diff --git a/src/testkit/UniDriver.ts b/src/testkit/UniDriver.ts
index 717e3304a9..b5837255dc 100644
--- a/src/testkit/UniDriver.ts
+++ b/src/testkit/UniDriver.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export interface UniDriver {
   at(index: number): Promise<UniDriver>;
   instance(): Promise<any>;
   getInstanceProps(): Promise<any>;
-  press(): Promise<any>;
+  press(): void;
   typeText(text: string): Promise<void>;
   scrollX(deltaX: number): Promise<void>;
   scrollY(deltaY: number): Promise<void>;
diff --git a/src/testkit/drivers/TestingLibraryDriver.tsx b/src/testkit/drivers/TestingLibraryDriver.tsx
index 88ff081528..6e3bcde98c 100644
--- a/src/testkit/drivers/TestingLibraryDriver.tsx
+++ b/src/testkit/drivers/TestingLibraryDriver.tsx
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ export class TestingLibraryDriver implements UniDriver {
     return _.get(instance, 'props');
   }
 
-  press = async (): Promise<void> => {
+  press = (): void => {
     if (!this.reactTestInstances) {
       throw new NoSelectorException();
     }
     this.validateExplicitInstance();
     this.validateSingleInstance();
-    await act(() => fireEvent.press(this.reactTestInstances[0]));
+    fireEvent.press(this.reactTestInstances[0]);
   };
 
   typeText = async (text: string): Promise<void> => {