diff --git a/apps/site/tests/e2e/body-links.spec.ts b/apps/site/tests/e2e/body-links.spec.ts
index d18c18c5..7af3a78d 100644
--- a/apps/site/tests/e2e/body-links.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/site/tests/e2e/body-links.spec.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ async function expectExternalOpenIcon(locator: Locator) {
 
 async function firstVirtualEventPath(page: Page): Promise<string | undefined> {
   await page.goto('/events');
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
   const eventPaths = [
     ...new Set(
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ async function firstVirtualEventPath(page: Page): Promise<string | undefined> {
 
   for (const eventPath of eventPaths) {
     await page.goto(eventPath);
-    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
     if ((await page.locator('main a', { hasText: /^Join$/ }).count()) > 0) {
       return eventPath;
diff --git a/apps/site/tests/e2e/event-metadata.spec.ts b/apps/site/tests/e2e/event-metadata.spec.ts
index 569057a3..6e27310a 100644
--- a/apps/site/tests/e2e/event-metadata.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/site/tests/e2e/event-metadata.spec.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ test.describe('event metadata', () => {
 
   test('publishes stable Schema.org event details on event pages', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/events');
-    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
     const eventPaths = [
       ...new Set(
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ test.describe('event metadata', () => {
 
     for (const eventPath of eventPaths) {
       await page.goto(eventPath);
-      await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
       const event = await eventJsonLd(page);
       const canonicalPath = eventPath.endsWith('/') ? eventPath : `${eventPath}/`;