diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd97cdc1..b5b30d10 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 ## Features
 * Add support for materialized views ([#6911](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/6911))
+  * important note! unlike [dbt's materialized view](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/build/materializations), [Synapse's materialized view](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/statements/create-materialized-view-as-select-transact-sql?view=azure-sqldw-latest&context=%2Fazure%2Fsynapse-analytics%2Fcontext%2Fcontext) must be created using aggregation and/or "GROUP BY"! 
 * ~~dbt clone ([#7258](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/7258)~~ Synapse does not support CLONE)
 * Revamp dbt debug ([#7104](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/7104))
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/test_materialized_views.py b/tests/functional/adapter/test_materialized_views.py
index 955ea640..06e86220 100644
--- a/tests/functional/adapter/test_materialized_views.py
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/test_materialized_views.py
@@ -39,6 +39,36 @@
 """
 
 
+def drop_cascade(project, test_model_identifier):
+    # SYNAPSE HAS NO "DROP SCHEMA...CASCADE"
+    # so drop all test materializations, to allow drop my_seed
+    # "my_materialized_view" always created in setup(), so always need to be dropped before my_seed
+    for identifier in ["my_materialized_view", test_model_identifier]:
+        project.run_sql(
+            f"""
+        if object_id ('"{project.test_schema}"."{identifier}"','V') is not null
+            begin
+            drop view "{project.test_schema}"."{identifier}"
+            end
+
+        if object_id ('"{project.test_schema}"."{identifier}"','U') is not null
+            begin
+            drop table "{project.test_schema}"."{identifier}"
+            end
+        """
+        )
+    # then drop object my_seed, to allow drop schema
+    project.run_sql(
+        f"""
+    if object_id ('"{project.test_schema}"."my_seed"','U') is not null
+        begin
+        drop table "{project.test_schema}"."my_seed"
+        end
+    """
+    )
+    # finally drop schema can proceed in setup function
+
+
 class TestMaterializedViewsBasicSynapse(MaterializedViewBasic):
     @pytest.fixture(scope="class", autouse=True)
     def models(self):
@@ -48,7 +78,7 @@ def models(self):
             "my_materialized_view.sql": MY_MATERIALIZED_VIEW,
         }
 
-    @pytest.fixture(scope="class", autouse=True)
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="function", autouse=True)
     def setup(self, project, my_materialized_view):
         run_dbt(["seed"])
         run_dbt(["run", "--models", my_materialized_view.identifier, "--full-refresh"])
@@ -60,6 +90,8 @@ def setup(self, project, my_materialized_view):
 
         # and then reset them after the test runs
         set_model_file(project, my_materialized_view, initial_model)
+        # Synapse no support "if exists" and "cascade"
+        project.run_sql(f"drop schema {project.test_schema}")
 
     def test_materialized_view_create(self, project):
         # check relation types
@@ -67,7 +99,9 @@ def test_materialized_view_create(self, project):
             # sys.objects has no type "materialized view", it's type "view"
             "my_materialized_view": "view",
         }
-        return check_relation_types(project.adapter, expected)
+        check_relation_types(project.adapter, expected)
+
+        drop_cascade(project, "my_materialized_view")
 
     def test_materialized_view_create_idempotent(self, project, my_materialized_view):
         # setup creates it once; verify it's there and run once
@@ -80,25 +114,29 @@ def test_materialized_view_create_idempotent(self, project, my_materialized_view
         run_dbt(["run", "--models", my_materialized_view.identifier])
         expected = {
             # sys.objects has no type "materialized view", it's type "view"
-            "my_materialized_view": "view",
+            my_materialized_view.identifier: "view",
         }
         check_relation_types(project.adapter, expected)
 
+        drop_cascade(project, my_materialized_view.identifier)
+
     def test_materialized_view_full_refresh(self, project, my_materialized_view):
         _, logs = run_dbt_and_capture(
             ["--debug", "run", "--models", my_materialized_view.identifier, "--full-refresh"]
         )
         expected = {
             # sys.objects has no type "materialized view", it's type "view"
-            "my_materialized_view": "view",
+            my_materialized_view.identifier: "view",
         }
         check_relation_types(project.adapter, expected)
         assert_message_in_logs(f"Applying REPLACE to: {my_materialized_view}", logs)
 
+        drop_cascade(project, my_materialized_view.identifier)
+
     def test_materialized_view_replaces_table(self, project, my_table):
         run_dbt(["run", "--models", my_table.identifier])
         expected = {
-            "my_table": "table",
+            my_table.identifier: "table",
         }
         check_relation_types(project.adapter, expected)
 
@@ -107,14 +145,16 @@ def test_materialized_view_replaces_table(self, project, my_table):
         run_dbt(["run", "--models", my_table.identifier])
         expected = {
             # sys.objects has no type "materialized view", it's type "view"
-            "my_table": "view",
+            my_table.identifier: "view",
         }
         check_relation_types(project.adapter, expected)
 
+        drop_cascade(project, my_table.identifier)
+
     def test_materialized_view_replaces_view(self, project, my_view):
         run_dbt(["run", "--models", my_view.identifier])
         expected = {
-            "my_view": "view",
+            my_view.identifier: "view",
         }
         check_relation_types(project.adapter, expected)
 
@@ -123,15 +163,17 @@ def test_materialized_view_replaces_view(self, project, my_view):
         run_dbt(["run", "--models", my_view.identifier])
         expected = {
             # sys.objects has no type "materialized view", it's type "view"
-            "my_view": "view",
+            my_view.identifier: "view",
         }
         check_relation_types(project.adapter, expected)
 
+        drop_cascade(project, my_view.identifier)
+
     def test_table_replaces_materialized_view(self, project, my_materialized_view):
         run_dbt(["run", "--models", my_materialized_view.identifier])
         expected = {
             # sys.objects has no type "materialized view", it's type "view"
-            "my_materialized_view": "view",
+            my_materialized_view.identifier: "view",
         }
         check_relation_types(project.adapter, expected)
 
@@ -139,16 +181,17 @@ def test_table_replaces_materialized_view(self, project, my_materialized_view):
 
         run_dbt(["run", "--models", my_materialized_view.identifier])
         expected = {
-            "my_materialized_view": "table",
+            my_materialized_view.identifier: "table",
         }
         check_relation_types(project.adapter, expected)
 
+        drop_cascade(project, my_materialized_view.identifier)
+
     def test_view_replaces_materialized_view(self, project, my_materialized_view):
-        self.swap_table_to_materialized_view(project, my_materialized_view)  # hotfix
         run_dbt(["run", "--models", my_materialized_view.identifier])
         expected = {
             # sys.objects has no type "materialized view", it's type "view"
-            "my_materialized_view": "view",
+            my_materialized_view.identifier: "view",
         }
         check_relation_types(project.adapter, expected)
 
@@ -156,10 +199,12 @@ def test_view_replaces_materialized_view(self, project, my_materialized_view):
 
         run_dbt(["run", "--models", my_materialized_view.identifier])
         expected = {
-            "my_materialized_view": "view",
+            my_materialized_view.identifier: "view",
         }
         check_relation_types(project.adapter, expected)
 
+        drop_cascade(project, my_materialized_view.identifier)
+
     @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Synapse materialized view is always updated")
     def test_materialized_view_only_updates_after_refresh(
         self, project, my_materialized_view, my_seed