diff --git a/src/connectors/breadcrumb/__tests__/connectBreadcrumb-test.js b/src/connectors/breadcrumb/__tests__/connectBreadcrumb-test.js
index 4560c7f98d1..d47d22a09ad 100644
--- a/src/connectors/breadcrumb/__tests__/connectBreadcrumb-test.js
+++ b/src/connectors/breadcrumb/__tests__/connectBreadcrumb-test.js
@@ -60,16 +60,13 @@ See documentation: https://www.algolia.com/doc/api-reference/widgets/breadcrumb/
     }
 
     // when there is an identical hierarchicalFacets into current configuration
-    {
-      const spy = jest.spyOn(global.console, 'warn');
+    expect(() => {
       const config = widget.getConfiguration({
         hierarchicalFacets: [{ name: 'category' }],
       });
+
       expect(config).toEqual({});
-      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      spy.mockReset();
-      spy.mockRestore();
-    }
+    }).toWarnDev();
 
     // when there is already a different hierarchicalFacets into current configuration
     {
diff --git a/src/connectors/hierarchical-menu/__tests__/connectHierarchicalMenu-test.js b/src/connectors/hierarchical-menu/__tests__/connectHierarchicalMenu-test.js
index 366d176ac17..f16a4b80708 100644
--- a/src/connectors/hierarchical-menu/__tests__/connectHierarchicalMenu-test.js
+++ b/src/connectors/hierarchical-menu/__tests__/connectHierarchicalMenu-test.js
@@ -72,16 +72,13 @@ See documentation: https://www.algolia.com/doc/api-reference/widgets/hierarchica
       }
 
       // when there is an identical hierarchicalFacets into current configuration
-      {
-        const spy = jest.spyOn(global.console, 'warn');
+      expect(() => {
         const config = widget.getConfiguration({
           hierarchicalFacets: [{ name: 'category' }],
         });
+
         expect(config).toEqual({});
-        expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-        spy.mockReset();
-        spy.mockRestore();
-      }
+      }).toWarnDev();
 
       // when there is already a different hierarchicalFacets into current configuration
       {
diff --git a/src/widgets/hits-per-page/__tests__/hits-per-page-test.js b/src/widgets/hits-per-page/__tests__/hits-per-page-test.js
index 872414cb9f3..25ed1e37c52 100644
--- a/src/widgets/hits-per-page/__tests__/hits-per-page-test.js
+++ b/src/widgets/hits-per-page/__tests__/hits-per-page-test.js
@@ -28,12 +28,9 @@ describe('hitsPerPage()', () => {
   let widget;
   let helper;
   let results;
-  let consoleWarn;
   let state;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    consoleWarn = jest.spyOn(window.console, 'warn');
-
     container = document.createElement('div');
     items = [
       { value: 10, label: '10 results' },
@@ -117,22 +114,24 @@ describe('hitsPerPage()', () => {
     expect(helper.search).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1, 'search called once');
   });
 
-  it('should throw if there is no name attribute in a passed object', () => {
+  it('should warn without name attribute in a passed item', () => {
     items.length = 0;
     items.push({ label: 'Label without a value' });
-    widget.init({ state: helper.state, helper });
-    expect(consoleWarn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1, 'console.warn called once');
-    expect(consoleWarn.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"[InstantSearch.js]: No items in HitsPerPage \`items\` with \`value: hitsPerPage\` (hitsPerPage: 20)"`
+
+    expect(() => {
+      widget.init({ state: helper.state, helper });
+    }).toWarnDev(
+      '[InstantSearch.js]: No items in HitsPerPage `items` with `value: hitsPerPage` (hitsPerPage: 20)'
     );
   });
 
   it('must include the current hitsPerPage at initialization time', () => {
     helper.state.hitsPerPage = -1;
-    widget.init({ state: helper.state, helper });
-    expect(consoleWarn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1, 'console.warn called once');
-    expect(consoleWarn.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"[InstantSearch.js]: No items in HitsPerPage \`items\` with \`value: hitsPerPage\` (hitsPerPage: -1)"`
+
+    expect(() => {
+      widget.init({ state: helper.state, helper });
+    }).toWarnDev(
+      '[InstantSearch.js]: No items in HitsPerPage `items` with `value: hitsPerPage` (hitsPerPage: -1)'
     );
   });
 
@@ -142,8 +141,4 @@ describe('hitsPerPage()', () => {
       widget.init({ state: helper.state, helper });
     }).not.toThrow(/No item in `items`/);
   });
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    consoleWarn.mockRestore();
-  });
 });
diff --git a/src/widgets/panel/__tests__/panel-test.js b/src/widgets/panel/__tests__/panel-test.js
index ac482507388..41765d22628 100644
--- a/src/widgets/panel/__tests__/panel-test.js
+++ b/src/widgets/panel/__tests__/panel-test.js
@@ -22,18 +22,13 @@ describe('Usage', () => {
   });
 
   test('with `hidden` as boolean warns', () => {
-    const warn = jest.spyOn(global.console, 'warn');
-    warn.mockImplementation(() => {});
-
-    panel({
-      hidden: true,
-    });
-
-    expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    expect(() => {
+      panel({
+        hidden: true,
+      });
+    }).toWarnDev(
       '[InstantSearch.js]: The `hidden` option in the "panel" widget expects a function returning a boolean (received "boolean" type).'
     );
-
-    warn.mockRestore();
   });
 
   test('with a widget without `container` throws', () => {