diff --git a/system-test/performance-testcases/colo-cpu-only-perf.yml b/system-test/deprecated-testcases/colo-cpu-only-perf.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from system-test/performance-testcases/colo-cpu-only-perf.yml
rename to system-test/deprecated-testcases/colo-cpu-only-perf.yml
diff --git a/system-test/performance-testcases/colo-gpu-perf-high-txcount.yml b/system-test/deprecated-testcases/colo-gpu-perf-high-txcount.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from system-test/performance-testcases/colo-gpu-perf-high-txcount.yml
rename to system-test/deprecated-testcases/colo-gpu-perf-high-txcount.yml
diff --git a/system-test/performance-testcases/colo-gpu-perf.yml b/system-test/deprecated-testcases/colo-gpu-perf.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from system-test/performance-testcases/colo-gpu-perf.yml
rename to system-test/deprecated-testcases/colo-gpu-perf.yml
diff --git a/system-test/performance-testcases/gce-gpu-perf-100-node.yml b/system-test/deprecated-testcases/gce-gpu-perf-100-node.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from system-test/performance-testcases/gce-gpu-perf-100-node.yml
rename to system-test/deprecated-testcases/gce-gpu-perf-100-node.yml
diff --git a/system-test/sanity-testcases/colo-cpu-only-quick-sanity-test.yml b/system-test/sanity-testcases/colo-cpu-only-quick-sanity-test.yml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6020020ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system-test/sanity-testcases/colo-cpu-only-quick-sanity-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+steps:
+  - command: "system-test/testnet-automation.sh"
+    label: "SANITY - Short duration Colo perf sanity.  1 val, 1 client, CPU-only."
+    env:
+      UPLOAD_RESULTS_TO_SLACK: "true"
+      CLOUD_PROVIDER: "colo"
+      TESTNET_TAG: "colo-perf-cpu-only"
+      ENABLE_GPU: "false"
+      TEST_DURATION_SECONDS: 30
+      NUMBER_OF_VALIDATOR_NODES: 1
+      NUMBER_OF_CLIENT_NODES: 1
+      CLIENT_OPTIONS: "bench-tps=1=--tx_count 40000 --thread-batch-sleep-ms 250"
+      ADDITIONAL_FLAGS: ""
+      BOOTSTRAP_VALIDATOR_MAX_STAKE_THRESHOLD: 100
+    agents:
+      - "queue=colo-deploy"
diff --git a/system-test/partition-testcases/colo-partition-sanity-test.yml b/system-test/sanity-testcases/colo-partition-sanity-test.yml
similarity index 83%
rename from system-test/partition-testcases/colo-partition-sanity-test.yml
rename to system-test/sanity-testcases/colo-partition-sanity-test.yml
index d06a5dd1f..2aeceb257 100755
--- a/system-test/partition-testcases/colo-partition-sanity-test.yml
+++ b/system-test/sanity-testcases/colo-partition-sanity-test.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 steps:
   - command: "system-test/testnet-automation.sh"
-    label: "Colo - CPU Only - Partial Loss 3 Partitions"
+    label: "SANITY TEST - Colo - CPU Only - Partial Loss 3 Partitions"
     env:
       UPLOAD_RESULTS_TO_SLACK: "true"
       CLOUD_PROVIDER: "colo"
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ steps:
       PARTITION_ACTIVE_DURATION: 30
       PARTITION_INACTIVE_DURATION: 30
       PARTITION_ITERATION_COUNT: 2
+      BOOTSTRAP_VALIDATOR_MAX_STAKE_THRESHOLD: 100
     agents:
       - "queue=colo-deploy"