diff --git a/test/Marketplace.test.js b/test/Marketplace.test.js
index 153f9a1..ee3311a 100644
--- a/test/Marketplace.test.js
+++ b/test/Marketplace.test.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ describe("Marketplace", function () {
 
     patchOverloads(marketplace)
 
-    request = await exampleRequest()
+    request = exampleRequest()
     request.client = client.address
 
     slot = {
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ describe("Marketplace", function () {
     })
 
     it("is rejected when request is unknown", async function () {
-      let unknown = await exampleRequest()
+      let unknown = exampleRequest()
       await expect(
         marketplace.fillSlot(requestId(unknown), 0, proof),
       ).to.be.revertedWithCustomError(marketplace, "Marketplace_UnknownRequest")
diff --git a/test/SlotReservations.test.js b/test/SlotReservations.test.js
index 5817888..4d2d1b3 100644
--- a/test/SlotReservations.test.js
+++ b/test/SlotReservations.test.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe("SlotReservations", function () {
     reservations = testSlotReservations
     ;[provider, address1, address2, address3] = await ethers.getSigners()
 
-    request = await exampleRequest()
+    request = exampleRequest()
     reqId = requestId(request)
     slotIndex = request.ask.slots / 2
     slot = {
diff --git a/test/examples.js b/test/examples.js
index 98d2fb8..e6d173a 100644
--- a/test/examples.js
+++ b/test/examples.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const exampleConfiguration = () => ({
   requestDurationLimit: 60 * 60 * 24 * 30, // 30 days
 })
 
-const exampleRequest = async () => {
+const exampleRequest = () => {
   return {
     client: hexlify(randomBytes(20)),
     ask: {