diff --git a/packages/menu/test/menu-item.test.ts b/packages/menu/test/menu-item.test.ts
index 0ad3603138..24dab4f0b1 100644
--- a/packages/menu/test/menu-item.test.ts
+++ b/packages/menu/test/menu-item.test.ts
@@ -125,15 +125,7 @@ describe('Menu item', () => {
     it('allows link click', async () => {
         let clicked = false;
         const el = await fixture<Menu>(html`
-            <sp-menu
-                @click=${(event: Event) => {
-                    clickTargetSpy(
-                        event.composedPath()[0] as HTMLAnchorElement
-                    );
-                    event.stopPropagation();
-                    event.preventDefault();
-                }}
-            >
+            <sp-menu>
                 <sp-menu-item href="#top" target="_blank">
                     With Target
                 </sp-menu-item>
diff --git a/packages/menu/test/menu.test.ts b/packages/menu/test/menu.test.ts
index 74d2d41396..bec103cc41 100644
--- a/packages/menu/test/menu.test.ts
+++ b/packages/menu/test/menu.test.ts
@@ -413,8 +413,6 @@ describe('Menu', () => {
             })
         );
         await nextFrame();
-        // re-bind keyevents
-        el.startListeningToKeyboard();
         // focus management should start again from the first item.
         el.dispatchEvent(arrowDownEvent());
         expect(secondItem.focused, 'second').to.be.true;