diff --git a/tests/pjit_test.py b/tests/pjit_test.py
index f7ff209bde39..73642ee1db6e 100644
--- a/tests/pjit_test.py
+++ b/tests/pjit_test.py
@@ -486,30 +486,6 @@ def f(x):
     # Annotation from pjit
     self.assertIn('sharding = "{replicated}"', str(hlo))
 
-  @jtu.with_mesh([('x', 2), ('y', 1)])
-  def testShardingConstraint(self):
-    @partial(pjit, in_shardings=None, out_shardings=None)
-    def f(x):
-      y = x + 1
-      y = with_sharding_constraint(y, P('x', 'y'))
-      return y * 2
-
-    shape = (8, 8)
-    x = np.arange(math.prod(shape)).reshape(shape)
-    expected = (x + 1) * 2
-    actual = f(x)
-    self.assertAllClose(actual, expected, check_dtypes=False)
-    _check_instance(self, actual)
-    self.assertLen(actual.addressable_shards, 2)
-    self.assertAllClose(np.asarray(actual.addressable_shards[0].data), expected,
-                        check_dtypes=False)
-
-    hlo = f.lower(np.ones(shape)).compiler_ir(dialect="hlo")
-    # Annotation from with_sharding_constraint
-    self.assertIn('sharding={devices=[2,1]<=[2]}', hlo.as_hlo_text())
-    # Annotation from pjit
-    self.assertIn("sharding={replicated}", hlo.as_hlo_text())
-
   def testShardingConstraintWithArray(self):
     mesh = jtu.create_global_mesh((2, 1), ('x', 'y'))
     s = NamedSharding(mesh, P(None))
@@ -562,60 +538,27 @@ def f(x):
     # Annotation from pjit
     self.assertIn("sharding={replicated}", hlo.as_hlo_text())
 
-  @jtu.with_mesh([('x', 2), ('y', 1)])
-  def testShardingConstraintPyTree(self):
-    @partial(pjit, in_shardings=None, out_shardings=None)
-    def f(x):
-      x = jax.lax.with_sharding_constraint(x, [P('x', 'y'), P('y', 'x')])
-      x = x.copy()
-      x[0]["a"] *= 2
-      return x
-
-    shape = (8, 8)
-    v = np.arange(math.prod(shape)).reshape(shape)
-    x = [{"a": v, "b": v * 2}, v * 3]
-    actual = f(x)
-
-    expected = x.copy()
-    expected[0]["a"] *= 2
-    self.assertAllClose(actual, expected, check_dtypes=False)
-    self.assertLen(actual[0]["a"].addressable_shards, 2)
-
-    hlo = f.lower(x).compiler_ir(dialect="hlo")
-    # Annotations from with_sharding_constraint
-    self.assertIn('sharding={devices=[2,1]<=[2]}', hlo.as_hlo_text())
-    self.assertIn('sharding={devices=[2,1]<=[2]}', hlo.as_hlo_text())
-    # Annotation from pjit
-    self.assertIn("sharding={replicated}", hlo.as_hlo_text())
-
   def testShardingConstraintPyTreeWithArray(self):
     mesh = jtu.create_global_mesh((2, 1), ('x', 'y'))
-    s = NamedSharding(mesh, P(None))
 
-    @partial(pjit, in_shardings=s, out_shardings=s)
+    @jax.jit
     def f(x):
-      x = with_sharding_constraint(x, [
-          NamedSharding(mesh, P('x', 'y')),
-          NamedSharding(mesh, P('y', 'x'))
-      ])
-      x = x.copy()
-      x[0]["a"] *= 2
-      return x
+      return with_sharding_constraint(x, NamedSharding(mesh, P('x', 'y')))
 
     shape = (8, 8)
     v = np.arange(math.prod(shape)).reshape(shape)
-    x = [{"a": v, "b": v * 2}, v * 3]
-    actual = f(x)
+    x = [v, v * 2]
+    out = f(x)
 
-    expected = x.copy()
-    expected[0]["a"] *= 2
-    self.assertAllClose(actual, expected, check_dtypes=False)
-    self.assertLen(actual[0]["a"].addressable_shards, 2)
+    self.assertArraysEqual(out[0], v)
+    self.assertArraysEqual(out[1], v * 2)
+    self.assertLen(out[0].addressable_shards, 2)
+    self.assertLen(out[1].addressable_shards, 2)
 
     hlo = f.lower(x).compiler_ir(dialect="hlo")
     # Annotations from with_sharding_constraint
     self.assertIn('sharding={devices=[2,1]<=[2]}', hlo.as_hlo_text())
-    self.assertIn('sharding={devices=[1,2]<=[2]}', hlo.as_hlo_text())
+    self.assertIn('sharding={devices=[2,1]<=[2]}', hlo.as_hlo_text())
     # Annotation from pjit
     self.assertIn("sharding={replicated}", hlo.as_hlo_text())