diff --git a/src/cli/program/build-program.version-alias.test.ts b/src/cli/program/build-program.version-alias.test.ts
index 98ff282beb5..957962701ee 100644
--- a/src/cli/program/build-program.version-alias.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/program/build-program.version-alias.test.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe("buildProgram version alias handling", () => {
       throw new Error(`unexpected process.exit:${String(code)}`);
     }) as typeof process.exit);
 
-    expect(() => buildProgram()).not.toThrow();
+    buildProgram();
     expect(exitSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/proxy-capture/store.sqlite.test.ts b/src/proxy-capture/store.sqlite.test.ts
index 84e1017ecc6..ebef558a6b5 100644
--- a/src/proxy-capture/store.sqlite.test.ts
+++ b/src/proxy-capture/store.sqlite.test.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe("DebugProxyCaptureStore", () => {
     const store = makeStore();
 
     store.close();
-    expect(() => store.close()).not.toThrow();
+    store.close();
     expect(store.isClosed).toBe(true);
   });
 
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.test.ts b/src/tui/tui.test.ts
index 5e502083460..b8d8a329890 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.test.ts
+++ b/src/tui/tui.test.ts
@@ -394,8 +394,6 @@ describe("resolveCodexCliBin", () => {
   });
 
   it("returns null or a valid path (never throws)", () => {
-    // The function should never throw regardless of environment
-    expect(() => resolveCodexCliBin()).not.toThrow();
     const result = resolveCodexCliBin();
     expect(result === null || typeof result === "string").toBe(true);
   });