diff --git a/src/behaviours/extensions/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts b/src/behaviours/extensions/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts
index 5d05ec31c2..a8b9cc55b1 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/extensions/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts
+++ b/src/behaviours/extensions/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ describe("extensions - navigation using application menu", () => {
   });
 
   describe("when navigating to extensions using application menu", () => {
-    beforeEach(async () => {
-      await applicationBuilder.applicationMenu.click("root.extensions");
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      applicationBuilder.applicationMenu.click("root.extensions");
     });
 
     it("focuses the window", () => {
diff --git a/src/behaviours/preferences/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts b/src/behaviours/preferences/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts
index e12aa85a44..c78e546442 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/preferences/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts
+++ b/src/behaviours/preferences/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ describe("preferences - navigation using application menu", () => {
   });
 
   describe("when navigating to preferences using application menu", () => {
-    beforeEach(async () => {
-      await applicationBuilder.applicationMenu.click("root.preferences");
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      applicationBuilder.applicationMenu.click("root.preferences");
     });
 
     it("renders", () => {
diff --git a/src/behaviours/quitting-and-restarting-the-app/quitting-the-app-using-application-menu.test.ts b/src/behaviours/quitting-and-restarting-the-app/quitting-the-app-using-application-menu.test.ts
index 5cdba30a8e..5f96bb06fb 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/quitting-and-restarting-the-app/quitting-the-app-using-application-menu.test.ts
+++ b/src/behaviours/quitting-and-restarting-the-app/quitting-the-app-using-application-menu.test.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ describe("quitting the app using application menu", () => {
     });
 
     describe("when application is quit", () => {
-      beforeEach(async () => {
-        await applicationBuilder.applicationMenu.click("root.quit");
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        applicationBuilder.applicationMenu.click("root.quit");
       });
 
       it("closes all windows", () => {
diff --git a/src/behaviours/welcome/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts b/src/behaviours/welcome/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts
index a9f09c783c..805e99efb4 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/welcome/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts
+++ b/src/behaviours/welcome/navigation-using-application-menu.test.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ describe("welcome - navigation using application menu", () => {
   });
 
   describe("when navigating to welcome using application menu", () => {
-    beforeEach(async () => {
-      await applicationBuilder.applicationMenu.click("help.welcome");
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      applicationBuilder.applicationMenu.click("help.welcome");
     });
 
     it("renders", () => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder.tsx b/src/renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder.tsx
index 2171b04425..e9fc09f7fe 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import { KubeObjectStore } from "../../../common/k8s-api/kube-object.store";
 import clusterFrameContextInjectable from "../../cluster-frame-context/cluster-frame-context.injectable";
 import startMainApplicationInjectable from "../../../main/start-main-application/start-main-application.injectable";
 import startFrameInjectable from "../../start-frame/start-frame.injectable";
-import { flushPromises } from "../../../common/test-utils/flush-promises";
 import type { NamespaceStore } from "../+namespaces/store";
 import namespaceStoreInjectable from "../+namespaces/store.injectable";
 import historyInjectable from "../../navigation/history.injectable";
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ export interface ApplicationBuilder {
   };
 
   applicationMenu: {
-    click: (path: string) => Promise<void>;
+    click: (path: string) => void;
   };
 
   preferences: {
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ export const getApplicationBuilder = () => {
     dis,
 
     applicationMenu: {
-      click: async (path: string) => {
+      click: (path: string) => {
         const applicationMenuItems = mainDi.inject(
           applicationMenuItemsInjectable,
         );
@@ -238,8 +237,6 @@ export const getApplicationBuilder = () => {
           undefined,
           {},
         );
-
-        await flushPromises();
       },
     },