diff --git a/inst/apps/311-bslib-sidebar-toggle-methods/tests/testthat/test-shinytest2.R b/inst/apps/311-bslib-sidebar-toggle-methods/tests/testthat/test-shinytest2.R
index b9a2c138ac..e1eddcff03 100644
--- a/inst/apps/311-bslib-sidebar-toggle-methods/tests/testthat/test-shinytest2.R
+++ b/inst/apps/311-bslib-sidebar-toggle-methods/tests/testthat/test-shinytest2.R
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 library(shinytest2)
+if (FALSE) library(shinycoreci) # for renv
 
 # Only take screenshots on mac + r-release to reduce diff noise
 release <- rversions::r_release()$version
diff --git a/inst/apps/313-bslib-card-tab-focus/tests/testthat/test-313-bslib-card-tab-focus.R b/inst/apps/313-bslib-card-tab-focus/tests/testthat/test-313-bslib-card-tab-focus.R
index 5065317bbd..c1bb4c5f2e 100644
--- a/inst/apps/313-bslib-card-tab-focus/tests/testthat/test-313-bslib-card-tab-focus.R
+++ b/inst/apps/313-bslib-card-tab-focus/tests/testthat/test-313-bslib-card-tab-focus.R
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 library(shinytest2)
+if (FALSE) library(shinycoreci) # for renv
 
 # Only take screenshots on mac + r-release to reduce diff noise
 release <- rversions::r_release()$version
diff --git a/inst/apps/314-bslib-tooltips/tests/testthat/test-314-bslib-tooltips.R b/inst/apps/314-bslib-tooltips/tests/testthat/test-314-bslib-tooltips.R
index c9680e564f..57761b9fd4 100644
--- a/inst/apps/314-bslib-tooltips/tests/testthat/test-314-bslib-tooltips.R
+++ b/inst/apps/314-bslib-tooltips/tests/testthat/test-314-bslib-tooltips.R
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 library(shinytest2)
+if (FALSE) library(shinycoreci) # for renv
 
 source(system.file("helpers", "keyboard.R", package = "shinycoreci"))
 
diff --git a/inst/apps/316-bslib-popovers/tests/testthat/test-316-bslib-popovers.R b/inst/apps/316-bslib-popovers/tests/testthat/test-316-bslib-popovers.R
index 545157385b..67267cf857 100644
--- a/inst/apps/316-bslib-popovers/tests/testthat/test-316-bslib-popovers.R
+++ b/inst/apps/316-bslib-popovers/tests/testthat/test-316-bslib-popovers.R
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 library(shinytest2)
+if (FALSE) library(shinycoreci) # for renv
 
 # Only take screenshots on mac + r-release to reduce diff noise
 release <- rversions::r_release()$version