diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.test.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.test.tsx
index 6fcb3ef987..bdff7ba57c 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.test.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/core-app-api';
 import {
   MockAnalyticsApi,
   TestApiProvider,
-  renderWithEffects,
+  renderInTestApp,
 } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import { searchApiRef } from '../../api';
 import { SearchContextProvider } from '../../context';
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
   });
 
   it('Renders without exploding', async () => {
-    await renderWithEffects(
+    await renderInTestApp(
       <TestApiProvider
         apis={[
           [configApiRef, configApiMock],
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
   it('Renders with custom label', async () => {
     const label = 'label';
 
-    await renderWithEffects(
+    await renderInTestApp(
       <TestApiProvider
         apis={[
           [configApiRef, configApiMock],
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
   it('Renders with custom placeholder', async () => {
     const placeholder = 'placeholder';
 
-    await renderWithEffects(
+    await renderInTestApp(
       <TestApiProvider
         apis={[
           [configApiRef, configApiMock],
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
   it('Renders based on initial search', async () => {
     const term = 'term';
 
-    await renderWithEffects(
+    await renderInTestApp(
       <TestApiProvider
         apis={[
           [configApiRef, configApiMock],
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
   it('Updates term state when text is entered', async () => {
     jest.useFakeTimers();
 
-    await renderWithEffects(
+    await renderInTestApp(
       <TestApiProvider
         apis={[
           [configApiRef, configApiMock],
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
   it('Clear button clears term state', async () => {
     const term = 'term';
 
-    await renderWithEffects(
+    await renderInTestApp(
       <TestApiProvider
         apis={[
           [configApiRef, configApiMock],
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
   it('Should not show clear button', async () => {
     const term = 'term';
 
-    await renderWithEffects(
+    await renderInTestApp(
       <TestApiProvider
         apis={[
           [configApiRef, configApiMock],
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
 
     const debounceTime = 100;
 
-    await renderWithEffects(
+    await renderInTestApp(
       <TestApiProvider
         apis={[
           [configApiRef, configApiMock],
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
   it('Does not capture analytics event if not enabled in app', async () => {
     const analyticsApiMock = new MockAnalyticsApi();
 
-    await renderWithEffects(
+    await renderInTestApp(
       <TestApiProvider
         apis={[
           [configApiRef, configApiMock],