diff --git a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/capella/block_processing/test_process_deposit.py b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/capella/block_processing/test_process_deposit.py
index e0603d301..139ced515 100644
--- a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/capella/block_processing/test_process_deposit.py
+++ b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/capella/block_processing/test_process_deposit.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from eth2spec.test.context import (
     spec_state_test,
     with_capella_and_later,
 )
+from eth2spec.test.helpers.forks import is_post_eip7251
 from eth2spec.test.helpers.state import next_epoch_via_block
 from eth2spec.test.helpers.deposits import (
     prepare_state_and_deposit,
@@ -30,10 +31,25 @@ def test_success_top_up_to_withdrawn_validator(spec, state):
 
     yield from run_deposit_processing(spec, state, deposit, validator_index)
 
-    assert state.balances[validator_index] == amount
-    assert state.validators[validator_index].effective_balance == 0
+    if is_post_eip7251(spec):
+        pending_balance_deposits_len = len(state.pending_balance_deposits)
+        pending_balance_deposit = state.pending_balance_deposits[pending_balance_deposits_len - 1]
+        assert pending_balance_deposit.amount == amount
+        assert pending_balance_deposit.index == validator_index
+    else:
+        assert state.balances[validator_index] == amount
+        assert state.validators[validator_index].effective_balance == 0
 
     validator = state.validators[validator_index]
     balance = state.balances[validator_index]
     current_epoch = spec.get_current_epoch(state)
-    assert spec.is_fully_withdrawable_validator(validator, balance, current_epoch)
+
+    if is_post_eip7251(spec):
+        has_execution_withdrawal = spec.has_execution_withdrawal_credential(validator)
+        is_withdrawable = validator.withdrawable_epoch <= current_epoch
+        has_non_zero_balance = pending_balance_deposit.amount > 0
+        # NOTE: directly compute `is_fully_withdrawable_validator` conditions here
+        # to work around how the epoch processing changed balance updates
+        assert has_execution_withdrawal and is_withdrawable and has_non_zero_balance
+    else:
+        assert spec.is_fully_withdrawable_validator(validator, balance, current_epoch)