diff --git a/lib/helper/Appium.js b/lib/helper/Appium.js
index 58b17335b..ff7e7953a 100644
--- a/lib/helper/Appium.js
+++ b/lib/helper/Appium.js
@@ -434,8 +434,8 @@ class Appium extends Webdriver {
   async runOnIOS(caps, fn) {
     if (this.platform !== 'ios') return
     recorder.session.start('iOS-only actions')
-    await this._runWithCaps(caps, fn)
-    await recorder.add('restore from iOS session', () => recorder.session.restore())
+    this._runWithCaps(caps, fn)
+    recorder.add('restore from iOS session', () => recorder.session.restore())
     return recorder.promise()
   }
 
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@ class Appium extends Webdriver {
   async runOnAndroid(caps, fn) {
     if (this.platform !== 'android') return
     recorder.session.start('Android-only actions')
-    await this._runWithCaps(caps, fn)
-    await recorder.add('restore from Android session', () => recorder.session.restore())
+    this._runWithCaps(caps, fn)
+    recorder.add('restore from Android session', () => recorder.session.restore())
     return recorder.promise()
   }
 
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ class Appium extends Webdriver {
   }
   /* eslint-enable */
 
-  async _runWithCaps(caps, fn) {
+  _runWithCaps(caps, fn) {
     if (typeof caps === 'object') {
       for (const key in caps) {
         // skip if capabilities do not match
diff --git a/test/helper/AppiumV2_test.js b/test/helper/AppiumV2_test.js
index 16272b84d..15e22c9f4 100644
--- a/test/helper/AppiumV2_test.js
+++ b/test/helper/AppiumV2_test.js
@@ -767,23 +767,23 @@ describe('Appium', function () {
       await app.see('Welcome to register a new User')
     })
 
-    it('should execute only on Android @quick', async () => {
+    it('should execute only on Android @quick', () => {
       let platform = null
-      await app.runOnIOS(() => {
+      app.runOnIOS(() => {
         platform = 'ios'
       })
-      await app.runOnAndroid(() => {
+      app.runOnAndroid(() => {
         platform = 'android'
       })
-      await app.runOnAndroid({ platformVersion: '7.0' }, () => {
+      app.runOnAndroid({ platformVersion: '7.0' }, () => {
         platform = 'android7'
       })
 
       assert.equal('android', platform)
     })
 
-    it('should execute only on Android >= 5.0 @quick', async () => {
-      await app.runOnAndroid(
+    it('should execute only on Android >= 5.0 @quick', () => {
+      app.runOnAndroid(
         (caps) => caps.platformVersion >= 5,
         () => {},
       )