diff --git a/cypress/e2e/builder/item/publish/ccLicense.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/builder/item/publish/ccLicense.cy.ts
index dc2475181..6f353b0db 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/builder/item/publish/ccLicense.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/builder/item/publish/ccLicense.cy.ts
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ const setUpAndVisitItemPage = (item: ItemForTest) => {
   openPublishItemTab(item.id);
 };
 
-const openLicenseModal = (
-  { hasALicense }: { hasALicense: boolean } = { hasALicense: true },
-) =>
+const openLicenseModal = ({
+  hasALicense = true,
+}: { hasALicense?: boolean } = {}) =>
   cy
     .get(
       buildDataCyWrapper(
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/builder/item/publish/publishedItem.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/builder/item/publish/publishedItem.cy.ts
index 009a5816b..9fac86757 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/builder/item/publish/publishedItem.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/builder/item/publish/publishedItem.cy.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ const waitOnItemValidation = (item: PackedItem) => {
 
 const waitOnPublishItem = (
   item: PackedItem,
-  { shouldNotify }: { shouldNotify: boolean } = { shouldNotify: false },
+  { shouldNotify = false }: { shouldNotify?: boolean } = {},
 ) => {
   cy.wait('@publishItem').then((data) => {
     const {
@@ -149,9 +149,7 @@ describe('Private Item', () => {
 
   describe('Ready to Publish Item', () => {
     const status = PublicationStatus.ReadyToPublish;
-    const itemValidationGroup = ItemValidationGroupFactory(
-      privateItem,
-    ) as ItemValidationGroup;
+    const itemValidationGroup = ItemValidationGroupFactory(privateItem);
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       setUpAndVisitItemPage(privateItem, {
@@ -179,7 +177,7 @@ describe('Private Item', () => {
     const status = PublicationStatus.Invalid;
     const itemValidationGroup = ItemValidationGroupFactory(privateItem, {
       status: ItemValidationStatus.Failure,
-    }) as ItemValidationGroup;
+    });
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       setUpAndVisitItemPage(privateItem, {
@@ -231,7 +229,7 @@ describe('Public Item', () => {
     const status = PublicationStatus.Pending;
     const itemValidationGroup = ItemValidationGroupFactory(publicItem, {
       status: ItemValidationStatus.Pending,
-    }) as ItemValidationGroup;
+    });
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       setUpAndVisitItemPage(PublishedItemFactory(publicItem), {
@@ -256,9 +254,7 @@ describe('Public Item', () => {
 
   describe('Ready to Publish Item', () => {
     const status = PublicationStatus.ReadyToPublish;
-    const itemValidationGroup = ItemValidationGroupFactory(
-      publicItem,
-    ) as ItemValidationGroup;
+    const itemValidationGroup = ItemValidationGroupFactory(publicItem);
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       setUpAndVisitItemPage(publicItem, {
@@ -288,9 +284,7 @@ describe('Public Item', () => {
 
   describe('Published Item', () => {
     const status = PublicationStatus.Published;
-    const itemValidationGroup = ItemValidationGroupFactory(
-      publicItem,
-    ) as ItemValidationGroup;
+    const itemValidationGroup = ItemValidationGroupFactory(publicItem);
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       setUpAndVisitItemPage(PublishedItemFactory(publicItem), {