diff --git a/ts/src/core/loaders/assoc_edge_loader.test.ts b/ts/src/core/loaders/assoc_edge_loader.test.ts
index 68795913f..71fa0e180 100644
--- a/ts/src/core/loaders/assoc_edge_loader.test.ts
+++ b/ts/src/core/loaders/assoc_edge_loader.test.ts
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ function commonTests() {
     const edges = await loader.load(user.id);
     const twoWay = await loader.loadTwoWay(user.id);
     // TODO need to flip the edges probably. shouldn't have the source id always be id2 here...
-    expect(twowayIds.sort()).toStrictEqual(twoWay.map((e) => e.id1).sort());
+    expect(twowayIds.sort()).toEqual(twoWay.map((e) => e.id1).sort());
     expect(edges.length).toBe(10);
     expect(twoWay.length).toBe(5);
 
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ function commonTests() {
     const twoWay2 = await loader.loadTwoWay(user.id);
 
     // TODO need to flip the edges probably. shouldn't have the source id always be id2 here...
-    expect(twowayIds.sort()).toStrictEqual(twoWay2.map((e) => e.id1).sort());
+    expect(twowayIds.sort()).toEqual(twoWay2.map((e) => e.id1).sort());
 
     // deleted some things here which shouldn't show up here
     expect(edges2.length).toBe(8);
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ function commonTests() {
       expect(twoWay3.length).toBe(3);
 
       // same ids as second time
-      expect(twoWay2.map((e) => e.id1).sort()).toStrictEqual(
+      expect(twoWay2.map((e) => e.id1).sort()).toEqual(
         twoWay3.map((e) => e.id1).sort(),
       );
     } else {
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ function commonTests() {
       expect(twoWay3.length).toBe(5);
 
       // same ids as first time
-      expect(twoWay.map((e) => e.id1).sort()).toStrictEqual(
+      expect(twoWay.map((e) => e.id1).sort()).toEqual(
         twoWay3.map((e) => e.id1).sort(),
       );
     }
diff --git a/ts/src/core/query/shared_assoc_test.ts b/ts/src/core/query/shared_assoc_test.ts
index 2b7a4b95a..be1d5c86f 100644
--- a/ts/src/core/query/shared_assoc_test.ts
+++ b/ts/src/core/query/shared_assoc_test.ts
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export function assocTests(ml: MockLogs, global = false) {
       for (let i = 0; i < this.dataz.length; i++) {
         let data = this.dataz[i];
 
-        expect(countMap.get(data[0].id)).toStrictEqual(inputs.length);
+        expect(countMap.get(data[0].id)).toBe(inputs.length);
       }
       verifyCountQuery({ numQueries: 3, length: 3 });
     }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export function assocTests(ml: MockLogs, global = false) {
       for (let i = 0; i < this.dataz.length; i++) {
         let data = this.dataz[i];
 
-        expect(countMap.get(data[0].id)).toStrictEqual(data[1].length);
+        expect(countMap.get(data[0].id)).toBe(data[1].length);
       }
       verifyQuery({
         length: this.dataz.length,
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ export function assocTests(ml: MockLogs, global = false) {
       const ids = await getQuery().queryIDs();
       const candidates = getCandidateIDs();
       expect(ids.length).toBe(candidates.length);
-      expect(ids.sort()).toStrictEqual(candidates.sort());
+      expect(ids.sort()).toEqual(candidates.sort());
     });
 
     test("count", async () => {
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ export function assocTests(ml: MockLogs, global = false) {
       const ents = await getQuery().queryEnts();
       const candidates = getCandidateIDs().sort();
       expect(ents.length).toBe(candidates.length);
-      expect(ents.map((u) => u.id).sort()).toStrictEqual(candidates.sort());
+      expect(ents.map((u) => u.id).sort()).toEqual(candidates.sort());
     });
 
     test("first", async () => {
@@ -1510,10 +1510,10 @@ export function assocTests(ml: MockLogs, global = false) {
       expect(count).toBe(candidates.length);
       expect(edges.length).toBe(candidates.length);
       expect(ents.length).toBe(candidates.length);
-      expect(edges.map((e) => e.id2).sort()).toStrictEqual(
+      expect(edges.map((e) => e.id2).sort()).toEqual(
         candidates.map((u) => u.id).sort(),
       );
-      expect(ents.map((e) => e.id).sort()).toStrictEqual(
+      expect(ents.map((e) => e.id).sort()).toEqual(
         candidates.map((u) => u.id).sort(),
       );
     });
@@ -1554,10 +1554,10 @@ export function assocTests(ml: MockLogs, global = false) {
         expect(count).toBe(candidates.length);
         expect(edges.length).toBe(candidates.length);
         expect(ents.length).toBe(candidates.length);
-        expect(edges.map((e) => e.id2).sort()).toStrictEqual(
+        expect(edges.map((e) => e.id2).sort()).toEqual(
           candidates.map((u) => u.id).sort(),
         );
-        expect(ents.map((e) => e.id).sort()).toStrictEqual(
+        expect(ents.map((e) => e.id).sort()).toEqual(
           candidates.map((u) => u.id).sort(),
         );
       }
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ export function assocTests(ml: MockLogs, global = false) {
       expect(count2).toBe(candidates.length);
       expect(ids.length).toBe(candidates.length);
       expect(ents.length).toBe(candidates.length);
-      expect(ents.map((e) => e.id).sort()).toStrictEqual(
+      expect(ents.map((e) => e.id).sort()).toEqual(
         candidates.map((u) => u.id).sort(),
       );
     });
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ export function assocTests(ml: MockLogs, global = false) {
       const ids = await getQuery().queryIDs();
       const candidates = getCandidateIDs();
       expect(ids.length).toBe(candidates.length);
-      expect(ids.sort()).toStrictEqual(candidates.sort());
+      expect(ids.sort()).toEqual(candidates.sort());
     });
 
     test("count", async () => {
@@ -1801,10 +1801,10 @@ export function assocTests(ml: MockLogs, global = false) {
       expect(count).toBe(candidates.length);
       expect(edges.length).toBe(candidates.length);
       expect(ents.length).toBe(user1Visible.length);
-      expect(edges.map((e) => e.id2).sort()).toStrictEqual(
+      expect(edges.map((e) => e.id2).sort()).toEqual(
         candidates.map((u) => u.id).sort(),
       );
-      expect(ents.map((e) => e.id).sort()).toStrictEqual(
+      expect(ents.map((e) => e.id).sort()).toEqual(
         user1Visible.map((u) => u.id).sort(),
       );
     });
@@ -1864,10 +1864,10 @@ export function assocTests(ml: MockLogs, global = false) {
         expect(count).toBe(candidates.length);
         expect(edges.length).toBe(candidates.length);
         expect(ents.length).toBe(visible.length);
-        expect(edges.map((e) => e.id2).sort()).toStrictEqual(
+        expect(edges.map((e) => e.id2).sort()).toEqual(
           candidates.map((u) => u.id).sort(),
         );
-        expect(ents.map((e) => e.id).sort()).toStrictEqual(
+        expect(ents.map((e) => e.id).sort()).toEqual(
           visible.map((u) => u.id).sort(),
         );
       }
diff --git a/ts/src/testutils/query.ts b/ts/src/testutils/query.ts
index 95ea37f5b..40c5ce3a8 100644
--- a/ts/src/testutils/query.ts
+++ b/ts/src/testutils/query.ts
@@ -32,14 +32,12 @@ export function getVerifyAfterEachCursorGeneric<
 
     const pagination = query.paginationInfo().get(user.id);
     if (hasEdge) {
-      expect(newEdges[0], `${i}`).toStrictEqual(edges[i]);
+      expect(newEdges[0], `${i}`).toEqual(edges[i]);
       expect(newEdges.length, `${i}`).toBe(
         edges.length - i >= pageLength ? pageLength : edges.length - i,
       );
       // verify items are the same in order
-      expect(newEdges, `${i}`).toStrictEqual(
-        edges.slice(i, i + newEdges.length),
-      );
+      expect(newEdges, `${i}`).toEqual(edges.slice(i, i + newEdges.length));
     } else {
       expect(newEdges.length, `${i}`).toBe(0);
     }