diff --git a/crates/kms/tests/behavior_backup.rs b/crates/kms/tests/behavior_backup.rs
index 598ec4eca..65e58fed8 100644
--- a/crates/kms/tests/behavior_backup.rs
+++ b/crates/kms/tests/behavior_backup.rs
@@ -225,8 +225,6 @@ async fn nothing_readable_leaves_the_bundle_unwrapped() {
             "artifact {} carries the raw on-disk record",
             artifact.path
         );
-        // A cheap structural check too: an encrypted payload is not JSON.
-        assert_ne!(payload.first(), Some(&b'{'), "artifact {} looks like plaintext JSON", artifact.path);
     }
 
     // The manifest itself is not encrypted, so assert directly that it carries
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/net.rs b/crates/utils/src/net.rs
index d9bf106f5..873a6d940 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/net.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/net.rs
@@ -659,9 +659,6 @@ mod test {
         // Port should be in valid range (u16 max is always <= 65535)
         assert!(port1 > 0);
         assert!(port2 > 0);
-
-        // Different calls should typically return different ports
-        assert_ne!(port1, port2);
     }
 
     #[test]