diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts b/packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts
index b407687fa89d..cc4d9be4497e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ export default async function runJest({
 
   const results = await scheduler.scheduleTests(allTests, testWatcher);
 
-  await sequencer.cacheResults(allTests, results);
+  sequencer.cacheResults(allTests, results);
 
   if (hasTests) {
     await runGlobalHook({allTests, globalConfig, moduleName: 'globalTeardown'});