diff --git a/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/seed.ts b/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/seed.ts
index e9814eeed5..c1b61e0996 100644
--- a/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/seed.ts
+++ b/packages/db/test/fixtures/basics/db/seed.ts
@@ -4,18 +4,16 @@ import { asDrizzleTable } from '@astrojs/db/utils';
 
 const Themes = asDrizzleTable('Themes', ThemesConfig);
 
-await db.batch([
-	db
-		.insert(Themes)
-		.values([{ name: 'dracula' }, { name: 'monokai', added: new Date() }])
-		.returning({ name: Themes.name }),
-	db
-		.insert(Author)
-		.values([
-			{ name: 'Ben' },
-			{ name: 'Nate' },
-			{ name: 'Erika' },
-			{ name: 'Bjorn' },
-			{ name: 'Sarah' },
-		]),
-]);
+await db
+	.insert(Themes)
+	.values([{ name: 'dracula' }, { name: 'monokai', added: new Date() }])
+	.returning({ name: Themes.name });
+await db
+	.insert(Author)
+	.values([
+		{ name: 'Ben' },
+		{ name: 'Nate' },
+		{ name: 'Erika' },
+		{ name: 'Bjorn' },
+		{ name: 'Sarah' },
+	]);