diff --git a/e2e-tests/helpers/boundary-api-client.ts b/e2e-tests/helpers/boundary-api-client.ts
index ce82c7451..a5b7073b4 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/helpers/boundary-api-client.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/helpers/boundary-api-client.ts
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ export const boundaryApiClientTest = base.extend<{
   controllerAddr?: string;
   apiClientTestAfter?: () => {};
 }>({
+  // this is a noop so that the `apiClient` fixture doesn't fail for other tests,
+  // the `apiClientTestAfter` fixture is used in api-client tests to provide a hook for assertions
+  apiClientTestAfter: () => {},
   apiClient: async ({ controllerAddr, apiClientTestAfter }, use) => {
     // by destructuring the `apiClientTestAfter` fixture it creates a dependency on that fixture which
     // controls the setup/teardown order and allows `api-client.spec.js` to test the teardown cleanup