diff --git a/agent/grpc-external/services/peerstream/stream_test.go b/agent/grpc-external/services/peerstream/stream_test.go
index 5f5d399af9e..a286e6fefe1 100644
--- a/agent/grpc-external/services/peerstream/stream_test.go
+++ b/agent/grpc-external/services/peerstream/stream_test.go
@@ -1431,10 +1431,6 @@ func makeClient(t *testing.T, srv *testServer, peerID string) *MockClient {
 	receivedSub3, err := client.Recv()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// This is required when the client subscribes to server address replication messages.
-	// We assert for the handler to be called at least once but the data doesn't matter.
-	srv.mockSnapshotHandler.expect("", 0, 0, nil)
-
 	// Issue services, roots, and server address subscription to server.
 	// Note that server address may not come as an initial message
 	for _, resourceURL := range []string{
@@ -3057,9 +3053,9 @@ func requireEqualInstances(t *testing.T, expect, got structs.CheckServiceNodes)
 type testServer struct {
 	*Server
 
-	// mockSnapshotHandler is solely used for handling autopilot events
+	// readyServersSnapshotHandler is solely used for handling autopilot events
 	// which don't come from the state store.
-	mockSnapshotHandler *mockSnapshotHandler
+	readyServersSnapshotHandler *dummyReadyServersSnapshotHandler
 }
 
 func newTestServer(t *testing.T, configFn func(c *Config)) (*testServer, *state.Store) {
@@ -3101,8 +3097,8 @@ func newTestServer(t *testing.T, configFn func(c *Config)) (*testServer, *state.
 	t.Cleanup(grpcServer.Stop)
 
 	return &testServer{
-		Server:              srv,
-		mockSnapshotHandler: handler,
+		Server:                      srv,
+		readyServersSnapshotHandler: handler,
 	}, store
 }
 
diff --git a/agent/grpc-external/services/peerstream/subscription_manager_test.go b/agent/grpc-external/services/peerstream/subscription_manager_test.go
index c7b77edec96..c9e664477f3 100644
--- a/agent/grpc-external/services/peerstream/subscription_manager_test.go
+++ b/agent/grpc-external/services/peerstream/subscription_manager_test.go
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ package peerstream
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/acl"
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ func TestSubscriptionManager_ServerAddrs(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	// mock handler only gets called once during the initial subscription
-	backend.handler.expect("", 0, 1, payload)
+	backend.handler.SetPayload(1, payload)
 
 	// Only configure a tracker for server address events.
 	tracker := newResourceSubscriptionTracker()
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ func TestFlattenChecks(t *testing.T) {
 type testSubscriptionBackend struct {
 	state.EventPublisher
 	store   *state.Store
-	handler *mockSnapshotHandler
+	handler *dummyReadyServersSnapshotHandler
 
 	lastIdx uint64
 }
@@ -1130,11 +1130,11 @@ func setupTestPeering(t *testing.T, store *state.Store, name string, index uint6
 	return p.ID
 }
 
-func newStateStore(t *testing.T, publisher *stream.EventPublisher) (*state.Store, *mockSnapshotHandler) {
+func newStateStore(t *testing.T, publisher *stream.EventPublisher) (*state.Store, *dummyReadyServersSnapshotHandler) {
 	gc, err := state.NewTombstoneGC(time.Second, time.Millisecond)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	handler := newMockSnapshotHandler(t)
+	handler := &dummyReadyServersSnapshotHandler{}
 
 	store := state.NewStateStoreWithEventPublisher(gc, publisher)
 	require.NoError(t, publisher.RegisterHandler(state.EventTopicServiceHealth, store.ServiceHealthSnapshot, false))
@@ -1294,38 +1294,34 @@ func pbCheck(node, svcID, svcName, status string, entMeta *pbcommon.EnterpriseMe
 	}
 }
 
-// mockSnapshotHandler is copied from server_discovery/server_test.go
-type mockSnapshotHandler struct {
-	mock.Mock
+type dummyReadyServersSnapshotHandler struct {
+	lock       sync.Mutex
+	eventIndex uint64
+	payload    autopilotevents.EventPayloadReadyServers
 }
 
-func newMockSnapshotHandler(t *testing.T) *mockSnapshotHandler {
-	handler := &mockSnapshotHandler{}
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		handler.AssertExpectations(t)
-	})
-	return handler
+func (h *dummyReadyServersSnapshotHandler) SetPayload(idx uint64, payload autopilotevents.EventPayloadReadyServers) {
+	h.lock.Lock()
+	defer h.lock.Unlock()
+	h.eventIndex = idx
+	h.payload = payload
 }
 
-func (m *mockSnapshotHandler) handle(req stream.SubscribeRequest, buf stream.SnapshotAppender) (uint64, error) {
-	ret := m.Called(req, buf)
-	return ret.Get(0).(uint64), ret.Error(1)
-}
+func (h *dummyReadyServersSnapshotHandler) handle(req stream.SubscribeRequest, buf stream.SnapshotAppender) (uint64, error) {
+	if req.Topic != autopilotevents.EventTopicReadyServers {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("bad request")
+	}
+	if req.Subject != stream.SubjectNone {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("bad request")
+	}
 
-func (m *mockSnapshotHandler) expect(token string, requestIndex uint64, eventIndex uint64, payload autopilotevents.EventPayloadReadyServers) {
-	m.On("handle", stream.SubscribeRequest{
+	h.lock.Lock()
+	defer h.lock.Unlock()
+	buf.Append([]stream.Event{{
 		Topic:   autopilotevents.EventTopicReadyServers,
-		Subject: stream.SubjectNone,
-		Token:   token,
-		Index:   requestIndex,
-	}, mock.Anything).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
-		buf := args.Get(1).(stream.SnapshotAppender)
-		buf.Append([]stream.Event{
-			{
-				Topic:   autopilotevents.EventTopicReadyServers,
-				Index:   eventIndex,
-				Payload: payload,
-			},
-		})
-	}).Return(eventIndex, nil)
+		Index:   h.eventIndex,
+		Payload: h.payload,
+	}})
+
+	return h.eventIndex, nil
 }