diff --git a/tests/stress_tests/.automation/memcheck_tests/nightly_configs/desktop_test_config.xml b/tests/stress_tests/.automation/memcheck_tests/nightly_configs/desktop_test_config.xml
index 14960077f3c..10f94df96a2 100644
--- a/tests/stress_tests/.automation/memcheck_tests/nightly_configs/desktop_test_config.xml
+++ b/tests/stress_tests/.automation/memcheck_tests/nightly_configs/desktop_test_config.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
         <value>intel/person-attributes-recognition-crossroad-0230/FP32/person-attributes-recognition-crossroad-0230.xml</value>
         <value>intel/face-detection-0100/FP32/face-detection-0100.xml</value>
         <value>intel/face-detection-0102/FP32/face-detection-0102.xml</value>
-        <value>intel/person-reidentification-retail-0031/FP32/person-reidentification-retail-0031.xml</value>
         <value>intel/person-reidentification-retail-0300/FP32/person-reidentification-retail-0300.xml</value>
         <value>intel/instance-segmentation-security-0010/FP32/instance-segmentation-security-0010.xml</value>
         <value>intel/instance-segmentation-security-0083/FP32/instance-segmentation-security-0083.xml</value>
diff --git a/tests/stress_tests/.automation/memcheck_tests/weekly_configs/desktop_test_config.xml b/tests/stress_tests/.automation/memcheck_tests/weekly_configs/desktop_test_config.xml
index 14960077f3c..10f94df96a2 100644
--- a/tests/stress_tests/.automation/memcheck_tests/weekly_configs/desktop_test_config.xml
+++ b/tests/stress_tests/.automation/memcheck_tests/weekly_configs/desktop_test_config.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
         <value>intel/person-attributes-recognition-crossroad-0230/FP32/person-attributes-recognition-crossroad-0230.xml</value>
         <value>intel/face-detection-0100/FP32/face-detection-0100.xml</value>
         <value>intel/face-detection-0102/FP32/face-detection-0102.xml</value>
-        <value>intel/person-reidentification-retail-0031/FP32/person-reidentification-retail-0031.xml</value>
         <value>intel/person-reidentification-retail-0300/FP32/person-reidentification-retail-0300.xml</value>
         <value>intel/instance-segmentation-security-0010/FP32/instance-segmentation-security-0010.xml</value>
         <value>intel/instance-segmentation-security-0083/FP32/instance-segmentation-security-0083.xml</value>
diff --git a/tests/stress_tests/scripts/get_testdata.py b/tests/stress_tests/scripts/get_testdata.py
index 928e26bd3a9..6f02d109df6 100755
--- a/tests/stress_tests/scripts/get_testdata.py
+++ b/tests/stress_tests/scripts/get_testdata.py
@@ -116,36 +116,30 @@ def main():
                         help='Skip errors caused by OMZ while downloading and converting.')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    # Step 0: prepare models list
+    # parse models from test config
     tree = ET.parse(str(args.test_conf))
     root = tree.getroot()
-    models_names = []
+    models_from_cfg = []
     for attributes in root:
         if attributes.tag == "models":
             models = [child.text for child in attributes]
-            models_names = [Path(model).stem for model in models]
+            models_from_cfg = [Path(model).stem for model in models]
             break
 
-    os.makedirs(str(args.omz_models_out_dir), exist_ok=True)
-    models_list_path = args.omz_models_out_dir / "models_list.txt"
-    log.info("List of models from {models_list_path} used for downloader.py and converter.py: "
-             "{models_names}".format(models_list_path=models_list_path, models_names=",".join(models_names)))
-    with open(str(models_list_path), "w") as file:
-        file.writelines([name + "\n" for name in models_names])
-
-    # Step 1: prepare Open Model Zoo
+    # prepare Open Model Zoo
     if args.omz_repo:
         omz_path = Path(args.omz_repo).resolve()
     else:
         omz_path = Path(abs_path('..')) / "_open_model_zoo"
-        # Clone Open Model Zoo into temporary path
+        # clone Open Model Zoo into temporary path
         if os.path.exists(str(omz_path)):
             shutil.rmtree(str(omz_path))
         cmd = 'git clone https://github.com/opencv/open_model_zoo {omz_path}'.format(omz_path=omz_path)
         run_in_subprocess(cmd)
 
-    # Step 3: prepare models
+    # prepare models
     downloader_path = omz_path / "tools" / "downloader" / "downloader.py"
+    models_list_path = args.omz_models_out_dir / "models_list.txt"
     cmd = '{downloader_path} --list {models_list_path}' \
           ' --num_attempts {num_attempts}' \
           ' --output_dir {models_dir}' \
@@ -155,9 +149,21 @@ def main():
                                       models_dir=args.omz_models_out_dir,
                                       cache_dir=args.omz_cache_dir,
                                       jobs_num=DOWNLOADER_JOBS_NUM)
+    models_available = subprocess.check_output(cmd + " --print_all", shell=True, universal_newlines=True).split("\n")
+    models_to_run = set(models_from_cfg).intersection(models_available)
+
+    os.makedirs(str(args.omz_models_out_dir), exist_ok=True)
+    log.info("List of models from {models_list_path} used for downloader.py and converter.py: "
+             "{models_to_run}".format(models_list_path=models_list_path, models_to_run=",".join(models_to_run)))
+    with open(str(models_list_path), "w") as file:
+        file.writelines([name + "\n" for name in models_to_run])
+    if set(models_from_cfg) - models_to_run:
+        log.warning("List of models defined in config but not available in OMZ: {}"
+                    .format(",".join(set(models_from_cfg) - models_to_run)))
+
     run_in_subprocess(cmd, check_call=not args.skip_omz_errors)
 
-    # Step 4: prepare virtual environment and install requirements
+    # prepare virtual environment and install requirements
     python_executable = sys.executable
     if not args.no_venv:
         Venv = VirtualEnv("./.stress_venv")
@@ -171,7 +177,7 @@ def main():
         Venv.create_n_install_requirements(*requirements)
         python_executable = Venv.get_venv_executable()
 
-    # Step 5: convert models to IRs
+    # convert models to IRs
     converter_path = omz_path / "tools" / "downloader" / "converter.py"
     # NOTE: remove --precision if both precisions (FP32 & FP16) required
     cmd = '{executable} {converter_path} --list {models_list_path}' \