diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a1fa1c851..2e62e7c7fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,13 @@
     "vuex": "^4.0.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "vue": "^3.0.1"
+    "vue": "^3.0.1",
+    "jest": "^27.1.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "jest": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
   },
   "author": {
     "name": "Lachlan Miller",
diff --git a/src/mount.ts b/src/mount.ts
index 401b9caf0a..69fc1875ea 100644
--- a/src/mount.ts
+++ b/src/mount.ts
@@ -507,10 +507,6 @@ export function mount(
   console.warn = () => {}
 
   const appRef = vm.$refs[MOUNT_COMPONENT_REF] as ComponentPublicInstance
-  // we add `hasOwnProperty` so jest can spy on the proxied vm without throwing
-  appRef.hasOwnProperty = (property) => {
-    return Reflect.has(appRef, property)
-  }
   console.warn = warnSave
   const wrapper = createVueWrapper(app, appRef, setProps)
   trackInstance(wrapper)