diff --git a/test/hooks/config.ts b/test/hooks/config.ts
index 4ead416a4e..882afc2a35 100644
--- a/test/hooks/config.ts
+++ b/test/hooks/config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { SanitizedConfig } from 'payload/config'
 
-import { APIError } from '../../packages/payload/src/errors/index.js'
+import { APIError } from 'payload/errors'
+
 import { buildConfigWithDefaults } from '../buildConfigWithDefaults.js'
 import AfterOperation from './collections/AfterOperation/index.js'
 import ChainingHooks from './collections/ChainingHooks/index.js'
diff --git a/test/hooks/int.spec.ts b/test/hooks/int.spec.ts
index e935f59087..ec42772c07 100644
--- a/test/hooks/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/hooks/int.spec.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('Hooks', () => {
     })
 
     it('should save data generated with afterRead hooks in nested field structures', async () => {
-      const document: NestedAfterReadHook = await payload.create({
+      const document = await payload.create({
         collection: nestedAfterReadHooksSlug,
         data: {
           group: {
diff --git a/test/localization-rtl/deepMerge.ts b/test/localization-rtl/deepMerge.ts
index 098960913c..7c2c1ea205 100644
--- a/test/localization-rtl/deepMerge.ts
+++ b/test/localization-rtl/deepMerge.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export default function deepMerge<T extends object, R extends object>(target: T,
   if (isObject(target) && isObject(source)) {
     Object.keys(source).forEach((key) => {
       if (isObject(source[key])) {
-        // @ts-expect-error
         if (!(key in target)) {
           Object.assign(output, { [key]: source[key] })
         } else {
diff --git a/test/plugin-nested-docs/e2e.spec.ts b/test/plugin-nested-docs/e2e.spec.ts
index 6e866ed7ce..9751114e71 100644
--- a/test/plugin-nested-docs/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-nested-docs/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -22,27 +22,10 @@ let parentId: string
 let draftChildId: string
 let childId: string
 
-type Args = {
-  parent?: string
-  slug: string
-  status?: 'draft' | 'published'
-  title?: string
-}
-
-async function createPage({
-  slug,
-  title = 'Title page',
-  parent,
-  status = 'published',
-}: Args): Promise<PayloadPage> {
+async function createPage(data: Partial<PayloadPage>): Promise<PayloadPage> {
   return payload.create({
     collection: 'pages',
-    data: {
-      title,
-      slug,
-      _status: status,
-      parent,
-    },
+    data,
   }) as unknown as Promise<PayloadPage>
 }
 
@@ -65,14 +48,14 @@ describe('Nested Docs Plugin', () => {
     })
     childId = childPage.id
 
-    const draftParentPage = await createPage({ slug: 'parent-slug-draft', status: 'draft' })
+    const draftParentPage = await createPage({ slug: 'parent-slug-draft', _status: 'draft' })
     draftParentId = draftParentPage.id
 
     const draftChildPage = await createPage({
       slug: 'child-slug-draft',
       title: 'Child page',
       parent: draftParentId,
-      status: 'draft',
+      _status: 'draft',
     })
     draftChildId = draftChildPage.id
   })
diff --git a/test/plugin-seo/e2e.spec.ts b/test/plugin-seo/e2e.spec.ts
index 3aa1a80344..9eb8dbb431 100644
--- a/test/plugin-seo/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-seo/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('SEO Plugin', () => {
         },
         title: 'Test Page',
       },
-    })) as unknown as Promise<PayloadPage>
+    })) as unknown as PayloadPage
     id = createdPage.id
   })
 
diff --git a/test/relationships/int.spec.ts b/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
index 7e45eac6a7..abb36f4664 100644
--- a/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
       const nameToQuery = 'name'
 
       beforeEach(async () => {
-        relation = await payload.create<Relation>({
+        relation = await payload.create({
           collection: relationSlug,
           data: {
             name: nameToQuery,
           },
         })
 
-        filteredRelation = await payload.create<Relation>({
+        filteredRelation = await payload.create({
           collection: relationSlug,
           data: {
             name: nameToQuery,
@@ -79,21 +79,21 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
           },
         })
 
-        defaultAccessRelation = await payload.create<Relation>({
+        defaultAccessRelation = await payload.create({
           collection: defaultAccessRelSlug,
           data: {
             name: 'default access',
           },
         })
 
-        chained3 = await payload.create<ChainedRelation>({
+        chained3 = await payload.create({
           collection: chainedRelSlug,
           data: {
             name: 'chain3',
           },
         })
 
-        chained2 = await payload.create<ChainedRelation>({
+        chained2 = await payload.create({
           collection: chainedRelSlug,
           data: {
             name: 'chain2',
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
           },
         })
 
-        chained = await payload.create<ChainedRelation>({
+        chained = await payload.create({
           collection: chainedRelSlug,
           data: {
             name: 'chain1',
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
           },
         })
 
-        chained3 = await payload.update<ChainedRelation>({
+        chained3 = await payload.update({
           id: chained3.id,
           collection: chainedRelSlug,
           data: {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
         })
 
         generatedCustomId = `custom-${randomBytes(32).toString('hex').slice(0, 12)}`
-        customIdRelation = await payload.create<CustomIdRelation>({
+        customIdRelation = await payload.create({
           collection: customIdSlug,
           data: {
             id: generatedCustomId,
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
         })
 
         generatedCustomIdNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1_000_000) + 1
-        customIdNumberRelation = await payload.create<CustomIdNumberRelation>({
+        customIdNumberRelation = await payload.create({
           collection: customIdNumberSlug,
           data: {
             id: generatedCustomIdNumber,
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
           },
         })
 
-        thirdLevelID = thirdLevelDoc.id
+        thirdLevelID = thirdLevelDoc.id as string
 
         const secondLevelDoc = await payload.create({
           collection: 'chained',
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
           },
         })
 
-        secondLevelID = secondLevelDoc.id
+        secondLevelID = secondLevelDoc.id as string
 
         const firstLevelDoc = await payload.create({
           collection: 'chained',
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
           },
         })
 
-        firstLevelID = firstLevelDoc.id
+        firstLevelID = firstLevelDoc.id as string
       })
 
       it('should allow querying one level deep', async () => {
diff --git a/test/versions/collections/Posts.ts b/test/versions/collections/Posts.ts
index f3640079ea..8775507a66 100644
--- a/test/versions/collections/Posts.ts
+++ b/test/versions/collections/Posts.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   draftCollectionSlug,
   postCollectionSlug,
   versionCollectionSlug,
-} from '../slugs'
+} from '../slugs.js'
 
 const Posts: CollectionConfig = {
   slug: postCollectionSlug,
diff --git a/test/versions/int.spec.ts b/test/versions/int.spec.ts
index 08576a348f..b57cd204bd 100644
--- a/test/versions/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/versions/int.spec.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('Versions', () => {
         title: 'Here is an autosave post in EN',
       },
     })
-    collectionLocalPostID = autosavePost.id
+    collectionLocalPostID = autosavePost.id as string
 
     await payload.update({
       id: collectionLocalPostID,
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ describe('Versions', () => {
           draft: true,
         })
 
-        // @ts-expect-error
         let updatedPost = await payload.update({
           id: versionedPost.id,
           collection: draftCollectionSlug,
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@ describe('Versions', () => {
           },
           draft: true,
         })
-        // @ts-expect-error
+
         updatedPost = await payload.update({
           id: versionedPost.id,
           collection: draftCollectionSlug,