diff --git a/js/model/Circuit.ts b/js/model/Circuit.ts
index a94624ca..80049723 100644
--- a/js/model/Circuit.ts
+++ b/js/model/Circuit.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ export default class Circuit {
     this.viewTypeProperty = viewTypeProperty;
     this.addRealBulbsProperty = addRealBulbsProperty;
 
+    // @ts-expect-error TODO SR can you help with "blackBoxStudy" defined here, it is required https://github.com/phetsims/chipper/issues/1360
     const options = optionize<CircuitOptions>()( { blackBoxStudy: false }, providedOptions );
 
     this.includeACElements = options.includeACElements;
diff --git a/js/view/CCKCChartNode.ts b/js/view/CCKCChartNode.ts
index c0fa3ae6..be0b5adf 100644
--- a/js/view/CCKCChartNode.ts
+++ b/js/view/CCKCChartNode.ts
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ export default class CCKCChartNode extends Node {
 
       // Prevent adjustment of the control panel rendering while dragging,
       // see https://github.com/phetsims/wave-interference/issues/212
-      preventFit: true,
-      tandem: Tandem.OPTIONAL
+      preventFit: true
     }, providedOptions ) as CCKCChartNodeOptions;
     const backgroundNode = new Node( { cursor: 'pointer' } );
 
diff --git a/js/view/CircuitElementToolFactory.ts b/js/view/CircuitElementToolFactory.ts
index ee7e0434..c0e83c09 100644
--- a/js/view/CircuitElementToolFactory.ts
+++ b/js/view/CircuitElementToolFactory.ts
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ export default class CircuitElementToolFactory {
 
     assert && assert( Number.isInteger( count ), 'count should be an integer' );
 
+    // TODO SR: please make sure that we PickRequired<ParentOptions, 'tandem'> here if applicable
     const options = optionize<CreateCircuitElementToolNodeProvidedOptions, CreateCircuitElementToolNodeSelfOptions, CircuitElementToolNodeOptions>()( {
-      tandem: Tandem.REQUIRED,
       additionalProperty: new BooleanProperty( true ),
       lifelikeIconHeight: CCKCConstants.TOOLBOX_ICON_HEIGHT,
       schematicIconHeight: CCKCConstants.TOOLBOX_ICON_HEIGHT
diff --git a/js/view/CurrentChartNode.ts b/js/view/CurrentChartNode.ts
index 7d4ebb75..a4aea019 100644
--- a/js/view/CurrentChartNode.ts
+++ b/js/view/CurrentChartNode.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 import createObservableArray from '../../../axon/js/createObservableArray.js';
 import Vector2 from '../../../dot/js/Vector2.js';
-import Tandem from '../../../tandem/js/Tandem.js';
 import CCKCConstants from '../CCKCConstants.js';
 import CircuitConstructionKitCommonStrings from '../CircuitConstructionKitCommonStrings.js';
 import circuitConstructionKitCommon from '../circuitConstructionKitCommon.js';
@@ -34,9 +33,7 @@ export default class CurrentChartNode extends CCKCChartNode {
   public constructor( circuitLayerNode: CircuitLayerNode, timeProperty: Property<number>, visibleBoundsProperty: Property<Bounds2>,
                       providedOptions?: CCKCChartNodeOptions ) {
 
-    const options = optionize<CCKCChartNodeOptions, EmptySelfOptions, CCKCChartNodeOptions>()( {
-      tandem: Tandem.OPTIONAL
-    }, providedOptions );
+    const options = optionize<CCKCChartNodeOptions, EmptySelfOptions, CCKCChartNodeOptions>()( {}, providedOptions );
 
     super( circuitLayerNode, timeProperty, visibleBoundsProperty, createObservableArray(), currentWithUnitsStringProperty, providedOptions );
 
diff --git a/js/view/ZoomButtonGroup.ts b/js/view/ZoomButtonGroup.ts
index f498c83d..a20a9c25 100644
--- a/js/view/ZoomButtonGroup.ts
+++ b/js/view/ZoomButtonGroup.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { combineOptions } from '../../../phet-core/js/optionize.js';
 import MagnifyingGlassZoomButtonGroup, { MagnifyingGlassZoomButtonGroupOptions } from '../../../scenery-phet/js/MagnifyingGlassZoomButtonGroup.js';
 import PhetColorScheme from '../../../scenery-phet/js/PhetColorScheme.js';
 import RectangularButton from '../../../sun/js/buttons/RectangularButton.js';
-import Tandem from '../../../tandem/js/Tandem.js';
 import circuitConstructionKitCommon from '../circuitConstructionKitCommon.js';
 
 // constants
@@ -20,14 +19,15 @@ const ZOOMED_IN = 1;
 const ZOOMED_OUT = 0.5;
 const BUTTON_SPACING = 20;
 
+type ZoomButtonGroupOptions = MagnifyingGlassZoomButtonGroupOptions;
+
 export default class ZoomButtonGroup extends MagnifyingGlassZoomButtonGroup {
   public static readonly ZOOMED_IN = ZOOMED_IN;
   public static readonly ZOOMED_OUT = ZOOMED_OUT;
 
-  public constructor( selectedZoomProperty: NumberProperty, providedOptions?: MagnifyingGlassZoomButtonGroupOptions ) {
-    providedOptions = combineOptions<MagnifyingGlassZoomButtonGroupOptions>( {
+  public constructor( selectedZoomProperty: NumberProperty, providedOptions?: ZoomButtonGroupOptions ) {
+    providedOptions = combineOptions<ZoomButtonGroupOptions>( {
       spacing: BUTTON_SPACING,
-      tandem: Tandem.REQUIRED,
       buttonOptions: {
         buttonAppearanceStrategy: RectangularButton.ThreeDAppearanceStrategy,
         baseColor: PhetColorScheme.BUTTON_YELLOW