diff --git a/packages/redux-devtools/test/persistState.spec.ts b/packages/redux-devtools/test/persistState.spec.ts
index 76c5e3b4..cfd889ec 100644
--- a/packages/redux-devtools/test/persistState.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/redux-devtools/test/persistState.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { compose, createStore } from 'redux';
 
 describe('persistState', () => {
   const savedLocalStorage = global.localStorage;
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+  // @ts-ignore
+  delete global.localStorage;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     global.localStorage = {
@@ -118,9 +121,9 @@ describe('persistState', () => {
     const spy = jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {
       // noop
     });
-    global.localStorage.getItem = () => {
-      throw new Error();
-    };
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+    // @ts-ignore
+    delete global.localStorage.getItem;
     createStore(reducer, compose(instrument(), persistState('id')));
 
     expect(spy.mock.calls[0]).toContain(
@@ -134,9 +137,9 @@ describe('persistState', () => {
     const spy = jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {
       // noop
     });
-    global.localStorage.setItem = () => {
-      throw new Error();
-    };
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+    // @ts-ignore
+    delete global.localStorage.setItem;
     const store = createStore(
       reducer,
       compose(instrument(), persistState('id'))