diff --git a/test/auth/int.spec.ts b/test/auth/int.spec.ts
index a59ef44417..b125ea1609 100644
--- a/test/auth/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/auth/int.spec.ts
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ describe('Auth', () => {
       token = data.loginUser.token
     })
 
-    it('should login', async () => {
+    it('should login', () => {
       expect(user.id).toBeDefined()
       expect(user.email).toEqual(devUser.email)
       expect(token).toBeDefined()
     })
 
-    it('should have fields saved to JWT', async () => {
+    it('should have fields saved to JWT', () => {
       const decoded = jwtDecode<User>(token)
       const { collection, email: jwtEmail, exp, iat, roles } = decoded
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe('Auth', () => {
         expect(data.user.email).toBeDefined()
       })
 
-      it('should have fields saved to JWT', async () => {
+      it('should have fields saved to JWT', () => {
         const decoded = jwtDecode<User>(token)
         const {
           collection,
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ describe('Auth', () => {
           data = await response.json()
         })
 
-        it('should create', async () => {
+        it('should create', () => {
           expect(data.doc.key).toStrictEqual(key)
           expect(data.doc.value.property).toStrictEqual(property)
         })
diff --git a/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts b/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts
index cf2fe2bb8d..2e3c7cf893 100644
--- a/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import type { Post } from './payload-types.js'
 import { getPayload } from '../../packages/payload/src/index.js'
 import { mapAsync } from '../../packages/payload/src/utilities/mapAsync.js'
 import { NextRESTClient } from '../helpers/NextRESTClient.js'
-import { initPayloadInt } from '../helpers/initPayloadInt.js'
 import { idToString } from '../helpers/idToString.js'
+import { initPayloadInt } from '../helpers/initPayloadInt.js'
 import { startMemoryDB } from '../startMemoryDB.js'
 import configPromise, { errorOnHookSlug, pointSlug, relationSlug, slug } from './config.js'
 
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ describe('collections-graphql', () => {
 
           it('should sort find results by nearest distance', async () => {
             // creating twice as many records as we are querying to get a random sample
-            await mapAsync([...Array(10)], async () => {
+            await mapAsync([...Array(10)], () => {
               // setTimeout used to randomize the creation timestamp
               setTimeout(async () => {
                 await payload.create({
diff --git a/test/fields/int.spec.ts b/test/fields/int.spec.ts
index df780d3a44..065ad75a6c 100644
--- a/test/fields/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/int.spec.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ describe('Fields', () => {
         data: { text },
       })
 
-      await expect(fieldWithDefaultValue).toEqual(dependentOnFieldWithDefaultValue)
+      expect(fieldWithDefaultValue).toEqual(dependentOnFieldWithDefaultValue)
     })
 
     it('should localize an array of strings using hasMany', async () => {
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ describe('Fields', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    it('creates with default values', async () => {
+    it('creates with default values', () => {
       expect(doc.number).toEqual(numberDoc.number)
       expect(doc.min).toEqual(numberDoc.min)
       expect(doc.max).toEqual(numberDoc.max)
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ describe('Fields', () => {
       expect(docWithIDs.group.subGroup.arrayWithinGroup[0].id).toBeDefined()
     })
 
-    it('should create with defaultValue', async () => {
+    it('should create with defaultValue', () => {
       expect(doc.items).toMatchObject(arrayDefaultValue)
       expect(doc.localized).toMatchObject(arrayDefaultValue)
     })
@@ -783,12 +783,12 @@ describe('Fields', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    it('should create with defaultValue', async () => {
+    it('should create with defaultValue', () => {
       expect(document.group.defaultParent).toStrictEqual(groupDefaultValue)
       expect(document.group.defaultChild).toStrictEqual(groupDefaultChild)
     })
 
-    it('should not have duplicate keys', async () => {
+    it('should not have duplicate keys', () => {
       expect(document.arrayOfGroups[0]).toMatchObject({
         id: expect.any(String),
         groupItem: {
@@ -808,15 +808,15 @@ describe('Fields', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    it('should create with fields inside a named tab', async () => {
+    it('should create with fields inside a named tab', () => {
       expect(document.tab.text).toStrictEqual(namedTabText)
     })
 
-    it('should create with defaultValue inside a named tab', async () => {
+    it('should create with defaultValue inside a named tab', () => {
       expect(document.tab.defaultValue).toStrictEqual(namedTabDefaultValue)
     })
 
-    it('should create with defaultValue inside a named tab with no other values', async () => {
+    it('should create with defaultValue inside a named tab with no other values', () => {
       expect(document.namedTabWithDefaultValue.defaultValue).toStrictEqual(namedTabDefaultValue)
     })
 
diff --git a/test/hooks/int.spec.ts b/test/hooks/int.spec.ts
index 908414a44f..283220fa97 100644
--- a/test/hooks/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/hooks/int.spec.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('Hooks', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    it('should execute hooks in correct order on create', async () => {
+    it('should execute hooks in correct order on create', () => {
       expect(doc.collectionAfterChange).toBeTruthy()
       expect(doc.collectionAfterRead).toBeTruthy()
       expect(doc.collectionBeforeChange).toBeTruthy()