diff --git a/test/es-module/test-vm-compile-function-leak.js b/test/es-module/test-vm-compile-function-leak.js
index ff061cdaec7a01..f9f04588fdc7c3 100644
--- a/test/es-module/test-vm-compile-function-leak.js
+++ b/test/es-module/test-vm-compile-function-leak.js
@@ -4,16 +4,13 @@
 // This tests that vm.compileFunction with dynamic import callback does not leak.
 // See https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/44211
 require('../common');
+const { checkIfCollectable } = require('../common/gc');
 const vm = require('vm');
-let count = 0;
 
-function main() {
-  // Try to reach the maximum old space size.
-  vm.compileFunction(`"${Math.random().toString().repeat(512)}"`, [], {
+async function createCompiledFunction() {
+  return vm.compileFunction(`"${Math.random().toString().repeat(512)}"`, [], {
     async importModuleDynamically() {},
   });
-  if (count++ < 2048) {
-    setTimeout(main, 1);
-  }
 }
-main();
+
+checkIfCollectable(createCompiledFunction, 2048);
diff --git a/test/es-module/test-vm-contextified-script-leak.js b/test/es-module/test-vm-contextified-script-leak.js
index 7498b46ab80cfa..60212dd4bbbf68 100644
--- a/test/es-module/test-vm-contextified-script-leak.js
+++ b/test/es-module/test-vm-contextified-script-leak.js
@@ -4,16 +4,13 @@
 // This tests that vm.Script with dynamic import callback does not leak.
 // See: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/33439
 require('../common');
+const { checkIfCollectable } = require('../common/gc');
 const vm = require('vm');
-let count = 0;
 
-function main() {
+async function createContextifyScript() {
   // Try to reach the maximum old space size.
-  new vm.Script(`"${Math.random().toString().repeat(512)}";`, {
+  return new vm.Script(`"${Math.random().toString().repeat(512)}";`, {
     async importModuleDynamically() {},
   });
-  if (count++ < 2 * 1024) {
-    setTimeout(main, 1);
-  }
 }
-main();
+checkIfCollectable(createContextifyScript, 2048);
diff --git a/test/es-module/test-vm-source-text-module-leak.js b/test/es-module/test-vm-source-text-module-leak.js
index bf7f70c670e34c..d05e812ac32c95 100644
--- a/test/es-module/test-vm-source-text-module-leak.js
+++ b/test/es-module/test-vm-source-text-module-leak.js
@@ -4,20 +4,18 @@
 // This tests that vm.SourceTextModule() does not leak.
 // See: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/33439
 require('../common');
-
+const { checkIfCollectable } = require('../common/gc');
 const vm = require('vm');
-let count = 0;
-async function createModule() {
+
+async function createSourceTextModule() {
   // Try to reach the maximum old space size.
   const m = new vm.SourceTextModule(`
-  const bar = new Array(512).fill("----");
-  export { bar };
-`);
+    const bar = new Array(512).fill("----");
+    export { bar };
+  `);
   await m.link(() => {});
   await m.evaluate();
-  if (count++ < 4096) {
-    setTimeout(createModule, 1);
-  }
   return m;
 }
-createModule();
+
+checkIfCollectable(createSourceTextModule, 4096, 1024);
diff --git a/test/es-module/test-vm-synthetic-module-leak.js b/test/es-module/test-vm-synthetic-module-leak.js
index 9de02cb22f1128..bc0e4689535327 100644
--- a/test/es-module/test-vm-synthetic-module-leak.js
+++ b/test/es-module/test-vm-synthetic-module-leak.js
@@ -4,20 +4,15 @@
 // This tests that vm.SyntheticModule does not leak.
 // See https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/44211
 require('../common');
+const { checkIfCollectable } = require('../common/gc');
 const vm = require('vm');
 
-let count = 0;
-async function createModule() {
-  // Try to reach the maximum old space size.
+async function createSyntheticModule() {
   const m = new vm.SyntheticModule(['bar'], () => {
     m.setExport('bar', new Array(512).fill('----'));
   });
   await m.link(() => {});
   await m.evaluate();
-  if (count++ < 4 * 1024) {
-    setTimeout(createModule, 1);
-  }
   return m;
 }
-
-createModule();
+checkIfCollectable(createSyntheticModule, 4096);