diff --git a/tests/library/browsertype-connect.spec.ts b/tests/library/browsertype-connect.spec.ts
index a732985b5b..9cf103ee2f 100644
--- a/tests/library/browsertype-connect.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/browsertype-connect.spec.ts
@@ -169,8 +169,9 @@ for (const kind of ['launchServer', 'run-server'] as const) {
       await browser.close();
     });
 
-    test('should ignore page.pause when headed', async ({ connect, startRemoteServer, browserType }) => {
-      const headless = (browserType as any)._defaultLaunchOptions.headless;
+    test('should ignore page.pause when headed', async ({ connect, startRemoteServer, browserType, headless }) => {
+      test.skip(headless, 'This test is only relevant in headed mode');
+      const originalHeadlessValue = (browserType as any)._defaultLaunchOptions.headless;
       (browserType as any)._defaultLaunchOptions.headless = false;
       const remoteServer = await startRemoteServer(kind);
       const browser = await connect(remoteServer.wsEndpoint());
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ for (const kind of ['launchServer', 'run-server'] as const) {
       const page = await browserContext.newPage();
       await page.pause();
       await browser.close();
-      (browserType as any)._defaultLaunchOptions.headless = headless;
+      (browserType as any)._defaultLaunchOptions.headless = originalHeadlessValue;
     });
 
     test('should be able to visit ipv6 through localhost', async ({ connect, startRemoteServer, ipV6ServerPort }) => {
diff --git a/tests/library/chromium/oopif.spec.ts b/tests/library/chromium/oopif.spec.ts
index 3878aa5142..158af61a24 100644
--- a/tests/library/chromium/oopif.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/chromium/oopif.spec.ts
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ it('should click a button when it overlays oopif', async function({ page, browse
 it('should report google.com frame with headed', async ({ browserType, server }) => {
   // @see https://github.com/GoogleChrome/puppeteer/issues/2548
   // https://google.com is isolated by default in Chromium embedder.
-  const browser = await browserType.launch({ headless: false });
+  const browser = await browserType.launch();
   const page = await browser.newPage();
   await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
   await page.route('**/*', route => {