diff --git a/packages/components/src/List/ListComposition/ColumnChooser/ColumnChooser.component.test.js b/packages/components/src/List/ListComposition/ColumnChooser/ColumnChooser.component.test.js
index 3d315e084e3..c5383be64f6 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/List/ListComposition/ColumnChooser/ColumnChooser.component.test.js
+++ b/packages/components/src/List/ListComposition/ColumnChooser/ColumnChooser.component.test.js
@@ -21,18 +21,19 @@ describe('ColumnChooser', () => {
 		};
 	});
 
-	it('should render column chooser component', () => {
+	it('should render column chooser component', async () => {
 		// when
 		render(
 			<ListContext.Provider value={defaultContext}>
-				<ColumnChooser id="myColumnChooser" />
+				<ColumnChooser id="myColumnChooser" data-testid="chooser" />
 			</ListContext.Provider>,
 		);
 
 		// then
-		expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toBeVisible();
-		act(() => screen.getByRole('button').focus()); // trigger the tooltip
-		expect(screen.getByText('Open the column chooser')).toBeVisible();
+		const btn = screen.getByLabelText('Open the column chooser');
+		expect(btn).toBeVisible();
+		await userEvent.hover(btn);
+		expect(screen.getByRole('tooltip')).toHaveTextContent('Open the column chooser');
 	});
 
 	it('should update columns', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/components/src/List/ListComposition/DisplayMode/ListDisplayMode.component.test.js b/packages/components/src/List/ListComposition/DisplayMode/ListDisplayMode.component.test.js
index 6941ad79ed0..ef2773f9f08 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/List/ListComposition/DisplayMode/ListDisplayMode.component.test.js
+++ b/packages/components/src/List/ListComposition/DisplayMode/ListDisplayMode.component.test.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('List DisplayMode', () => {
 			);
 
 			// then
-			act(() => screen.getAllByRole('button')[0].focus());
+			await userEvent.hover(screen.getAllByRole('button')[0]);
 			expect(screen.getByText('Set Table as current display mode.')).toBeVisible();
 		});