diff --git a/.changeset/chatty-cobras-roll.md b/.changeset/chatty-cobras-roll.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a8777d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chatty-cobras-roll.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@khanacademy/wonder-stuff-testing": patch
+---
+
+Allow Wonder Stuff Testing to be imported outside of jest
diff --git a/packages/wonder-stuff-testing/src/jest/wait.ts b/packages/wonder-stuff-testing/src/jest/wait.ts
index 3ce85f4a..1a9875dd 100644
--- a/packages/wonder-stuff-testing/src/jest/wait.ts
+++ b/packages/wonder-stuff-testing/src/jest/wait.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import {verifyRealTimers} from "./internal/verify-real-timers";
 import {unverifiedWait} from "./internal/unverified-wait";
-import {assertJest} from "./internal/assert-jest";
-
-assertJest();
 
 type WaitOptions = {
     /**