diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/cleanup.test.tsx b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/cleanup.test.tsx
index 5aebc49758..e9b9b95992 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/cleanup.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/cleanup.test.tsx
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ test('Minimizes the number of subscription dispatches when multiple components a
     return <>{listItems}</>
   }
 
-  const start = Date.now()
-
   render(<ParentComponent />, {
     wrapper: storeRef.wrapper,
   })
@@ -189,10 +187,6 @@ test('Minimizes the number of subscription dispatches when multiple components a
     return screen.getAllByText(/42/).length > 0
   })
 
-  const end = Date.now()
-
-  const timeElapsed = end - start
-
   const subscriptions = getSubscriptionsA()
 
   expect(Object.keys(subscriptions!).length).toBe(NUM_LIST_ITEMS)
@@ -203,7 +197,4 @@ test('Minimizes the number of subscription dispatches when multiple components a
   //   'api/executeQuery/fulfilled'
   // ]
   expect(actionTypes.length).toBe(4)
-  // Could be flaky in CI, but we'll see.
-  // Currently seeing 1000ms in local dev, 6300 without the batching fixes
-  expect(timeElapsed).toBeLessThan(2500)
 }, 25000)
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/devWarnings.test.tsx b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/devWarnings.test.tsx
index c52f46dea6..eaed15e1fd 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/devWarnings.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/devWarnings.test.tsx
@@ -346,8 +346,12 @@ In the case of an unhandled error, no tags will be "provided" or "invalidated".
         return { error: {} }
       },
       endpoints: (build) => ({
-        transformErRspn: build.query<any, void>({
-          query() {},
+        // @ts-ignore TS doesn't like `() => never` for `tER`
+        transformErRspn: build.query<number, void>({
+          queryFn() {
+            return { data: 42 }
+          },
+          // @ts-ignore TS doesn't like `() => never` for `tER`
           transformErrorResponse() {
             throw new Error('this was kinda expected')
           },