diff --git a/ycmd/tests/clangd/subcommands_test.py b/ycmd/tests/clangd/subcommands_test.py
index 34bb8742f5..5920a5094c 100644
--- a/ycmd/tests/clangd/subcommands_test.py
+++ b/ycmd/tests/clangd/subcommands_test.py
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ def FixIt_Check_AutoExpand_Resolved( results ):
   } ) )
 
 
+@WithRetry()
 def RunRangedFixItTest( app, rng, expected, chosen_fixit = 0 ):
   contents = ReadFile( PathToTestFile( 'FixIt_Clang_cpp11.cpp' ) )
   args = {
@@ -616,7 +617,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_DefinedSubcommands( self, app ):
     } )
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @SharedYcmd
   def test_Subcommands_ServerNotInitialized( self, app ):
     for cmd in [
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ def test_Subcommands_ServerNotInitialized( self, app ):
       with self.subTest( cmd = cmd ):
         completer = handlers._server_state.GetFiletypeCompleter( [ 'cpp' ] )
 
+        @WithRetry()
         @patch.object( completer, '_ServerIsInitialized', return_value = False )
         def Test( app, cmd, *args ):
           request = {
@@ -1177,7 +1178,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_FixIt_all( self, app ):
         RunFixItTest( app, line, column, language, filepath, check )
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @SharedYcmd
   def test_Subcommands_FixIt_Ranged( self, app ):
     for test in [
@@ -1237,7 +1237,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_FixIt_AlreadyResolved( self, app ):
     assert_that( actual, equal_to( expected ) )
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @IsolatedYcmd( { 'clangd_args': [ '-hidden-features' ] } )
   def test_Subcommands_FixIt_ClangdTweaks( self, app ):
     selection = {
diff --git a/ycmd/tests/java/subcommands_test.py b/ycmd/tests/java/subcommands_test.py
index f47be8e2f2..4304bfb768 100644
--- a/ycmd/tests/java/subcommands_test.py
+++ b/ycmd/tests/java/subcommands_test.py
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ def RunHierarchyTest( app, kind, direction, location, expected, code ):
   RunTest( app, test )
 
 
+@WithRetry()
 def RunFixItTest( app,
                   description,
                   filepath,
@@ -679,7 +680,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_GoToReferences_NoReferences( self, app ):
                                'Cannot jump to location' ) )
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @IsolatedYcmd( {
     'extra_conf_globlist': PathToTestFile( 'multiple_projects', '*' )
   } )
@@ -722,14 +722,11 @@ def test_Subcommands_GoToReferences_MultipleProjects( self, app ):
                                        'com',
                                        'test',
                                        'TestWidgetImpl.java' )
-    for desc, request, expect in [
+    for desc, filepath, line, column, expect in [
         ( 'GoToReferences works across multiple projects',
-          {
-            'command': 'GoToReferences',
-            'filepath': utils_java,
-            'line_num': 5,
-            'column_num': 22,
-          },
+          utils_java,
+          5,
+          22,
           {
             'response': requests.codes.ok,
             'data': contains_inanyorder(
@@ -739,12 +736,9 @@ def test_Subcommands_GoToReferences_MultipleProjects( self, app ):
             )
           } ),
         ( 'GoToReferences works in an unrelated project at the same time',
-          {
-            'command': 'GoToReferences',
-            'filepath': abstract_test_widget,
-            'line_num': 10,
-            'column_num': 15,
-          },
+          abstract_test_widget,
+          10,
+          15,
           {
             'response': requests.codes.ok,
             'data': contains_inanyorder(
@@ -755,16 +749,15 @@ def test_Subcommands_GoToReferences_MultipleProjects( self, app ):
             )
           } ),
     ]:
-      with self.subTest( desc = desc, request = request, expect = expect ):
+      with self.subTest( desc = desc,
+                         filepath = filepath,
+                         line = line,
+                         column = column,
+                         expect = expect ):
         filepath = request[ 'filepath' ]
         StartJavaCompleterServerWithFile( app, filepath )
 
-
-        RunTest( app, {
-          'description': desc,
-          'request': request,
-          'expect': expect
-        } )
+        RunGoToTest( app, desc, filepath, line, column, 'GoToReferences', expect )
 
 
   @WithRetry()
@@ -1102,7 +1095,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_RefactorRename_Unicode( self, app ):
 
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @SharedYcmd
   def test_Subcommands_FixIt_SingleDiag_MultipleOption_Insertion( self, app ):
     import os
@@ -1259,7 +1251,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_FixIt_SingleDiag_MultipleOption_Insertion( self, app ):
         RunFixItTest( app, description, filepath, 19, column, fixits_for_line )
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @SharedYcmd
   def test_Subcommands_FixIt_SingleDiag_SingleOption_Modify( self, app ):
     filepath = PathToTestFile( 'simple_eclipse_project',
@@ -1327,7 +1318,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_FixIt_SingleDiag_SingleOption_Modify( self, app ):
                   filepath, 27, 12, fixits )
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @SharedYcmd
   def test_Subcommands_FixIt_SingleDiag_MultiOption_Delete( self, app ):
     filepath = PathToTestFile( 'simple_eclipse_project',
@@ -1404,7 +1394,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_FixIt_SingleDiag_MultiOption_Delete( self, app ):
                   filepath, 15, 29, fixits )
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @SharedYcmd
   def test_Subcommands_FixIt_MultipleDiags( self, app ):
     for description, column, expect_fixits in [
@@ -1626,7 +1615,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_FixIt_Range( self, app ):
     )
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @SharedYcmd
   def test_Subcommands_FixIt_NoDiagnostics( self, app ):
     filepath = PathToTestFile( 'simple_eclipse_project',
@@ -1652,7 +1640,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_FixIt_NoDiagnostics( self, app ):
                                      'chunks': instance_of( list ) } ) ) } ) )
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @SharedYcmd
   def test_Subcommands_FixIt_Unicode( self, app ):
     fixits = has_entries( {
@@ -1720,7 +1707,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_FixIt_Unicode( self, app ):
                   TEST_JAVA, 13, 1, fixits )
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @IsolatedYcmd()
   def test_Subcommands_FixIt_InvalidURI( self, app ):
     filepath = PathToTestFile( 'simple_eclipse_project',
diff --git a/ycmd/tests/rust/subcommands_test.py b/ycmd/tests/rust/subcommands_test.py
index 3a5d0118cc..3b422a1868 100644
--- a/ycmd/tests/rust/subcommands_test.py
+++ b/ycmd/tests/rust/subcommands_test.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ def RunHierarchyTest( app, kind, direction, location, expected, code ):
   RunTest( app, test )
 
 
+@WithRetry()
 def RunGoToTest( app, command, test, *, project_root = 'common' ):
   folder = PathToTestFile( project_root, 'src' )
   filepath = os.path.join( folder, test[ 'req' ][ 0 ] )
@@ -423,7 +424,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_GoToType_Basic( self, app ):
         RunGoToTest( app, 'GoToType', test )
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @SharedYcmd
   def test_Subcommands_GoTo( self, app ):
     for test, command in itertools.product(
@@ -442,7 +442,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_GoTo( self, app ):
         RunGoToTest( app, command, test )
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @SharedYcmd
   def test_Subcommands_GoToImplementation( self, app ):
     for test in [
@@ -456,7 +455,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_GoToImplementation( self, app ):
         RunGoToTest( app, 'GoToImplementation', test )
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @SharedYcmd
   def test_Subcommands_GoToImplementation_Failure( self, app ):
     RunGoToTest( app,
@@ -587,7 +585,6 @@ def test_Subcommands_FixIt_Basic( self, app ):
     } )
 
 
-  @WithRetry()
   @IsolatedYcmd()
   def test_Subcommands_GoTo_WorksAfterChangingProject( self, app ):
     filepath = PathToTestFile( 'macro', 'src', 'main.rs' )