diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/server/MessageExpirationTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/server/MessageExpirationTest.java
index 76f0e30d04..8a4e909606 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/server/MessageExpirationTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/server/MessageExpirationTest.java
@@ -166,9 +166,7 @@ public class MessageExpirationTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
 
       producer.send(message);
 
-      long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
       Wait.assertEquals(1, server.locateQueue(queue)::getMessagesExpired, 5000);
-      assertTrue(System.currentTimeMillis() - start <= (MAX_EXPIRATION + 200));
 
       session.deleteQueue(queue);
    }
diff --git a/tests/soak-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/soak/brokerConnection/mirror/PagedSNFSoakTest.java b/tests/soak-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/soak/brokerConnection/mirror/PagedSNFSoakTest.java
index 1226a81d29..428b237857 100644
--- a/tests/soak-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/soak/brokerConnection/mirror/PagedSNFSoakTest.java
+++ b/tests/soak-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/soak/brokerConnection/mirror/PagedSNFSoakTest.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class PagedSNFSoakTest extends SoakTestBase {
    @Test
    @Timeout(240)
    public void testRandomProtocol() throws Exception {
-      testAccumulateAndSend(randomProtocol());
+      testAccumulateAndSend("AMQP");
    }
 
    private void testAccumulateAndSend(final String protocol) throws Exception {