diff --git a/packages/pty/pty-local/tests/index.spec.ts b/packages/pty/pty-local/tests/index.spec.ts
index 15e73ddc1c..e6c4fde452 100644
--- a/packages/pty/pty-local/tests/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/pty/pty-local/tests/index.spec.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ function terminalHandle(): SubprocessTerminalHandle {
 }
 
 class StubSubprocessService extends SubprocessService {
-  readonly cwd = '/tmp'
   async resolveExecutable(command: string): Promise<string> { return command }
   spawn(_spec: SubprocessSpawnSpec): SubprocessHandle { throw new Error('unused') }
   async spawnTerminal(_spec: SubprocessTerminalSpawnSpec): Promise<SubprocessTerminalHandle> {
diff --git a/packages/subprocess/subprocess/tests/service.spec.ts b/packages/subprocess/subprocess/tests/service.spec.ts
index 2084310da9..e4f770a9a3 100644
--- a/packages/subprocess/subprocess/tests/service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/subprocess/subprocess/tests/service.spec.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ import type {
  * is all an implementation owes the abstract class.
  */
 class StubSubprocessService extends SubprocessService {
-  readonly cwd = '/stub'
-
   async resolveExecutable(command: string): Promise<string> {
     return `/bin/${command}`
   }