diff --git a/sdk/metric/cache_test.go b/sdk/metric/cache_test.go
index d70b3b9e2cb..01ce2389d9e 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/cache_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/cache_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ func TestCacheConcurrentSafe(t *testing.T) {
 	const (
 		key        = "k"
 		goroutines = 10
-		timeoutSec = 5
 	)
 
 	c := cache[string, int]{}
@@ -65,12 +64,9 @@ func TestCacheConcurrentSafe(t *testing.T) {
 		close(done)
 	}()
 
-	assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {
-		select {
-		case <-done:
-			return true
-		default:
-			return false
-		}
-	}, timeoutSec*time.Second, 10*time.Millisecond)
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		assert.Fail(t, "timeout")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/sdk/metric/provider_test.go b/sdk/metric/provider_test.go
index 774e026ad87..ba0b1ac769f 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/provider_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/provider_test.go
@@ -35,42 +35,54 @@ func TestMeterConcurrentSafe(t *testing.T) {
 	const name = "TestMeterConcurrentSafe meter"
 	mp := NewMeterProvider()
 
+	done := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
+		defer close(done)
 		_ = mp.Meter(name)
 	}()
 
 	_ = mp.Meter(name)
+	<-done
 }
 
 func TestForceFlushConcurrentSafe(t *testing.T) {
 	mp := NewMeterProvider()
 
+	done := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
+		defer close(done)
 		_ = mp.ForceFlush(context.Background())
 	}()
 
 	_ = mp.ForceFlush(context.Background())
+	<-done
 }
 
 func TestShutdownConcurrentSafe(t *testing.T) {
 	mp := NewMeterProvider()
 
+	done := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
+		defer close(done)
 		_ = mp.Shutdown(context.Background())
 	}()
 
 	_ = mp.Shutdown(context.Background())
+	<-done
 }
 
 func TestMeterAndShutdownConcurrentSafe(t *testing.T) {
 	const name = "TestMeterAndShutdownConcurrentSafe meter"
 	mp := NewMeterProvider()
 
+	done := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
+		defer close(done)
 		_ = mp.Shutdown(context.Background())
 	}()
 
 	_ = mp.Meter(name)
+	<-done
 }
 
 func TestMeterDoesNotPanicForEmptyMeterProvider(t *testing.T) {