diff --git a/src/components/KAlert/KAlert.cy.ts b/src/components/KAlert/KAlert.cy.ts
index b6c199dc91..a85cd6e0b4 100644
--- a/src/components/KAlert/KAlert.cy.ts
+++ b/src/components/KAlert/KAlert.cy.ts
@@ -94,17 +94,17 @@ describe('KAlert', () => {
   })
 
   it('displays icon passed through icon slot', () => {
-    const dragon = '🐉'
+    const iconSlotContent = 'icon slot content'
     const testId = 'slotted-icon'
 
     mount(KAlert, {
       slots: {
-        icon: h('div', { 'data-testid': testId }, dragon),
+        icon: h('div', { 'data-testid': testId }, iconSlotContent),
       },
     })
 
     cy.get('.alert-icon-container').findTestId(testId).should('be.visible')
-    cy.get('.alert-icon-container').findTestId(testId).should('contain.text', dragon)
+    cy.get('.alert-icon-container').findTestId(testId).should('contain.text', iconSlotContent)
   })
 
   it('emits dismiss event when dismiss button is clicked', () => {
diff --git a/src/components/KEmptyState/KEmptyState.cy.ts b/src/components/KEmptyState/KEmptyState.cy.ts
index 7feec7435d..850206528c 100644
--- a/src/components/KEmptyState/KEmptyState.cy.ts
+++ b/src/components/KEmptyState/KEmptyState.cy.ts
@@ -89,17 +89,17 @@ describe('KEmptyState', () => {
   })
 
   it('displays icon passed through icon slot', () => {
-    const dragon = '🐉'
+    const iconSlotContent = 'icon slot content'
     const testId = 'slotted-icon'
 
     mount(KEmptyState, {
       slots: {
-        icon: h('div', { 'data-testid': testId }, dragon),
+        icon: h('div', { 'data-testid': testId }, iconSlotContent),
       },
     })
 
     cy.get('.empty-state-icon').findTestId(testId).should('be.visible')
-    cy.get('.empty-state-icon').findTestId(testId).should('contain.text', dragon)
+    cy.get('.empty-state-icon').findTestId(testId).should('contain.text', iconSlotContent)
   })
 
   it('emits event when action button is clicked', () => {