diff --git a/spec/javascripts/stimulus/bulk_form_controller_test.js b/spec/javascripts/stimulus/bulk_form_controller_test.js
index a1f0ee6250..b0a3386ce9 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/stimulus/bulk_form_controller_test.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/stimulus/bulk_form_controller_test.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe("BulkFormController", () => {
           <div data-record-id="1">
             <input id="input1a" type="text" value="initial1a">
             <input id="input1b" type="text" value="initial1b">
-            <button>a button is an element, but never changed</button>
+            <button>a button is counted as a form element, but value is undefined</button>
           </div>
           <div data-record-id="2">
             <input id="input2" type="text" value="initial2">
@@ -44,16 +44,6 @@ describe("BulkFormController", () => {
           <input type="submit">
         </form>
       `;
-
-      const disable1 = document.getElementById("disable1");
-      const disable1_element = document.getElementById("disable1_element");
-      const disable2 = document.getElementById("disable2");
-      const disable2_element = document.getElementById("disable2_element");
-      const actions = document.getElementById("actions");
-      const changed_summary = document.getElementById("changed_summary");
-      const input1a = document.getElementById("input1a");
-      const input1b = document.getElementById("input1b");
-      const input2 = document.getElementById("input2");
     });
 
     describe("marking changed fields", () => {
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/stimulus/popout_controller_test.js b/spec/javascripts/stimulus/popout_controller_test.js
index 91f62e7ec5..60b6f8ce89 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/stimulus/popout_controller_test.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/stimulus/popout_controller_test.js
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ describe("PopoutController", () => {
       </div>
       <input id="input4">
     `;
-
-    const button = document.getElementById("button");
-    const input1 = document.getElementById("input1");
-    const input2 = document.getElementById("input2");
-    const input3 = document.getElementById("input3");
-    const input4 = document.getElementById("input4");
   });
 
   describe("Show", () => {
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/stimulus/toggle_control_controller_test.js b/spec/javascripts/stimulus/toggle_control_controller_test.js
index eeffc17ae6..f56686fe9d 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/stimulus/toggle_control_controller_test.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/stimulus/toggle_control_controller_test.js
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ describe("ToggleControlController", () => {
           <input id="checkbox" type="checkbox" value="1" data-action="change->toggle-control#disableIfPresent" />
           <input id="control" data-toggle-control-target="control">
         </div>`;
-
-        const checkbox = document.getElementById("checkbox");
-        const control = document.getElementById("control");
       });
 
       it("Disables when checkbox is checked", () => {
@@ -44,9 +41,6 @@ describe("ToggleControlController", () => {
           <input id="input" value="" data-action="input->toggle-control#disableIfPresent" />
           <input id="control" data-toggle-control-target="control">
         </div>`;
-
-        const input = document.getElementById("input");
-        const control = document.getElementById("control");
       });
 
       it("Disables when input is filled", () => {