diff --git a/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/examples-1.test.ts b/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/examples-1.test.ts
index 84c7058d5d..7609e54748 100644
--- a/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/examples-1.test.ts
+++ b/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/examples-1.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { formatDocument, gql } from '@urql/core';
+import { gql } from '@urql/core';
 import { it, expect, afterEach } from 'vitest';
 import { __initAnd_query as query } from '../operations/query';
 import {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import * as InMemoryData from '../store/data';
 import { Store } from '../store/store';
 import { Data } from '../types';
 
-const Todos = formatDocument(gql`
+const Todos = gql`
   query {
     __typename
     todos {
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ const Todos = formatDocument(gql`
       text
     }
   }
-`);
+`;
 
-const TodoFragment = formatDocument(gql`
+const TodoFragment = gql`
   fragment _ on Todo {
     __typename
     id
     text
     complete
   }
-`);
+`;
 
-const Todo = formatDocument(gql`
+const Todo = gql`
   query ($id: ID!) {
     __typename
     todo(id: $id) {
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ const Todo = formatDocument(gql`
       complete
     }
   }
-`);
+`;
 
-const ToggleTodo = formatDocument(gql`
+const ToggleTodo = gql`
   mutation ($id: ID!) {
     __typename
     toggleTodo(id: $id) {
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ const ToggleTodo = formatDocument(gql`
       complete
     }
   }
-`);
+`;
 
-const NestedClearNameTodo = formatDocument(gql`
+const NestedClearNameTodo = gql`
   mutation ($id: ID!) {
     __typename
     clearName(id: $id) {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const NestedClearNameTodo = formatDocument(gql`
       }
     }
   }
-`);
+`;
 
 afterEach(() => {
   expect(console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ it('passes the "getting-started" example', () => {
 it('resolves missing, nullable arguments on fields', () => {
   const store = new Store();
 
-  const GetWithVariables = formatDocument(gql`
+  const GetWithVariables = gql`
     query {
       __typename
       todo(first: null) {
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ it('resolves missing, nullable arguments on fields', () => {
         id
       }
     }
-  `);
+  `;
 
-  const GetWithoutVariables = formatDocument(gql`
+  const GetWithoutVariables = gql`
     query {
       __typename
       todo {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ it('resolves missing, nullable arguments on fields', () => {
         id
       }
     }
-  `);
+  `;
 
   const dataToWrite = {
     __typename: 'Query',
diff --git a/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/examples-2.test.ts b/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/examples-2.test.ts
index bdbe975c66..dc2bfc6b7c 100644
--- a/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/examples-2.test.ts
+++ b/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/examples-2.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { formatDocument, gql } from '@urql/core';
+import { gql } from '@urql/core';
 import { it, afterEach, expect } from 'vitest';
 import { __initAnd_query as query } from '../operations/query';
 import { __initAnd_write as write } from '../operations/write';
 import { Store } from '../store/store';
 
-const Item = formatDocument(gql`
+const Item = gql`
   {
     todo {
       __typename
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ const Item = formatDocument(gql`
       text
     }
   }
-`);
+`;
 
-const ItemDetailed = formatDocument(gql`
+const ItemDetailed = gql`
   {
     todo {
       __typename
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ const ItemDetailed = formatDocument(gql`
       }
     }
   }
-`);
+`;
 
-const Pagination = formatDocument(gql`
+const Pagination = gql`
   query {
     todos {
       __typename
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const Pagination = formatDocument(gql`
       }
     }
   }
-`);
+`;
 
 afterEach(() => {
   expect(console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/examples-3.test.ts b/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/examples-3.test.ts
index 4dc91380e9..e88d9dee12 100644
--- a/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/examples-3.test.ts
+++ b/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/examples-3.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { formatDocument, gql } from '@urql/core';
+import { gql } from '@urql/core';
 import { it, afterEach, expect } from 'vitest';
 import { __initAnd_query as query } from '../operations/query';
 import { __initAnd_write as write } from '../operations/write';
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ afterEach(() => {
 
 it('allows viewer fields to overwrite the root Query data', () => {
   const store = new Store();
-  const get = formatDocument(gql`
+  const get = gql`
     {
       int
     }
-  `);
-  const set = formatDocument(gql`
+  `;
+  const set = gql`
     mutation {
       mutate {
         viewer {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ it('allows viewer fields to overwrite the root Query data', () => {
         }
       }
     }
-  `);
+  `;
 
   write(
     store,
diff --git a/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/suite.test.ts b/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/suite.test.ts
index 5994abcd0a..8c0f32cb2c 100644
--- a/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/suite.test.ts
+++ b/exchanges/graphcache/src/test-utils/suite.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { DocumentNode } from 'graphql';
-import { formatDocument, gql } from '@urql/core';
+import { gql } from '@urql/core';
 import { it, expect } from 'vitest';
 import { __initAnd_query as query } from '../operations/query';
 import { __initAnd_write as write } from '../operations/write';
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ interface TestCase {
 
 const expectCacheIntegrity = (testcase: TestCase) => {
   const store = new Store();
-  const request = {
-    query: formatDocument(testcase.query),
-    variables: testcase.variables,
-  };
+  const request = { query: testcase.query, variables: testcase.variables };
   const writeRes = write(store, request, testcase.data);
   const queryRes = query(store, request);
   expect(queryRes.data).not.toBe(null);