diff --git a/Tests/test_file_jpeg.py b/Tests/test_file_jpeg.py
index fb9f26fc7..d923020c8 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_jpeg.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_jpeg.py
@@ -1036,8 +1036,7 @@ class TestFileJpeg:
     @pytest.mark.timeout(timeout=1)
     @pytest.mark.xfail(
         "PILLOW_VALGRIND_TEST" in os.environ,
-        reason="Valgrind is slower",
-        raises=TimeoutError
+        reason="Valgrind is slower"
     )
     def test_eof(self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
         # Even though this decoder never says that it is finished
diff --git a/Tests/test_imagefontpil.py b/Tests/test_imagefontpil.py
index adce4a75c..bd9bafb55 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imagefontpil.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imagefontpil.py
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ def test_decompression_bomb() -> None:
 @pytest.mark.timeout(4)
 @pytest.mark.xfail(
     "PILLOW_VALGRIND_TEST" in os.environ,
-    reason="Valgrind is slower",
-    raises=TimeoutError
+    reason="Valgrind is slower"
 )
 def test_oom() -> None:
     glyph = struct.pack(