diff --git a/packages/bsky/tests/seeds/basic.ts b/packages/bsky/tests/seeds/basic.ts
index efc4c80ef21..c1bd7e41e09 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/tests/seeds/basic.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/tests/seeds/basic.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export default async (sc: SeedClient, users = true) => {
   await sc.follow(bob, alice)
   await sc.follow(bob, carol, createdAtMicroseconds())
   await sc.follow(dan, bob, createdAtTimezone())
-  await sc.follow(bob, dan)
   await sc.post(alice, posts.alice[0], undefined, undefined, undefined, {
     labels: {
       $type: 'com.atproto.label.defs#selfLabels',
diff --git a/packages/bsky/tests/views/suggested-follows.test.ts b/packages/bsky/tests/views/suggested-follows.test.ts
index bf3e292f46a..082848f4991 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/tests/views/suggested-follows.test.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/tests/views/suggested-follows.test.ts
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ describe('suggested follows', () => {
         actor: sc.dids.bob,
       },
       { headers: await network.serviceHeaders(sc.dids.carol) },
-    )
+    ) // should be 0
 
-    expect(result.data.suggestions.length).toBe(3) // backfilled with 2 NPCs
+    expect(result.data.suggestions.length).toBe(2) // backfilled with 2 NPCs
     expect(
       result.data.suggestions.find((sug) => {
         return [sc.dids.alice, sc.dids.carol, sc.dids.bob].includes(sug.did)