diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f4cb43fc0d5a3b..1a71cdfd7efe30 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "@babel/register": "^7.10.1",
     "@rollup/plugin-replace": "^2.3.1",
     "@testing-library/dom": "^7.22.1",
-    "@testing-library/react": "^10.0.1",
+    "@testing-library/react": "^11.0.2",
     "@testing-library/react-hooks": "3.4.1",
     "@types/chai": "^4.2.3",
     "@types/chai-dom": "^0.0.10",
diff --git a/test/utils/createClientRender.js b/test/utils/createClientRender.js
index bc0a06d1334ad8..38088c16da3df9 100644
--- a/test/utils/createClientRender.js
+++ b/test/utils/createClientRender.js
@@ -148,12 +148,7 @@ export function createClientRender(globalOptions = {}) {
       throw error;
     }
 
-    // act to flush effect cleanup functions
-    // state updates during this phase are safe
-    // TODO: Revisit once https://github.com/testing-library/react-testing-library/pull/768 is resolved.
-    await act(async () => {
-      await cleanup();
-    });
+    cleanup();
   });
 
   return function configuredClientRender(element, options = {}) {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index aa404acdaf24be..ef4f78a9db5ba1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@
     core-js-pure "^3.0.0"
     regenerator-runtime "^0.13.4"
 
-"@babel/runtime@7.0.0", "@babel/runtime@7.9.6", "@babel/runtime@^7.0.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.1.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.1.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.10.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.10.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.10.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.2.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.3.1", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.6.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.6", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.7":
+"@babel/runtime@7.0.0", "@babel/runtime@7.9.6", "@babel/runtime@^7.0.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.1.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.1.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.10.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.10.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.10.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.11.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.2.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.3.1", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.6.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.6", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.7":
   version "7.10.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.10.4.tgz#a6724f1a6b8d2f6ea5236dbfe58c7d7ea9c5eb99"
   integrity sha512-UpTN5yUJr9b4EX2CnGNWIvER7Ab83ibv0pcvvHc4UOdrBI5jb8bj+32cCwPX6xu0mt2daFNjYhoi+X7beH0RSw==
@@ -2445,7 +2445,7 @@
   dependencies:
     defer-to-connect "^1.0.1"
 
-"@testing-library/dom@^7.22.1", "@testing-library/dom@^7.22.3":
+"@testing-library/dom@^7.22.1", "@testing-library/dom@^7.23.0":
   version "7.24.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@testing-library/dom/-/dom-7.24.1.tgz#0e8acd042070f2c1b183fbfe5c0d38b3194ad3c0"
   integrity sha512-TemHWY59gvzcScGiE5eooZpzYk9GaED0TuuK4WefbIc/DQg0L5wOpnj7MIEeAGF3B7Ekf1kvmVnQ97vwz4Lmhg==
@@ -2466,13 +2466,13 @@
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.5.4"
     "@types/testing-library__react-hooks" "^3.3.0"
 
-"@testing-library/react@^10.0.1":
-  version "10.4.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@testing-library/react/-/react-10.4.9.tgz#9faa29c6a1a217bf8bbb96a28bd29d7a847ca150"
-  integrity sha512-pHZKkqUy0tmiD81afs8xfiuseXfU/N7rAX3iKjeZYje86t9VaB0LrxYVa+OOsvkrveX5jCK3IjajVn2MbePvqA==
+"@testing-library/react@^11.0.2":
+  version "11.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@testing-library/react/-/react-11.0.2.tgz#4588cc537085907bd1d98b531eb247dbbf57b1cc"
+  integrity sha512-iOuNNHt4ZgMH5trSKC4kaWDcKzUOf7e7KQIcu7xvGCd68/w1EegbW89F9T5sZ4IjS0gAXdvOfZbG9ESZ7YjOug==
   dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.10.3"
-    "@testing-library/dom" "^7.22.3"
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.11.2"
+    "@testing-library/dom" "^7.23.0"
 
 "@trendmicro/react-interpolate@^0.5.5":
   version "0.5.5"