diff --git a/test/request.ts b/test/request.ts
index 6dc1c39e..47d7ac68 100644
--- a/test/request.ts
+++ b/test/request.ts
@@ -1022,16 +1022,6 @@ describe('request', function () {
     })
 
     describe('non-confirmable retries', function () {
-        let clock
-
-        beforeEach(function () {
-            clock = useFakeTimers()
-        })
-
-        afterEach(function () {
-            clock.restore()
-        })
-
         function doReq (): OutgoingMessage {
             return request({
                 port,
@@ -1039,13 +1029,6 @@ describe('request', function () {
             }).end()
         }
 
-        function fastForward (increase, max): void {
-            clock.tick(increase)
-            if (increase < max) {
-                originalSetImmediate(fastForward.bind(null, increase, max - increase))
-            }
-        }
-
         it('should timeout after ~202 seconds', function (done) {
             const req = doReq()
 
@@ -1135,16 +1118,6 @@ describe('request', function () {
     })
 
     describe('confirmable retries', function () {
-        let clock
-
-        beforeEach(function () {
-            clock = useFakeTimers()
-        })
-
-        afterEach(function () {
-            clock.restore()
-        })
-
         function doReq (): OutgoingMessage {
             return request({
                 port,
@@ -1152,13 +1125,6 @@ describe('request', function () {
             }).end()
         }
 
-        function fastForward (increase, max): void {
-            clock.tick(increase)
-            if (increase < max) {
-                originalSetImmediate(fastForward.bind(null, increase, max - increase))
-            }
-        }
-
         it('should error after ~247 seconds', function (done) {
             const req = doReq()
 
@@ -1627,23 +1593,6 @@ describe('request', function () {
     })
 
     describe('token', function () {
-        let clock
-
-        beforeEach(function () {
-            clock = useFakeTimers()
-        })
-
-        afterEach(function () {
-            clock.restore()
-        })
-
-        function fastForward (increase, max): void {
-            clock.tick(increase)
-            if (increase < max) {
-                originalSetImmediate(fastForward.bind(null, increase, max - increase))
-            }
-        }
-
         it('should timeout if the response token size doesn\'t match the request\'s', function (done) {
             const req = request({
                 port