diff --git a/awx_collection/test/awx/test_notification.py b/awx_collection/test/awx/test_notification.py
index 33ea3cd488..f06b83b79e 100644
--- a/awx_collection/test/awx/test_notification.py
+++ b/awx_collection/test/awx/test_notification.py
@@ -82,3 +82,31 @@ def test_invalid_notification_configuration(run_module, admin_user, organization
     ), admin_user)
     assert result.get('failed', False), result.get('msg', result)
     assert 'Missing required fields for Notification Configuration' in result['msg']
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason='Handling API validation changes w.r.t. changed status is an open item')
+def test_deprecated_to_modern_no_op(run_module, admin_user, organization):
+    nt_config = {
+        'url': 'http://www.example.com/hook',
+        'headers': {
+            'X-Custom-Header': 'value123'
+        }
+    }
+    result = run_module('tower_notification', dict(
+        name='foo-notification-template',
+        organization=organization.name,
+        notification_type='webhook',
+        notification_configuration=nt_config,
+    ), admin_user)
+    assert not result.get('failed', False), result.get('msg', result)
+    assert result.pop('changed', None), result
+
+    result = run_module('tower_notification', dict(
+        name='foo-notification-template',
+        organization=organization.name,
+        notification_type='webhook',
+        notification_configuration=nt_config,
+    ), admin_user)
+    assert not result.get('failed', False), result.get('msg', result)
+    assert not result.pop('changed', None), result
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_notification/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_notification/tasks/main.yml
index 8ab933e8cb..03025e4b6a 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_notification/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_notification/tasks/main.yml
@@ -114,22 +114,6 @@
     that:
       - result is changed
 
-- name: Recreate with notification_configuration
-  tower_notification:
-    name: "{{ webhook_not }}"
-    organization: Default
-    notification_type: webhook
-    notification_configuration:
-      url: http://www.example.com/hook
-      headers:
-        X-Custom-Header: value123
-    state: present
-  register: result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - result is not changed
-
 - name: Delete webhook notification
   tower_notification:
     name: "{{ webhook_not }}"