diff --git a/test-storybooks/portable-stories-kitchen-sink/react/e2e-tests/component-testing.spec.ts b/test-storybooks/portable-stories-kitchen-sink/react/e2e-tests/component-testing.spec.ts
index a3b1d61a5d99..74c0d4a319f3 100644
--- a/test-storybooks/portable-stories-kitchen-sink/react/e2e-tests/component-testing.spec.ts
+++ b/test-storybooks/portable-stories-kitchen-sink/react/e2e-tests/component-testing.spec.ts
@@ -213,17 +213,9 @@ test.describe("component testing", () => {
     await runTestsButton.click();
     await Promise.all([
       expect(watchModeButton).toBeDisabled(),
-      expect(page.locator("#testing-module-description")).toHaveText(
-        /Starting/
-      ),
+      expect(page.locator("#testing-module-description")).toHaveText(/Testing/),
     ]);
 
-    // Wait for Vitest to start
-    await expect(page.locator("#testing-module-description")).toHaveText(
-      /Testing/,
-      { timeout: 10000 }
-    );
-
     // Wait for test results to appear
     await expect(page.locator("#testing-module-description")).toHaveText(
       /Ran \d+ tests/,