diff --git a/core/src/components/toast/test/is-open/toast.e2e.ts b/core/src/components/toast/test/is-open/toast.e2e.ts
index fc74b12133c..2cb6daa4bf5 100644
--- a/core/src/components/toast/test/is-open/toast.e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/toast/test/is-open/toast.e2e.ts
@@ -6,29 +6,20 @@ import { configs, test } from '@utils/test/playwright';
  */
 configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
   test.describe(title('toast: isOpen'), () => {
-    test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    test('should open and close the toast', async ({ page }) => {
       await page.goto('/src/components/toast/test/is-open', config);
-    });
 
-    test('should open the toast', async ({ page }) => {
       const ionToastDidPresent = await page.spyOnEvent('ionToastDidPresent');
+      const ionToastDidDismiss = await page.spyOnEvent('ionToastDidDismiss');
+
       const toast = page.locator('ion-toast');
 
       await page.click('#default');
 
       await ionToastDidPresent.next();
       await expect(toast).toBeVisible();
-    });
 
-    test('should open the toast then close after a timeout', async ({ page }) => {
-      const ionToastDidPresent = await page.spyOnEvent('ionToastDidPresent');
-      const ionToastDidDismiss = await page.spyOnEvent('ionToastDidDismiss');
-      const toast = page.locator('ion-toast');
-
-      await page.click('#timeout');
-
-      await ionToastDidPresent.next();
-      await expect(toast).toBeVisible();
+      await toast.evaluate((el: HTMLIonToastElement) => (el.isOpen = false));
 
       await ionToastDidDismiss.next();
       await expect(toast).toBeHidden();
diff --git a/core/src/components/toast/test/standalone/toast.e2e.ts b/core/src/components/toast/test/standalone/toast.e2e.ts
index 0f4bdc07645..cf6d67fbd51 100644
--- a/core/src/components/toast/test/standalone/toast.e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/toast/test/standalone/toast.e2e.ts
@@ -2,22 +2,21 @@ import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
 import { configs, test } from '@utils/test/playwright';
 
 /**
- * This test does not check LTR vs RTL layouts
+ * This behavior does not vary across modes/directions.
  */
-configs({ directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, screenshot, config }) => {
+configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
   test.describe(title('toast: standalone'), () => {
-    test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    test('should open overlay without ion-app', async ({ page }) => {
       await page.goto(`/src/components/toast/test/standalone`, config);
-    });
-    test('should not have visual regressions', async ({ page }) => {
+
       const ionToastDidPresent = await page.spyOnEvent('ionToastDidPresent');
+      const toast = page.locator('ion-toast');
 
       const basicButton = page.locator('#basic-toast');
       await basicButton.click();
 
       await ionToastDidPresent.next();
-
-      await expect(page).toHaveScreenshot(screenshot(`toast-standalone`));
+      await expect(toast).toBeVisible();
     });
   });
 });
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