diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/browser/developer-ui.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/browser/developer-ui.spec.ts
index 7ea2fc2c95..c835d2a952 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/browser/developer-ui.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/browser/developer-ui.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { metroTest as test, expect } from "../support/fixtures";
-import { installDeveloperToastDismissal } from "../support/developer-ui.mjs";
+import { hideDeveloperToasts } from "../support/developer-ui.mjs";
 import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
 
 async function showTransientDeveloperToast(page: Page, shadow: boolean) {
@@ -15,38 +15,38 @@ async function showTransientDeveloperToast(page: Page, shadow: boolean) {
   }, shadow);
 }
 
-async function openTransientDeveloperToast(page: Page) {
+async function openHiddenDeveloperToast(page: Page) {
   await page.setContent("<button>Continue</button>");
   await showTransientDeveloperToast(page, false);
-  await installDeveloperToastDismissal(page);
+  await hideDeveloperToasts(page);
 }
 
-async function navigateWithDeveloperToastDismissal(page: Page) {
-  await installDeveloperToastDismissal(page);
+async function navigateWithHiddenDeveloperToasts(page: Page) {
+  await hideDeveloperToasts(page);
   await page.goto("data:text/html,<button>Continue</button>");
   await showTransientDeveloperToast(page, true);
 }
 
-async function inspectLayoutWhileToastDisappears(page: Page) {
+async function inspectLayoutWithHiddenToast(page: Page) {
   const action = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Continue", exact: true });
   const boxes = await Promise.all(Array.from({ length: 4 }, () => action.boundingBox()));
   for (const box of boxes) expect(box).not.toBeNull();
-  await expect(page.locator("#error-toast").getByRole("button")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.locator("#error-toast")).toBeHidden();
   await action.click();
 }
 
-test("a disappearing developer toast does not stall concurrent layout checks", async ({ page }) => {
+test("a hidden developer toast does not stall concurrent layout checks", async ({ page }) => {
   test.setTimeout(10000);
-  await openTransientDeveloperToast(page);
-  await inspectLayoutWhileToastDisappears(page);
+  await openHiddenDeveloperToast(page);
+  await inspectLayoutWithHiddenToast(page);
 });
 
-test("developer toast dismissal survives navigation and observes Expo shadow-root updates", async ({
+test("developer toast hiding survives navigation and Expo shadow-root updates", async ({
   page,
 }) => {
   test.setTimeout(10000);
-  await navigateWithDeveloperToastDismissal(page);
-  await inspectLayoutWhileToastDisappears(page);
+  await navigateWithHiddenDeveloperToasts(page);
+  await inspectLayoutWithHiddenToast(page);
   await page.evaluate(() => {
     const root = document.getElementById("error-toast")!.shadowRoot!;
     const replacement = document.createElement("button");
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@ test("developer toast dismissal survives navigation and observes Expo shadow-roo
     replacement.addEventListener("click", () => replacement.remove());
     root.append(replacement);
   });
-  await inspectLayoutWhileToastDisappears(page);
+  await inspectLayoutWithHiddenToast(page);
 });