diff --git a/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher_test.go b/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher_test.go
index 796d4caf0..e13d68ffd 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher_test.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher_test.go
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ func TestTransactionFetcherSingletonRequesting(t *testing.T) {
 func TestTransactionFetcherFailedRescheduling(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a channel to control when tx requests can fail
 	proceed := make(chan struct{})
-
 	testTransactionFetcherParallel(t, txFetcherTest{
 		init: func() *TxFetcher {
 			return NewTxFetcher(
@@ -1263,6 +1262,16 @@ func testTransactionFetcher(t *testing.T, tt txFetcherTest) {
 	fetcher.Start()
 	defer fetcher.Stop()
 
+	defer func() { // drain the wait chan on exit
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-wait:
+			default:
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
 	// Crunch through all the test steps and execute them
 	for i, step := range tt.steps {
 		switch step := step.(type) {
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
index efeab58d7..87971d5a9 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
@@ -301,12 +301,15 @@ func TestLogFilterCreation(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	for i, test := range testCases {
-		_, err := api.NewFilter(test.crit)
-		if test.success && err != nil {
+		id, err := api.NewFilter(test.crit)
+		if err != nil && test.success {
 			t.Errorf("expected filter creation for case %d to success, got %v", i, err)
 		}
-		if !test.success && err == nil {
-			t.Errorf("expected testcase %d to fail with an error", i)
+		if err == nil {
+			api.UninstallFilter(id)
+			if !test.success {
+				t.Errorf("expected testcase %d to fail with an error", i)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }