diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/run.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/run.ts
index 80678aeae5..c17649481f 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/run.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/run.ts
@@ -21,12 +21,10 @@ export async function runTests (opts: RunTestOptions) {
     process.env.NUXT_TEST_DEV = 'true'
   }
 
-  // TODO: add `as typeof import('vitest/dist/node')` and remove workaround
-  // when we upgrade vitest: see https://github.com/nuxt/framework/issues/6297
-
   // @ts-ignore missing types
-  const { startVitest } = await import('vitest/dist/node.mjs')
-  const args: any[] = [
+  const { startVitest } = await import('vitest/dist/node.mjs') as typeof import('vitest/dist/node')
+  const succeeded = await startVitest(
+    'test',
     [] /* argv */,
     // Vitest options
     {
@@ -42,9 +40,7 @@ export async function runTests (opts: RunTestOptions) {
         tsconfigRaw: '{}'
       }
     }
-  ]
-  if (startVitest.length >= 4) { args.unshift('test') }
-  const succeeded = await startVitest(...args)
+  )
 
   if (!succeeded) {
     process.exit(1)