diff --git a/spec/features/users/sign_up_spec.rb b/spec/features/users/sign_up_spec.rb
index 853bd294c36..69b75b4c49c 100644
--- a/spec/features/users/sign_up_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/users/sign_up_spec.rb
@@ -113,25 +113,22 @@
 
     sign_up_and_set_password
 
-    freeze_time do
-      (IdentityConfig.store.phone_confirmation_max_attempts + 1).times do
-        visit phone_setup_path
-        fill_in 'new_phone_form_phone', with: '2025551313'
-        click_send_one_time_code
-      end
+    (IdentityConfig.store.phone_confirmation_max_attempts + 1).times do
+      visit phone_setup_path
+      fill_in 'new_phone_form_phone', with: '2025551313'
+      click_send_one_time_code
+    end
 
-      timeout = distance_of_time_in_words(
-        Throttle.attempt_window_in_minutes(:phone_confirmation).minutes,
-      )
+    # whether it says '9 minutes' or '10 minutes' depends on how
+    # slowly the test runs.
+    throttled_message = I18n.t(
+      'errors.messages.phone_confirmation_throttled',
+      timeout: '(10|9) minutes',
+    )
 
-      expect(current_path).to eq(authentication_methods_setup_path)
-      expect(page).to have_content(
-        I18n.t(
-          'errors.messages.phone_confirmation_throttled',
-          timeout: timeout,
-        ),
-      )
-    end
+    expect(current_path).to eq(authentication_methods_setup_path)
+
+    expect(page).to have_content(/#{throttled_message}/)
   end
 
   context 'with js', js: true do
diff --git a/spec/views/layouts/application.html.erb_spec.rb b/spec/views/layouts/application.html.erb_spec.rb
index 14e1dc36ff7..94d95663f0a 100644
--- a/spec/views/layouts/application.html.erb_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/layouts/application.html.erb_spec.rb
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
     it 'it render the new relic javascript' do
       allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:newrelic_browser_key).and_return('foo')
       allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:newrelic_browser_app_id).and_return('foo')
+      allow(BrowserSupport).to receive(:supported?).and_return(true)
 
       render