diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/contentcollector.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/contentcollector.js
index de3dae39c..f7bc539e6 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/contentcollector.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/contentcollector.js
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       }
 
       it(testObj.description, async function () {
-        this.timeout(250);
         const {window: {document}} = new jsdom.JSDOM(testObj.html);
         // Create an empty attribute pool
         const apool = new AttributePool();
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/regression-db.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/regression-db.js
index 221193c3b..388b8346a 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/regression-db.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/regression-db.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   });
 
   it('regression test for missing await in createAuthor (#5000)', async function () {
-    this.timeout(700);
     const {authorID} = await AuthorManager.createAuthor(); // Should block until db.set() finishes.
     assert(await AuthorManager.doesAuthorExist(authorID));
   });
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/specialpages.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/specialpages.js
index fa2260708..93c8b3bc4 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/specialpages.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/specialpages.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
   describe('/javascript', function () {
     it('/javascript -> 200', async function () {
-      this.timeout(200);
       await agent.get('/javascript').expect(200);
     });
   });