diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/browser/settings-navigation.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/browser/settings-navigation.spec.ts
index 3ec921a663..77aad8f250 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/browser/settings-navigation.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/browser/settings-navigation.spec.ts
@@ -313,12 +313,12 @@ test.describe("Settings sidebar navigation", () => {
 
     await test.step("a dropdown owns Escape", async () => {
       await openSettingsSection(page, "appearance");
-      await page.getByLabel(/Theme:/).click();
-      await expect(page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "System", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+      await page.getByLabel(/Highlight theme:/).click();
+      await expect(page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "GitHub", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
 
       await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
 
-      await expect(page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "System", exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+      await expect(page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "GitHub", exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
       await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/settings(\/|$)/);
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/mobile/system-bars/android.mjs b/packages/app/e2e/mobile/system-bars/android.mjs
index 8201f3dc12..acc7458c01 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/mobile/system-bars/android.mjs
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/mobile/system-bars/android.mjs
@@ -38,12 +38,9 @@ async function expectDarkIcons(expected, context) {
   assert.equal(windowState(), expected, context);
 }
 
+// Settings > Appearance shows every theme as a tile in one radio group.
 function selectTheme(theme) {
-  const current = ad("snapshot", "-i").match(/"Theme: ([^"]+)"/)?.[1];
-  assert(current, "Start on Settings > Appearance");
-  ad("press", `label="Theme: ${current}"`, "--settle");
   ad("press", `label="${theme}"`, "--settle");
-  ad("wait", "text", `Theme: ${theme}`, "5000");
 }
 
 ad("settings", "appearance", "light");