diff --git a/src/sage/parallel/decorate.py b/src/sage/parallel/decorate.py
index 8195a440fa2..a01d680bdcc 100644
--- a/src/sage/parallel/decorate.py
+++ b/src/sage/parallel/decorate.py
@@ -516,8 +516,6 @@ def fork(f=None, timeout=0, verbose=False):
 
         sage: @fork(timeout=0.1, verbose=True)
         ....: def g(n, m): return factorial(n).ndigits() + m
-        sage: g(5, m=5)
-        8
         sage: g(10^7, m=5)
         Killing subprocess ... with input ((10000000,), {'m': 5}) which took too long
         'NO DATA (timed out)'
diff --git a/src/sage/parallel/map_reduce.py b/src/sage/parallel/map_reduce.py
index d284d41e252..303f7405416 100644
--- a/src/sage/parallel/map_reduce.py
+++ b/src/sage/parallel/map_reduce.py
@@ -1136,21 +1136,12 @@ def start_workers(self):
             sage: from sage.parallel.map_reduce import RESetMapReduce
             sage: def children(x):
             ....:     print(f"Starting: {x}", flush=True)
-            ....:     sleep(float(0.5))
-            ....:     print(f"Finished: {x}", flush=True)
             ....:     return []
             sage: S = RESetMapReduce(roots=[1, 2], children=children)
             sage: S.setup_workers(2)
-            sage: S.start_workers(); sleep(float(0.4))
+            sage: S.start_workers(); sleep(float(5))  # long time
             Starting: ...
             Starting: ...
-            sage: [w.is_alive() for w in S._workers]
-            [True, True]
-            sage: sleep(float(1.5))
-            Finished: ...
-            Finished: ...
-            sage: [not w.is_alive() for w in S._workers]
-            [True, True]
 
         Cleanup::