diff --git a/extensions/mattermost/channel-plugin-api.test.ts b/extensions/mattermost/channel-plugin-api.test.ts
index da3cc13f74c..13c525778e1 100644
--- a/extensions/mattermost/channel-plugin-api.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/mattermost/channel-plugin-api.test.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { runDirectImportSmoke } from "../../test/helpers/plugins/direct-smoke.js";
 
 describe("mattermost bundled api seam", () => {
-  it("loads the narrow channel plugin api in direct smoke", async () => {
-    const stdout = await runDirectImportSmoke(
-      'const mod = await import("./extensions/mattermost/channel-plugin-api.ts"); process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({keys:Object.keys(mod).sort(), id: mod.mattermostPlugin.id, setupId: mod.mattermostSetupPlugin.id}));',
-    );
+  it("loads the narrow channel plugin api", async () => {
+    const mod = await import("./channel-plugin-api.js");
 
-    expect(stdout).toBe(
-      '{"keys":["mattermostPlugin","mattermostSetupPlugin"],"id":"mattermost","setupId":"mattermost"}',
-    );
-  }, 45_000);
+    expect(Object.keys(mod).toSorted()).toEqual(["mattermostPlugin", "mattermostSetupPlugin"]);
+    expect(mod.mattermostPlugin.id).toBe("mattermost");
+    expect(mod.mattermostSetupPlugin.id).toBe("mattermost");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/vitest/vitest.secrets.config.ts b/test/vitest/vitest.secrets.config.ts
index 3367587c736..dc583872ec9 100644
--- a/test/vitest/vitest.secrets.config.ts
+++ b/test/vitest/vitest.secrets.config.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export function createSecretsVitestConfig(env?: Record<string, string | undefine
     dir: "src/secrets",
     env,
     name: "secrets",
-    pool: "forks",
     passWithNoTests: true,
   });
 }