diff --git a/tests/Feature/ComposeControllerTest.php b/tests/Feature/ComposeControllerTest.php
index 88880219b..6d297878a 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ComposeControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ComposeControllerTest.php
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ namespace Tests\Feature;
 
 use App\Models\User;
 use Database\Factories\ProfileFactory;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 
 class ComposeControllerTest extends TestCase
 {
-    use RefreshDatabase;
+    use LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 
     #[Test]
     public function search_location_can_filter_by_country()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/ApiRouteSmokeTest.php b/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/ApiRouteSmokeTest.php
index 67bc98f9f..b281d53a9 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/ApiRouteSmokeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/ApiRouteSmokeTest.php
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 
 use App\Models\User;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 use Laravel\Passport\Passport;
 
-uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+uses(LazilyRefreshDatabase::class);
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/AuthRouteSmokeTest.php b/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/AuthRouteSmokeTest.php
index bcb7e32e3..3eaf68a77 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/AuthRouteSmokeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/AuthRouteSmokeTest.php
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
 use App\Models\User;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 
-uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+uses(LazilyRefreshDatabase::class);
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/MiddlewareTest.php b/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/MiddlewareTest.php
index cd5f6d2ac..35e7c5e97 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/MiddlewareTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/MiddlewareTest.php
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
 use App\Models\User;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 
-uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+uses(LazilyRefreshDatabase::class);
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/PublicRouteSmokeTest.php b/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/PublicRouteSmokeTest.php
index a883fe961..3884649d5 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/PublicRouteSmokeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/CriticalRoutes/PublicRouteSmokeTest.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use App\Models\Page;
 use App\Models\Status;
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Models\UserSetting;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ test('discover page respects public config', function () {
 });
 
 describe('routes that require database', function () {
-    uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+    uses(LazilyRefreshDatabase::class);
 
     test('register page loads', function () {
         $this->get('/register')
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('routes that require database', function () {
 */
 
 describe('guest profile page (regression: cached UserSetting model)', function () {
-    uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+    uses(LazilyRefreshDatabase::class);
 
     it('renders a public profile for an unauthenticated user', function () {
         $user = User::factory()->create();
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('guest profile page (regression: cached UserSetting model)', function (
 });
 
 describe('static site pages (regression: cached Page model)', function () {
-    uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+    uses(LazilyRefreshDatabase::class);
 
     it('loads terms of use twice', function () {
         $this->get('/site/terms')->assertStatus(200);
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ describe('static informational pages load for guests', function () {
 });
 
 describe('community guidelines page (regression: cached page render)', function () {
-    uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+    uses(LazilyRefreshDatabase::class);
 
     it('loads the fallback twice', function () {
         // No Page row exists; the route caches the rendered view either way.
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ describe('community guidelines page (regression: cached page render)', function
 });
 
 describe('public status page (regression: cached status/media services)', function () {
-    uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+    uses(LazilyRefreshDatabase::class);
 
     it('renders a public post for a guest on repeated requests', function () {
         $user = User::factory()->create();
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ describe('public status page (regression: cached status/media services)', functi
 });
 
 describe('profile activitypub object (regression: cached AP object)', function () {
-    uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+    uses(LazilyRefreshDatabase::class);
 
     beforeEach(function () {
         // config_cache() falls back to config() when the DB-backed config
diff --git a/tests/Feature/RemoteAuthServiceTest.php b/tests/Feature/RemoteAuthServiceTest.php
index af67195d8..353e9cfc4 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/RemoteAuthServiceTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/RemoteAuthServiceTest.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace Tests\Feature;
 
 use App\Models\RemoteAuthInstance;
 use App\Services\Account\RemoteAuthService;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 use Illuminate\Http\Client\ConnectionException;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use Tests\TestCase;
 
 class RemoteAuthServiceTest extends TestCase
 {
-    use RefreshDatabase;
+    use LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 
     private function activeInstance(string $domain = 'mastodon.example'): RemoteAuthInstance
     {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/RemoteOidcTest.php b/tests/Feature/RemoteOidcTest.php
index 537e68bd2..b72d85fd0 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/RemoteOidcTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/RemoteOidcTest.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace Tests\Feature;
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Models\UserOidcMapping;
 use App\Services\UserOidcService;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use League\OAuth2\Client\Provider\GenericResourceOwner;
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ use Tests\TestCase;
 
 class RemoteOidcTest extends TestCase
 {
+    use LazilyRefreshDatabase;
     use MockeryPHPUnitIntegration;
-    use RefreshDatabase;
 
     #[Test]
     public function view_oidc_start()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/SeasonalAggregationTest.php b/tests/Feature/SeasonalAggregationTest.php
index 9992fc33a..2707c473b 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/SeasonalAggregationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/SeasonalAggregationTest.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace Tests\Feature;
 
 use App\Models\Status;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
 use Tests\TestCase;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use Tests\TestCase;
 
 class SeasonalAggregationTest extends TestCase
 {
-    use RefreshDatabase;
+    use LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 
     /**
      * Mirrors the aggregation used in SeasonalController::getData for
diff --git a/tests/Feature/StatusDeleteCleanupTest.php b/tests/Feature/StatusDeleteCleanupTest.php
index dc827ccd6..29468189b 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/StatusDeleteCleanupTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/StatusDeleteCleanupTest.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use App\Models\MediaTag;
 use App\Models\Notification;
 use App\Models\Status;
 use App\Models\User;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use Tests\TestCase;
 
 class StatusDeleteCleanupTest extends TestCase
 {
-    use RefreshDatabase;
+    use LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 
     #[Test]
     public function deleting_a_status_removes_associated_dms_and_their_notifications()
diff --git a/tests/Unit/CuratedOnboardingNotifyAdminTest.php b/tests/Unit/CuratedOnboardingNotifyAdminTest.php
index 100d01e75..2b9180707 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/CuratedOnboardingNotifyAdminTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/CuratedOnboardingNotifyAdminTest.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use App\Jobs\CuratedOnboarding\CuratedOnboardingNotifyAdminNewApplicationPipelin
 use App\Mail\CuratedRegisterNotifyAdmin;
 use App\Models\CuratedRegister;
 use App\Models\User;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use Tests\TestCase;
 
 class CuratedOnboardingNotifyAdminTest extends TestCase
 {
-    use RefreshDatabase;
+    use LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 
     protected function setUp(): void
     {