diff --git a/tests/integration/bridge.go b/tests/integration/bridge.go
index 67d6ae447..746168fc7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/bridge.go
+++ b/tests/integration/bridge.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (b *bridge) Close() {
 	b.wg.Wait()
 }
 
-func (b *bridge) Reset() {
+func (b *bridge) DropConnections() {
 	b.mu.Lock()
 	defer b.mu.Unlock()
 	for bc := range b.conns {
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ func (b *bridge) Reset() {
 	b.conns = make(map[*bridgeConn]struct{})
 }
 
-func (b *bridge) Pause() {
+func (b *bridge) PauseConnections() {
 	b.mu.Lock()
 	b.pausec = make(chan struct{})
 	b.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
-func (b *bridge) Unpause() {
+func (b *bridge) UnpauseConnections() {
 	b.mu.Lock()
 	select {
 	case <-b.pausec:
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/black_hole_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/black_hole_test.go
index c9a199558..4445c69f6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/black_hole_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/black_hole_test.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestBalancerUnderBlackholeKeepAliveWatch(t *testing.T) {
 	// give enough time for balancer resolution
 	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 
-	clus.Members[0].Blackhole()
+	clus.Members[0].Bridge().Blackhole()
 
 	if _, err = clus.Client(1).Put(context.TODO(), "foo", "bar"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ func TestBalancerUnderBlackholeKeepAliveWatch(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("took too long to receive watch events")
 	}
 
-	clus.Members[0].Unblackhole()
+	clus.Members[0].Bridge().Unblackhole()
 
 	// waiting for moving eps[0] out of unhealthy, so that it can be re-pined.
 	time.Sleep(ccfg.DialTimeout)
 
-	clus.Members[1].Blackhole()
+	clus.Members[1].Bridge().Blackhole()
 
 	// make sure client[0] can connect to eps[0] after remove the blackhole.
 	if _, err = clus.Client(0).Get(context.TODO(), "foo"); err != nil {
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func testBalancerUnderBlackholeNoKeepAlive(t *testing.T, op func(*clientv3.Clien
 	cli.SetEndpoints(eps...)
 
 	// blackhole eps[0]
-	clus.Members[0].Blackhole()
+	clus.Members[0].Bridge().Blackhole()
 
 	// With round robin balancer, client will make a request to a healthy endpoint
 	// within a few requests.
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/kv_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/kv_test.go
index 9cfd5b02c..6cfd471ee 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/kv_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/kv_test.go
@@ -884,12 +884,12 @@ func TestKVPutAtMostOnce(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		clus.Members[0].DropConnections()
+		clus.Members[0].Bridge().DropConnections()
 		donec := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
 			defer close(donec)
 			for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-				clus.Members[0].DropConnections()
+				clus.Members[0].Bridge().DropConnections()
 				time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
 			}
 		}()
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/lease/leasing_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/lease/leasing_test.go
index 47b776c5a..e9d28c3a8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/lease/leasing_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/lease/leasing_test.go
@@ -1509,11 +1509,11 @@ func TestLeasingReconnectOwnerConsistency(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		v := fmt.Sprintf("%d", i)
 		donec := make(chan struct{})
-		clus.Members[0].DropConnections()
+		clus.Members[0].Bridge().DropConnections()
 		go func() {
 			defer close(donec)
 			for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
-				clus.Members[0].DropConnections()
+				clus.Members[0].Bridge().DropConnections()
 				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
 			}
 		}()
@@ -1663,9 +1663,9 @@ func TestLeasingReconnectTxn(t *testing.T) {
 	donec := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
 		defer close(donec)
-		clus.Members[0].DropConnections()
+		clus.Members[0].Bridge().DropConnections()
 		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-			clus.Members[0].DropConnections()
+			clus.Members[0].Bridge().DropConnections()
 			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
 		}
 		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -1703,11 +1703,11 @@ func TestLeasingReconnectNonOwnerGet(t *testing.T) {
 	n := 0
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		donec := make(chan struct{})
-		clus.Members[0].DropConnections()
+		clus.Members[0].Bridge().DropConnections()
 		go func() {
 			defer close(donec)
 			for j := 0; j < 10; j++ {
-				clus.Members[0].DropConnections()
+				clus.Members[0].Bridge().DropConnections()
 				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
 			}
 		}()
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/watch_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/watch_test.go
index b5a0dd08f..7a992ecf9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/watch_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/watch_test.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func testWatchReconnRequest(t *testing.T, wctx *watchctx) {
 		defer close(donec)
 		// take down watcher connection
 		for {
-			wctx.clus.Members[wctx.wclientMember].DropConnections()
+			wctx.clus.Members[wctx.wclientMember].Bridge().DropConnections()
 			select {
 			case <-timer:
 				// spinning on close may live lock reconnection
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func testWatchReconnInit(t *testing.T, wctx *watchctx) {
 	if wctx.ch = wctx.w.Watch(context.TODO(), "a"); wctx.ch == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected non-nil channel")
 	}
-	wctx.clus.Members[wctx.wclientMember].DropConnections()
+	wctx.clus.Members[wctx.wclientMember].Bridge().DropConnections()
 	// watcher should recover
 	putAndWatch(t, wctx, "a", "a")
 }
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func testWatchReconnRunning(t *testing.T, wctx *watchctx) {
 	}
 	putAndWatch(t, wctx, "a", "a")
 	// take down watcher connection
-	wctx.clus.Members[wctx.wclientMember].DropConnections()
+	wctx.clus.Members[wctx.wclientMember].Bridge().DropConnections()
 	// watcher should recover
 	putAndWatch(t, wctx, "a", "b")
 }
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ func TestWatchResumeInitRev(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("got (%v, %v), expected create notification rev=4", resp, ok)
 	}
 	// pause wch
-	clus.Members[0].DropConnections()
-	clus.Members[0].PauseConnections()
+	clus.Members[0].Bridge().DropConnections()
+	clus.Members[0].Bridge().PauseConnections()
 
 	select {
 	case resp, ok := <-wch:
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func TestWatchResumeInitRev(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// resume wch
-	clus.Members[0].UnpauseConnections()
+	clus.Members[0].Bridge().UnpauseConnections()
 
 	select {
 	case resp, ok := <-wch:
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ func TestWatchWithCreatedNotificationDropConn(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected created event, got %v", resp)
 	}
 
-	cluster.Members[0].DropConnections()
+	cluster.Members[0].Bridge().DropConnections()
 
 	// check watch channel doesn't post another watch response.
 	select {
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ func TestWatchOverlapContextCancel(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWatchOverlapDropConnContextCancel(t *testing.T) {
 	f := func(clus *integration.ClusterV3) {
-		clus.Members[0].DropConnections()
+		clus.Members[0].Bridge().DropConnections()
 	}
 	testWatchOverlapContextCancel(t, f)
 }
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ func TestWatchStressResumeClose(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := range wchs {
 		wchs[i] = cli.Watch(ctx, "abc")
 	}
-	clus.Members[0].DropConnections()
+	clus.Members[0].Bridge().DropConnections()
 	cancel()
 	if err := cli.Close(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/tests/integration/cluster.go b/tests/integration/cluster.go
index 37bb40b59..cf1c37520 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cluster.go
+++ b/tests/integration/cluster.go
@@ -772,6 +772,13 @@ func (m *member) addBridge() (*bridge, error) {
 	return m.grpcBridge, nil
 }
 
+func (m *member) Bridge() *bridge {
+	if !m.useBridge {
+		m.Logger.Panic("Bridge not available. Please configure using bridge before creating cluster.")
+	}
+	return m.grpcBridge
+}
+
 func (m *member) grpcAddr() string {
 	// prefix with localhost so cert has right domain
 	addr := "localhost:" + m.Name
@@ -796,12 +803,6 @@ func (m *member) ElectionTimeout() time.Duration {
 
 func (m *member) ID() types.ID { return m.s.ID() }
 
-func (m *member) DropConnections()    { m.grpcBridge.Reset() }
-func (m *member) PauseConnections()   { m.grpcBridge.Pause() }
-func (m *member) UnpauseConnections() { m.grpcBridge.Unpause() }
-func (m *member) Blackhole()          { m.grpcBridge.Blackhole() }
-func (m *member) Unblackhole()        { m.grpcBridge.Unblackhole() }
-
 // NewClientV3 creates a new grpc client connection to the member
 func NewClientV3(m *member) (*clientv3.Client, error) {
 	if m.grpcURL == "" {
diff --git a/tests/integration/v3_watch_test.go b/tests/integration/v3_watch_test.go
index b249a8649..a969cc6aa 100644
--- a/tests/integration/v3_watch_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/v3_watch_test.go
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ func TestV3WatchClose(t *testing.T) {
 		}()
 	}
 
-	clus.Members[0].DropConnections()
+	clus.Members[0].Bridge().DropConnections()
 	wg.Wait()
 }