diff --git a/packages/astro/test/server/index.server.test.ts b/packages/astro/test/server/index.server.test.ts
index f319ef90eaad..339ba3ef965e 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/server/index.server.test.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/test/server/index.server.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import sentryAstro from '../../src/index.server';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
 describe('server SDK', () => {
   it('exports the astro integration as a default export', () => {
     const integration = sentryAstro();
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/server/sdk.test.ts b/packages/astro/test/server/sdk.test.ts
index 3e571628d29f..ee3808204f5b 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/server/sdk.test.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/test/server/sdk.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as SentryNode from '@sentry/node';
 import { SDK_VERSION } from '@sentry/node';
-import { vi } from 'vitest';
+import { vi, describe, afterEach, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import { init } from '../../src/server/sdk';
 
diff --git a/packages/browser-utils/test/browser/browserMetrics.test.ts b/packages/browser-utils/test/browser/browserMetrics.test.ts
index 27d489eae140..b62a8c33d122 100644
--- a/packages/browser-utils/test/browser/browserMetrics.test.ts
+++ b/packages/browser-utils/test/browser/browserMetrics.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type { Span } from '@sentry/core';
 import { _addMeasureSpans, _addResourceSpans } from '../../src/metrics/browserMetrics';
 import { WINDOW } from '../../src/types';
 import { TestClient, getDefaultClientOptions } from '../utils/TestClient';
+import {describe, beforeEach, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest';
 
 const mockWindowLocation = {
   ancestorOrigins: {},
diff --git a/packages/browser-utils/test/browser/utils.test.ts b/packages/browser-utils/test/browser/utils.test.ts
index 01fb5da605c4..70adf2ad75dd 100644
--- a/packages/browser-utils/test/browser/utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/browser-utils/test/browser/utils.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { SentrySpan, getCurrentScope, getIsolationScope, setCurrentClient, spanToJSON } from '@sentry/core';
 import { extractNetworkProtocol, startAndEndSpan } from '../../src/metrics/utils';
 import { TestClient, getDefaultClientOptions } from '../utils/TestClient';
+import { describe, beforeEach, it, expect, test } from 'vitest';
 
 describe('startAndEndSpan()', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/packages/browser-utils/test/instrument/dom.test.ts b/packages/browser-utils/test/instrument/dom.test.ts
index 102c6ba40829..a009abb5d164 100644
--- a/packages/browser-utils/test/instrument/dom.test.ts
+++ b/packages/browser-utils/test/instrument/dom.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { instrumentDOM } from '../../src/instrument/dom';
 import { WINDOW } from '../../src/types';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 // @ts-expect-error - idk
 WINDOW.XMLHttpRequest = undefined;
diff --git a/packages/browser-utils/test/instrument/xhr.test.ts b/packages/browser-utils/test/instrument/xhr.test.ts
index e53999de628b..112b9516a4f0 100644
--- a/packages/browser-utils/test/instrument/xhr.test.ts
+++ b/packages/browser-utils/test/instrument/xhr.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { instrumentXHR } from '../../src/instrument/xhr';
 import { WINDOW } from '../../src/types';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 // @ts-expect-error - idk
 WINDOW.XMLHttpRequest = undefined;
diff --git a/packages/browser/test/sdk.test.ts b/packages/browser/test/sdk.test.ts
index a6fc49edee89..6f8bdc66f450 100644
--- a/packages/browser/test/sdk.test.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/test/sdk.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/unbound-method */
 import type { Mock } from 'vitest';
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi, afterAll, test } from 'vitest';
 
 import * as SentryCore from '@sentry/core';
 import { createTransport } from '@sentry/core';
diff --git a/packages/browser/test/tracing/request.test.ts b/packages/browser/test/tracing/request.test.ts
index 67cd96ee6717..717452a4dff0 100644
--- a/packages/browser/test/tracing/request.test.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/test/tracing/request.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { MockInstance } from 'vitest';
-import { beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
 
 import * as browserUtils from '@sentry-internal/browser-utils';
 import * as utils from '@sentry/core';
diff --git a/packages/browser/test/transports/offline.test.ts b/packages/browser/test/transports/offline.test.ts
index 070d6623f967..7b1cd5ebf6dd 100644
--- a/packages/browser/test/transports/offline.test.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/test/transports/offline.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, expect, it, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
 
 import 'fake-indexeddb/auto';
 
diff --git a/packages/browser/test/utils/featureFlags.test.ts b/packages/browser/test/utils/featureFlags.test.ts
index 48d2f20e3c91..39681a6dfe1f 100644
--- a/packages/browser/test/utils/featureFlags.test.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/test/utils/featureFlags.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { FeatureFlag } from '@sentry/core';
 
 import { getCurrentScope, logger } from '@sentry/core';
-import { vi } from 'vitest';
+import { vi, describe, it, afterEach, expect } from 'vitest';
 import { insertFlagToScope, insertToFlagBuffer } from '../../src/utils/featureFlags';
 
 describe('flags', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/utils-hoist/envelope.test.ts b/packages/core/test/utils-hoist/envelope.test.ts
index f80244d3d34d..4a5264978e5f 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/utils-hoist/envelope.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/utils-hoist/envelope.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   spanToJSON,
 } from '@sentry/core';
 import { SentrySpan } from '@sentry/core';
-import { describe, expect, it, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, expect, it, test, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
 import { getSentryCarrier } from '../../src/carrier';
 import {
   addItemToEnvelope,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-sdk/test/lib/rules/no-eq-empty.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-sdk/test/lib/rules/no-eq-empty.test.ts
index 9a4c4c5a2ed6..08cfbf8f10e4 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-sdk/test/lib/rules/no-eq-empty.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-sdk/test/lib/rules/no-eq-empty.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { RuleTester } from 'eslint';
-import { describe } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, test } from 'vitest';
 
 // @ts-expect-error untyped module
 import rule from '../../../src/rules/no-eq-empty';
diff --git a/packages/feedback/test/core/getFeedback.test.ts b/packages/feedback/test/core/getFeedback.test.ts
index d79d2176e1c2..ce5ad0444755 100644
--- a/packages/feedback/test/core/getFeedback.test.ts
+++ b/packages/feedback/test/core/getFeedback.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { vi, describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { vi, describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 
 import { getCurrentScope } from '@sentry/core';
 import { getFeedback } from '../../src/core/getFeedback';
diff --git a/packages/feedback/test/core/sendFeedback.test.ts b/packages/feedback/test/core/sendFeedback.test.ts
index c150c35ab69b..37e552090782 100644
--- a/packages/feedback/test/core/sendFeedback.test.ts
+++ b/packages/feedback/test/core/sendFeedback.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * @vitest-environment jsdom
  */
-import { vi, describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { vi, describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterAll } from 'vitest';
 
 import {
   addBreadcrumb,
diff --git a/packages/nestjs/test/integrations/nest.test.ts b/packages/nestjs/test/integrations/nest.test.ts
index b7ad5c041616..f4b60dde05df 100644
--- a/packages/nestjs/test/integrations/nest.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nestjs/test/integrations/nest.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
 
 import * as core from '@sentry/core';
 import { isPatched } from '../../src/integrations/helpers';
diff --git a/packages/react/vite.config.ts b/packages/react/vite.config.ts
index a5523c61f601..199c74df98ce 100644
--- a/packages/react/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/react/vite.config.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import baseConfig from '../../vite/vite.config';
 export default defineConfig({
   ...baseConfig,
   test: {
+    globals: true,
     ...baseConfig.test,
   },
 });
diff --git a/packages/replay-internal/test.setup.ts b/packages/replay-internal/test.setup.ts
index c7d1ffa8eb51..55c5bc1704e2 100644
--- a/packages/replay-internal/test.setup.ts
+++ b/packages/replay-internal/test.setup.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { printDiffOrStringify } from 'jest-matcher-utils';
-import { vi } from 'vitest';
+import { vi, expect } from 'vitest';
 import type { Mocked, MockedFunction } from 'vitest';
 
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access */
diff --git a/packages/replay-internal/test/unit/util/logger.test.ts b/packages/replay-internal/test/unit/util/logger.test.ts
index 0d349b15ee62..2334ad1d83e6 100644
--- a/packages/replay-internal/test/unit/util/logger.test.ts
+++ b/packages/replay-internal/test/unit/util/logger.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 
 import * as SentryCore from '@sentry/core';
 import { logger as coreLogger } from '@sentry/core';
diff --git a/vite/vite.config.ts b/vite/vite.config.ts
index 2717ad778e1d..a26454ad5712 100644
--- a/vite/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite/vite.config.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
     __DEBUG_BUILD__: true,
   },
   test: {
-    globals: true,
     coverage: {
       enabled: true,
       reportsDirectory: './coverage',