diff --git a/internal/sharedcomponent/sharedcomponent_test.go b/internal/sharedcomponent/sharedcomponent_test.go
index c0a123b76a7..5ce081fa752 100644
--- a/internal/sharedcomponent/sharedcomponent_test.go
+++ b/internal/sharedcomponent/sharedcomponent_test.go
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ func TestSharedComponentsReportStatus(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// simulate an error
 	err = comp.telemetry.ReportComponentStatus(component.NewStatusEvent(component.StatusNone))
-	require.Error(t, err)
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, assert.AnError)
 
 	// stopping
diff --git a/service/internal/status/status_test.go b/service/internal/status/status_test.go
index 87a1d3231d9..c439cea39af 100644
--- a/service/internal/status/status_test.go
+++ b/service/internal/status/status_test.go
@@ -163,13 +163,11 @@ func TestValidSeqsToStopped(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, fsm.transition(ev))
 			// skipping to stopped is not allowed
 			err := fsm.transition(component.NewStatusEvent(component.StatusStopped))
-			require.Error(t, err)
 			require.ErrorIs(t, err, errInvalidStateTransition)
 
 			// stopping -> stopped is allowed for non-fatal, non-permanent errors
 			err = fsm.transition(component.NewStatusEvent(component.StatusStopping))
 			if ev.Status() == component.StatusPermanentError || ev.Status() == component.StatusFatalError {
-				require.Error(t, err)
 				require.ErrorIs(t, err, errInvalidStateTransition)
 			} else {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -261,7 +259,6 @@ func TestStatusFuncReady(t *testing.T) {
 	id := &component.InstanceID{}
 
 	err := serviceStatusFn(id, component.NewStatusEvent(component.StatusStarting))
-	require.Error(t, err)
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, errStatusNotReady)
 
 	init()
diff --git a/service/service_test.go b/service/service_test.go
index f8c1d0e4988..8b47218dc6b 100644
--- a/service/service_test.go
+++ b/service/service_test.go
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ func TestServiceFatalError(t *testing.T) {
 
 	err = <-srv.host.asyncErrorChannel
 
-	require.Error(t, err)
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, assert.AnError)
 }