, slot 0, HS", "[sdspi]")
     do_one_sdspi_probe(SLOT_0, SDMMC_FREQ_HIGHSPEED);
 }
 
-#if !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32 && !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3
-//TODO: IDF-8750. Leaks too much memory, needs check
 TEST_CASE("sdspi probe, slot 1", "[sdspi]")
 {
     do_one_sdspi_probe(SLOT_1, SDMMC_FREQ_PROBING);
     do_one_sdspi_probe(SLOT_1, SDMMC_FREQ_DEFAULT);
     do_one_sdspi_probe(SLOT_1, SDMMC_FREQ_CUSTOM_10M);
 }
-#endif
 
-#if !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32 && !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3
-//TODO: IDF-8749
-//here freq should be changed to SDMMC_FREQ_HIGHSPEED after fixing IDF-8749
 TEST_CASE("sdspi probe, slot 1, HS", "[sdspi]")
 {
+    //TODO: IDF-8749
+    //here freq should be changed to SDMMC_FREQ_HIGHSPEED after fixing IDF-8749
     do_one_sdspi_probe(SLOT_1, SDMMC_FREQ_DEFAULT);
 }
-#endif
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/components/sdspi_tests/sdmmc_test_rw_spi.c b/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/components/sdspi_tests/sdmmc_test_rw_spi.c
index a45e5f0c13..916498b3c9 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/components/sdspi_tests/sdmmc_test_rw_spi.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/components/sdspi_tests/sdmmc_test_rw_spi.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ TEST_CASE("sdspi read/write performance, slot 0", "[sdspi]")
     do_one_sdspi_perf_test(SLOT_0, SDMMC_FREQ_HIGHSPEED);
 }
 
-#if !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32 && !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3
-//TODO: IDF-8749
-//here freq should be changed to SDMMC_FREQ_HIGHSPEED after fixing IDF-8749
 TEST_CASE("sdspi read/write performance, slot 1", "[sdspi]")
 {
+    //TODO: IDF-8749
+    //here freq should be changed to SDMMC_FREQ_HIGHSPEED after fixing IDF-8749
     do_one_sdspi_perf_test(SLOT_1, SDMMC_FREQ_DEFAULT);
 }
-#endif
 
 /* ========== Read/write tests with offset, SPI ========== */
 
@@ -52,14 +50,12 @@ TEST_CASE("sdspi read/write performance with offset, slot 0", "[sdspi]")
     do_one_sdspi_rw_test_with_offset(SLOT_0, SDMMC_FREQ_HIGHSPEED);
 }
 
-#if !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32 && !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3
-//TODO: IDF-8749
-//here freq should be changed to SDMMC_FREQ_HIGHSPEED after fixing IDF-8749
 TEST_CASE("sdspi read/write performance with offset, slot 1", "[sdspi]")
 {
+    //TODO: IDF-8749
+    //here freq should be changed to SDMMC_FREQ_HIGHSPEED after fixing IDF-8749
     do_one_sdspi_rw_test_with_offset(SLOT_1, SDMMC_FREQ_DEFAULT);
 }
-#endif
 
 /* ========== Read/write tests with unaligned source/destination buffer, SPI ========== */
 
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/main/test_app_main.c b/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/main/test_app_main.c
index 274579059d..b165025bc9 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/main/test_app_main.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/main/test_app_main.c
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@
 
 void setUp(void)
 {
+    printf("%s", ""); /* sneakily lazy-allocate the reent structure for this test task */
     unity_utils_record_free_mem();
 }
 
 void tearDown(void)
 {
+    esp_reent_cleanup();
     unity_utils_evaluate_leaks_direct(TEST_MEMORY_LEAK_THRESHOLD);
 }
 
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/pytest_sdspi.py b/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/pytest_sdspi.py
index f2d30a8c2d..1364f7e91d 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/pytest_sdspi.py
+++ b/components/esp_driver_sdspi/test_apps/sdspi/pytest_sdspi.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
-
 from pytest_embedded_idf import IdfDut
 
 
 def test_sdspi(dut: IdfDut) -> None:
-    dut.run_all_single_board_cases()
+    dut.run_all_single_board_cases(reset=True)