diff --git a/spec/frontend/todos/components/todos_app_spec.js b/spec/frontend/todos/components/todos_app_spec.js
index ab01313475ab88be6f5b723619b28b5d6bf25efc..1e1871c8ee0412105893307bd1702d2600d21ec4 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/todos/components/todos_app_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/todos/components/todos_app_spec.js
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ describe('TodosApp', () => {
   });
 
   it('refetches todos one second after the cursor leaves the list of todos', async () => {
-    jest.useFakeTimers();
     createComponent();
 
     // Wait and account for initial query
@@ -208,7 +207,6 @@ describe('TodosApp', () => {
   });
 
   it('does not refresh todos after the cursor leaves the list of todos if nothing changed', async () => {
-    jest.useFakeTimers();
     createComponent();
 
     // Wait and account for initial query