diff --git a/src/prefect/testing/fixtures.py b/src/prefect/testing/fixtures.py
index c5cd2fd1ae36..8a8213dcada8 100644
--- a/src/prefect/testing/fixtures.py
+++ b/src/prefect/testing/fixtures.py
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ def mock_should_emit_events(monkeypatch) -> mock.Mock:
     return m
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+@pytest.fixture
 def asserting_events_worker(monkeypatch) -> Generator[EventsWorker, None, None]:
     worker = EventsWorker.instance(AssertingEventsClient)
     # Always yield the asserting worker when new instances are retrieved