diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index 166a96358..af44e13a1 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
     "jest-canvas-mock": "1.1.0",
     "jest-date-mock": "1.0.5",
     "jest-fetch-mock": "1.6.6",
-    "jest-localstorage-mock": "2.2.0",
     "markdownlint-cli": "0.13.0",
     "node-sass": "4.9.3"
   },
diff --git a/ui/src/App.test.js b/ui/src/App.test.js
index aac84206d..7085a972c 100644
--- a/ui/src/App.test.js
+++ b/ui/src/App.test.js
@@ -36,10 +36,13 @@ describe("<App />", () => {
       })
     );
 
+    // https://github.com/facebook/jest/issues/6798#issuecomment-412871616
+    const getItemSpy = jest.spyOn(Storage.prototype, "getItem");
+
     const tree = shallow(<App defaultFilters={["ignore=defaults"]} />);
     const instance = tree.instance();
 
-    expect(localStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith("savedFilters");
+    expect(getItemSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("savedFilters");
 
     expect(instance.alertStore.filters.values).toHaveLength(2);
     expect(instance.alertStore.filters.values[0]).toMatchObject(
@@ -48,9 +51,11 @@ describe("<App />", () => {
     expect(instance.alertStore.filters.values[1]).toMatchObject(
       NewUnappliedFilter("abc!=cba")
     );
+
+    getItemSpy.mockRestore();
   });
 
-  it("ignores saved filters if 'preset' key is falsey (use passed defaults)", () => {
+  it("ignores saved filters if 'present' key is falsey (use passed defaults)", () => {
     expect(window.location.search).toBe("");
     localStorage.setItem(
       "savedFilters",
@@ -60,15 +65,20 @@ describe("<App />", () => {
       })
     );
 
+    // https://github.com/facebook/jest/issues/6798#issuecomment-412871616
+    const getItemSpy = jest.spyOn(Storage.prototype, "getItem");
+
     const tree = shallow(<App defaultFilters={["use=defaults"]} />);
     const instance = tree.instance();
 
-    expect(localStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith("savedFilters");
+    expect(getItemSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("savedFilters");
 
     expect(instance.alertStore.filters.values).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(instance.alertStore.filters.values[0]).toMatchObject(
       NewUnappliedFilter("use=defaults")
     );
+
+    getItemSpy.mockRestore();
   });
 
   it("uses filters passed via ?q= query args (ignoring saved filters and passed defaults)", () => {
diff --git a/ui/src/setupTests.js b/ui/src/setupTests.js
index 276cd1343..b1c5defd8 100644
--- a/ui/src/setupTests.js
+++ b/ui/src/setupTests.js
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ import Adapter from "enzyme-adapter-react-16";
 // https://github.com/airbnb/enzyme
 Enzyme.configure({ adapter: new Adapter() });
 
-// localStorage is used for Settings store
-import("jest-localstorage-mock");
-
 // favico.js needs canvas
 import("jest-canvas-mock");
 
diff --git a/ui/yarn.lock b/ui/yarn.lock
index 879a98ac9..015766a1a 100644
--- a/ui/yarn.lock
+++ b/ui/yarn.lock
@@ -6071,11 +6071,6 @@ jest-leak-detector@^23.6.0:
   dependencies:
     pretty-format "^23.6.0"
 
-jest-localstorage-mock@2.2.0:
-  version "2.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jest-localstorage-mock/-/jest-localstorage-mock-2.2.0.tgz#ce9a9de01dfdde2ad8aa08adf73acc7e5cc394cf"
-  integrity sha512-x+P0vcwr4540bCAYzTEpiD9rs+zh/QZzyiABV+MU6yM2OPwPlrrLyUx/6gValMyt6tg5lX6Z53o2rHWfUht5Xw==
-
 jest-matcher-utils@^23.6.0:
   version "23.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jest-matcher-utils/-/jest-matcher-utils-23.6.0.tgz#726bcea0c5294261a7417afb6da3186b4b8cac80"