diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/apis/v0/tests/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/apis/v0/tests/test_views.py
index fd31e3456961..efff97f54d5a 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/apis/v0/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/apis/v0/tests/test_views.py
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def test_no_certificate(self):
     def test_query_counts(self):
         # Test student with no certificates
         student_no_cert = UserFactory.create(password=self.user_password)
-        with self.assertNumQueries(21, table_ignorelist=WAFFLE_TABLES):
+        with self.assertNumQueries(20, table_ignorelist=WAFFLE_TABLES):
             resp = self.get_response(
                 AuthType.jwt,
                 requesting_user=self.global_staff,
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/tests/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/tests/test_views.py
index 4065c54a983b..aab9769661a2 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/tests/test_views.py
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ def test_too_many_courses(self):
         self.setup_user(self.audit_user)
 
         # These query counts were found empirically
-        query_counts = [53, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 16]
+        query_counts = [52, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 16]
         ordered_course_ids = sorted([str(cid) for cid in (course_ids + [c.id for c in self.courses])])
 
         self.clear_caches()