diff --git a/.oxlintrc.json b/.oxlintrc.json
index 31e9a8c2e5c..c1eecf3d1bc 100644
--- a/.oxlintrc.json
+++ b/.oxlintrc.json
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
         "**/*test-support.ts"
       ],
       "rules": {
-        "typescript/await-thenable": "off",
         "typescript/no-base-to-string": "off",
         "typescript/no-explicit-any": "off",
         "typescript/no-floating-promises": "off",
diff --git a/extensions/browser/index.test.ts b/extensions/browser/index.test.ts
index 4e6fcbd74a8..5d679e11cc7 100644
--- a/extensions/browser/index.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/browser/index.test.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe("browser plugin", () => {
 
   it("forwards per-session browser options into the tool factory", async () => {
     const { api, registerTool } = createApi();
-    await registerBrowserPlugin(api);
+    registerBrowserPlugin(api);
 
     const tool = registerTool.mock.calls[0]?.[0];
     if (typeof tool !== "function") {
diff --git a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/sdk/crypto-bootstrap.test.ts b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/sdk/crypto-bootstrap.test.ts
index 37678d9e343..07ee889f6fd 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/sdk/crypto-bootstrap.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/sdk/crypto-bootstrap.test.ts
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ describe("MatrixCryptoBootstrapper", () => {
       initiatedByMe: false,
       accept: vi.fn(async () => {}),
     };
-    await listener?.(verificationRequest);
+    listener?.(verificationRequest);
 
     expect(deps.verificationManager.trackVerificationRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       verificationRequest,
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ describe("MatrixCryptoBootstrapper", () => {
       initiatedByMe: false,
       accept: vi.fn(async () => {}),
     };
-    await listener?.(verificationRequest);
+    listener?.(verificationRequest);
 
     expect(verificationRequest.accept).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
diff --git a/src/context-engine/context-engine.test.ts b/src/context-engine/context-engine.test.ts
index 01071593856..2cc7c81a603 100644
--- a/src/context-engine/context-engine.test.ts
+++ b/src/context-engine/context-engine.test.ts
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ describe("Engine contract tests", () => {
   });
 
   it("legacy compact preserves runtimeContext currentTokenCount when top-level value is absent", async () => {
-    const compactRuntimeSpy = await installCompactRuntimeSpy();
+    const compactRuntimeSpy = installCompactRuntimeSpy();
     const engine = new LegacyContextEngine();
 
     await engine.compact({
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ describe("Engine contract tests", () => {
   });
 
   it("delegateCompactionToRuntime reuses the legacy runtime bridge", async () => {
-    const compactRuntimeSpy = await installCompactRuntimeSpy();
+    const compactRuntimeSpy = installCompactRuntimeSpy();
     const result = await delegateCompactionToRuntime({
       sessionId: "s2",
       sessionFile: "/tmp/session.json",