diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_remote_signer_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_remote_signer_test.go
index 717cbdaa7..45dcbc3e1 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/lnd_remote_signer_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_remote_signer_test.go
@@ -129,11 +129,8 @@ func testRemoteSigner(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 		sendCoins:  true,
 		randomSeed: true,
 		fn: func(tt *harnessTest, wo, carol *lntest.HarnessNode) {
-			ctxt, cancel := context.WithTimeout(
-				ctxb, 3*defaultTimeout,
-			)
-			defer cancel()
-
+			longTimeout := 3 * defaultTimeout
+			ctxt, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctxb, longTimeout)
 			testTaprootSendCoinsKeySpendBip86(ctxt, tt, wo, net)
 			testTaprootComputeInputScriptKeySpendBip86(
 				ctxt, tt, wo, net,
@@ -143,10 +140,14 @@ func testRemoteSigner(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 			testTaprootSignOutputRawKeySpendRootHash(
 				ctxt, tt, wo, net,
 			)
+			cancel()
+
+			ctxt, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, longTimeout)
 			testTaprootMuSig2KeySpendRootHash(ctxt, tt, wo, net)
 			testTaprootMuSig2ScriptSpend(ctxt, tt, wo, net)
 			testTaprootMuSig2KeySpendBip86(ctxt, tt, wo, net)
 			testTaprootMuSig2CombinedLeafKeySpend(ctxt, tt, wo, net)
+			cancel()
 		},
 	}}
 
diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_taproot_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_taproot_test.go
index f953bf7a2..ad16cce7c 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/lnd_taproot_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_taproot_test.go
@@ -46,23 +46,29 @@ var (
 // outputs.
 func testTaproot(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 	ctxb := context.Background()
-	ctxt, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctxb, 2*defaultTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
 
+	longTimeout := 2 * defaultTimeout
+	ctxt, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctxb, longTimeout)
 	testTaprootSendCoinsKeySpendBip86(ctxt, t, net.Alice, net)
 	testTaprootComputeInputScriptKeySpendBip86(ctxt, t, net.Alice, net)
 	testTaprootSignOutputRawScriptSpend(ctxt, t, net.Alice, net)
 	testTaprootSignOutputRawKeySpendBip86(ctxt, t, net.Alice, net)
 	testTaprootSignOutputRawKeySpendRootHash(ctxt, t, net.Alice, net)
+	cancel()
+
+	ctxt, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, longTimeout)
 	testTaprootMuSig2KeySpendBip86(ctxt, t, net.Alice, net)
 	testTaprootMuSig2KeySpendRootHash(ctxt, t, net.Alice, net)
 	testTaprootMuSig2ScriptSpend(ctxt, t, net.Alice, net)
 	testTaprootMuSig2CombinedLeafKeySpend(ctxt, t, net.Alice, net)
+	cancel()
 
+	ctxt, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, longTimeout)
 	testTaprootImportTapscriptFullTree(ctxt, t, net.Alice, net)
 	testTaprootImportTapscriptPartialReveal(ctxt, t, net.Alice, net)
 	testTaprootImportTapscriptRootHashOnly(ctxt, t, net.Alice, net)
 	testTaprootImportTapscriptFullKey(ctxt, t, net.Alice, net)
+	cancel()
 }
 
 // testTaprootSendCoinsKeySpendBip86 tests sending to and spending from