diff --git a/plugins/shortcuts/src/ShortcutItem.test.tsx b/plugins/shortcuts/src/ShortcutItem.test.tsx
index d32ec3d392..ffeec0cdc4 100644
--- a/plugins/shortcuts/src/ShortcutItem.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/shortcuts/src/ShortcutItem.test.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { ShortcutItem } from './ShortcutItem';
 import { Shortcut } from './types';
 import { SidebarContext } from '@backstage/core';
diff --git a/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.test.ts b/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.test.ts
index 94f63f846a..7ca457fd39 100644
--- a/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.test.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('LocalStoredShortcuts', () => {
     const shortcut: Shortcut = { id: 'someid', title: 'title', url: '/url' };
     const spy = jest.spyOn(storageApi, 'set');
 
-    await shortcutApi.remove(shortcut);
+    await shortcutApi.remove(shortcut.id);
     expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('items', []);
   });