diff --git a/packages/graphiql-toolkit/src/create-fetcher/__tests__/lib.spec.ts b/packages/graphiql-toolkit/src/create-fetcher/__tests__/lib.spec.ts
index bf48987624b..c3bbc72e08e 100644
--- a/packages/graphiql-toolkit/src/create-fetcher/__tests__/lib.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/graphiql-toolkit/src/create-fetcher/__tests__/lib.spec.ts
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ describe('createWebsocketsFetcherFromUrl', () => {
 
   it('creates a websockets client using provided url that fails', async () => {
     createClient.mockReturnValue(false);
-    expect(
-      await createWebsocketsFetcherFromUrl('wss://example.com'),
-    ).toThrowError();
+    expect(await createWebsocketsFetcherFromUrl('wss://example.com')).toThrow();
     // @ts-ignore
     expect(createClient.mock.calls[0][0]).toEqual({ url: 'wss://example.com' });
   });
@@ -110,9 +108,7 @@ describe('missing graphql-ws dependency', () => {
       throw { code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND' };
     });
 
-    expect(() =>
-      createWebsocketsFetcherFromUrl('wss://example.com'),
-    ).toThrowError(
+    expect(() => createWebsocketsFetcherFromUrl('wss://example.com')).toThrow(
       /You need to install the 'graphql-ws' package to use websockets when passing a 'subscriptionUrl'/,
     );
   });
diff --git a/packages/graphiql/src/components/__tests__/GraphiQL.spec.tsx b/packages/graphiql/src/components/__tests__/GraphiQL.spec.tsx
index 77469a405a1..f1046117fdb 100644
--- a/packages/graphiql/src/components/__tests__/GraphiQL.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/graphiql/src/components/__tests__/GraphiQL.spec.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('GraphiQL', () => {
       const spy = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
 
       // @ts-expect-error fetcher is a required prop to GraphiQL
-      expect(() => render(<GraphiQL />)).toThrowError(
+      expect(() => render(<GraphiQL />)).toThrow(
         'The `GraphiQL` component requires a `fetcher` function to be passed as prop.',
       );
       spy.mockRestore();