diff --git a/.changeset/large-mugs-repair.md b/.changeset/large-mugs-repair.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5043fb80e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/large-mugs-repair.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Disable ES transforms in tests transformed by the `jestSucraseTransform.js`. This is not considered a breaking change since all code is already transpiled this way in the development setup.
diff --git a/packages/cli/config/jestSucraseTransform.js b/packages/cli/config/jestSucraseTransform.js
index 01acfee38d..c88909d21f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/config/jestSucraseTransform.js
+++ b/packages/cli/config/jestSucraseTransform.js
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ function process(source, filePath) {
   }
 
   if (transforms) {
-    return transform(source, { transforms, filePath }).code;
+    return transform(source, {
+      transforms,
+      filePath,
+      disableESTransforms: true,
+    }).code;
   }
 
   return source;