diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-and-global/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-and-global/_config.js
index d0a98c2a4a..b7f8baa7ee 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-and-global/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-and-global/_config.js
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ export default {
 		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '');
 
 		// then toggle y
-		component.set({ x: true, y: false });
+		component.y = false;
+		component.x = true;
 		component.y = true;
 
 		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-nested-each-keyed/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-nested-each-keyed/_config.js
index 854bb301de..0595e67013 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-nested-each-keyed/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-nested-each-keyed/_config.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default {
 		raf.tick(100);
 		assert.equal(div1.foo, undefined);
 
-		component.set({ things: ['a', 'b'] });
+		component.things = ['a', 'b'];
 		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<div></div><div></div>');
 
 		const div2 = target.querySelector('div:last-child');
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-nested-each/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-nested-each/_config.js
index 854bb301de..0595e67013 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-nested-each/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-nested-each/_config.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default {
 		raf.tick(100);
 		assert.equal(div1.foo, undefined);
 
-		component.set({ things: ['a', 'b'] });
+		component.things = ['a', 'b'];
 		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<div></div><div></div>');
 
 		const div2 = target.querySelector('div:last-child');
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-nested-if/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-nested-if/_config.js
index 7dd3f47bac..d1550c0cff 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-nested-if/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/transition-js-local-nested-if/_config.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ export default {
 		raf.tick(100);
 		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '');
 
-		component.set({ x: false, y: true });
+		component.x = false;
+		component.y = true;
 		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '');
 
 		component.x = true;