diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMSuspensePlaceholder-test.internal.js b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMSuspensePlaceholder-test.internal.js
index 3fc258e365b..5c352637897 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMSuspensePlaceholder-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMSuspensePlaceholder-test.internal.js
@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@ describe('ReactDOMSuspensePlaceholder', () => {
     }
     jest.advanceTimersByTime(ms);
     // Wait until the end of the current tick
-    return new Promise(resolve => {
-      setImmediate(resolve);
-    });
+    // We cannot use a timer since we're faking them
+    return Promise.resolve().then(() => {});
   }
 
   function Text(props) {
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspenseWithNoopRenderer-test.internal.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspenseWithNoopRenderer-test.internal.js
index ad5c089c8c5..4a15ee29051 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspenseWithNoopRenderer-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspenseWithNoopRenderer-test.internal.js
@@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseWithNoopRenderer', () => {
     }
     jest.advanceTimersByTime(ms);
     // Wait until the end of the current tick
-    return new Promise(resolve => {
-      setImmediate(resolve);
-    });
+    // We cannot use a timer since we're faking them
+    return Promise.resolve().then(() => {});
   }
 
   function Text(props) {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactProfiler-test.internal.js b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactProfiler-test.internal.js
index b1593ff31c1..18b42dde793 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactProfiler-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactProfiler-test.internal.js
@@ -2194,9 +2194,8 @@ describe('Profiler', () => {
       function awaitableAdvanceTimers(ms) {
         jest.advanceTimersByTime(ms);
         // Wait until the end of the current tick
-        return new Promise(resolve => {
-          setImmediate(resolve);
-        });
+        // We cannot use a timer since we're faking them
+        return Promise.resolve().then(() => {});
       }
 
       it('traces both the temporary placeholder and the finished render for an interaction', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactProfilerDOM-test.internal.js b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactProfilerDOM-test.internal.js
index 75253600066..354ccf25b8b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactProfilerDOM-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactProfilerDOM-test.internal.js
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ let ReactCache;
 function initEnvForAsyncTesting() {
   // Boilerplate copied from ReactDOMRoot-test
   // TODO pull this into helper method, reduce repetition.
-  const originalDateNow = Date.now;
-  global.Date.now = function() {
-    return originalDateNow();
-  };
+  // TODO remove `requestAnimationFrame` when upgrading to Jest 24 with Lolex
   global.requestAnimationFrame = function(cb) {
     return setTimeout(() => {
       cb(Date.now());
@@ -140,7 +137,7 @@ describe('ProfilerDOM', () => {
 
               // Evaluate in an unwrapped callback,
               // Because trace/wrap won't decrement the count within the wrapped callback.
-              setImmediate(() => {
+              Promise.resolve().then(() => {
                 expect(onInteractionTraced).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
                 expect(
                   onInteractionScheduledWorkCompleted,