diff --git a/ibis/backends/polars/tests/test_client.py b/ibis/backends/polars/tests/test_client.py
index 57861aca11dd..d7f3a829bb64 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/polars/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/polars/tests/test_client.py
@@ -65,18 +65,14 @@ def test_memtable_polars_types(con):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("to_method", ["to_pyarrow", "to_polars"])
 def test_streaming(con, mocker, to_method):
     t = con.table("functional_alltypes")
-    to_method_spy = mocker.spy(con, to_method)
     mocked_collect = mocker.patch("polars.LazyFrame.collect")
     getattr(con, to_method)(t, streaming=True)
-    to_method_spy.assert_called_once_with(t, streaming=True)
     mocked_collect.assert_called_once_with(streaming=True, engine="cpu")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("to_method", ["to_pyarrow", "to_polars"])
 def test_engine(con, mocker, to_method):
     t = con.table("functional_alltypes")
-    to_method_spy = mocker.spy(con, to_method)
     mocked_collect = mocker.patch("polars.LazyFrame.collect")
     getattr(con, to_method)(t, engine="gpu")
-    to_method_spy.assert_called_once_with(t, engine="gpu")
     mocked_collect.assert_called_once_with(streaming=False, engine="gpu")