diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector-modern/tests/InspectorPackagerConnectionTest.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector-modern/tests/InspectorPackagerConnectionTest.cpp
index e0ed7fcdacb..c9997a05bdd 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector-modern/tests/InspectorPackagerConnectionTest.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector-modern/tests/InspectorPackagerConnectionTest.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <jsinspector-modern/InspectorInterfaces.h>
 #include <jsinspector-modern/InspectorPackagerConnection.h>
 
+#include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "FollyDynamicMatchers.h"
@@ -40,15 +41,10 @@ class InspectorPackagerConnectionTestBase : public testing::Test {
             "my-device",
             "my-app",
             packagerConnectionDelegates_.make_unique(asyncExecutor_)}) {
-    auto makeSocket = webSockets_.lazily_make_unique<
-        const std::string&,
-        std::weak_ptr<IWebSocketDelegate>>();
     ON_CALL(*packagerConnectionDelegate(), connectWebSocket(_, _))
-        .WillByDefault([makeSocket](auto&&... args) {
-          auto socket = makeSocket(std::forward<decltype(args)>(args)...);
-          socket->getDelegate().didOpen();
-          return std::move(socket);
-        });
+        .WillByDefault(webSockets_.lazily_make_unique<
+                       const std::string&,
+                       std::weak_ptr<IWebSocketDelegate>>());
   }
 
   void TearDown() override {