diff --git a/projects/ng-dev/src/lib/component-context/component-context.spec.ts b/projects/ng-dev/src/lib/component-context/component-context.spec.ts
index 9ddf3dd5..a5d4785a 100644
--- a/projects/ng-dev/src/lib/component-context/component-context.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/ng-dev/src/lib/component-context/component-context.spec.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { BrowserModule, By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {
   ANIMATION_MODULE_TYPE,
   BrowserAnimationsModule,
+  provideAnimations,
 } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import { RouterModule, Routes } from '@angular/router';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
@@ -58,10 +59,9 @@ describe('ComponentContext', () => {
     });
 
     it('disables animations', () => {
-      @NgModule({ imports: [BrowserAnimationsModule] })
-      class AnimatedModule {}
+      // do not use NoopAnimationsModule, because its timing is less finicky
       const ctx = new ComponentContext(TestComponent, {
-        imports: [AnimatedModule],
+        providers: [provideAnimations()],
       });
       ctx.run(() => {
         expect(ctx.inject(ANIMATION_MODULE_TYPE)).toBe('NoopAnimations');
diff --git a/projects/ng-dev/src/lib/component-context/component-context.ts b/projects/ng-dev/src/lib/component-context/component-context.ts
index d37f5ce8..b154b5ee 100644
--- a/projects/ng-dev/src/lib/component-context/component-context.ts
+++ b/projects/ng-dev/src/lib/component-context/component-context.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ import {
   tick,
 } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import { NoopAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
+import {
+  NoopAnimationsModule,
+  provideNoopAnimations,
+} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import { assert } from '@s-libs/js-core';
 import { keys } from '@s-libs/micro-dash';
 import {
@@ -172,10 +175,14 @@ export class ComponentContext<T> extends AngularContext {
     const mirror = reflectComponentType(componentType);
     assert(mirror, 'That does not appear to be a component');
     const inputProperties = WrapperComponent.wrap(mirror, unboundInputs);
-    const imports: any[] = [NoopAnimationsModule];
+    const imports: any[] = [];
     const declarations: any[] = [WrapperComponent];
     (mirror.isStandalone ? imports : declarations).push(componentType);
-    super(extendMetadata(moduleMetadata, { imports, declarations }));
+    super(
+      extendMetadata({ imports, declarations }, moduleMetadata, {
+        providers: [provideNoopAnimations()],
+      }),
+    );
 
     this.#componentType = componentType;
     this.#inputProperties = new Set(inputProperties);