diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
index 0ba40d7ba7f71f..43a62b5b4307e4 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const {
   ArrayPrototypeSort,
   ObjectAssign,
   PromisePrototypeThen,
-  PromiseResolve,
   PromiseWithResolvers,
   SafeMap,
   SafePromiseAll,
@@ -801,9 +800,17 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
     }
   }
 
-  const setupPromise = PromiseResolve(setup?.(root.reporter));
-  PromisePrototypeThen(PromisePrototypeThen(PromisePrototypeThen(setupPromise, runFiles), postRun), teardown);
+  const runChain = async () => {
+    if (typeof setup === 'function') {
+      await setup(root.reporter);
+    }
+
+    await runFiles();
+    postRun?.();
+    teardown?.();
+  };
 
+  runChain();
   return root.reporter;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
index 34e1900979960f..6274f191680629 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ const {
   SafeMap,
   SafePromiseAll,
   SafePromiseAllReturnVoid,
-  SafePromisePrototypeFinally,
   SafePromiseRace,
   SafeSet,
   StringPrototypeStartsWith,
@@ -1259,27 +1258,20 @@ class Suite extends Test {
       this.skipped = false;
     }
 
+    this.buildSuite = this.createBuild();
+    this.fn = noop;
+  }
+
+  async createBuild() {
     try {
       const { ctx, args } = this.getRunArgs();
       const runArgs = [this.fn, ctx];
       ArrayPrototypePushApply(runArgs, args);
-      this.buildSuite = SafePromisePrototypeFinally(
-        PromisePrototypeThen(
-          PromiseResolve(ReflectApply(this.runInAsyncScope, this, runArgs)),
-          undefined,
-          (err) => {
-            this.fail(new ERR_TEST_FAILURE(err, kTestCodeFailure));
-          }),
-        () => this.postBuild(),
-      );
+      await ReflectApply(this.runInAsyncScope, this, runArgs);
     } catch (err) {
       this.fail(new ERR_TEST_FAILURE(err, kTestCodeFailure));
-      this.postBuild();
     }
-    this.fn = noop;
-  }
 
-  postBuild() {
     this.buildPhaseFinished = true;
   }