diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c652a32acd75..1e0e2ed1dc93 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 - `[babel-plugin-jest-hoist]` Preserve order of hoisted mock nodes within containing block ([#10536](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/10536))
 - `[babel-plugin-jest-hoist]` Hoist pure constants to support experimental JSX transform in hoisted mocks ([#10723](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/10723))
 - `[babel-preset-jest]` Update `babel-preset-current-node-syntax` to support top level await ([#10747](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/10747))
-- `[expect]` Stop modifying the sample in `expect.objectContaining()` ([#10711](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/10711))
+- `[expect]` Revert "Fix `objectContaining` to work recursively into sub-objects ([#10508](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/10508))" ([#10766](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/10766))
 - `[jest-circus, jest-jasmine2]` fix: don't assume `stack` is always a string ([#10697](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/10697))
 - `[jest-config]` Fix bug introduced in watch mode by PR [#10678](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/10678/files#r511037803) ([#10692](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/10692))
 - `[jest-config]` Throw correct error for missing preset modules ([#10737](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/10737))
diff --git a/packages/babel-jest/src/__tests__/index.ts b/packages/babel-jest/src/__tests__/index.ts
index 99fd909be5b4..4ee2960bd65e 100644
--- a/packages/babel-jest/src/__tests__/index.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-jest/src/__tests__/index.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,14 @@ describe('caller option correctly merges from defaults and options', () => {
 
     expect(loadPartialConfig).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(loadPartialConfig).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.objectContaining({caller: {name: 'babel-jest', ...output}}),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        caller: {
+          name: 'babel-jest',
+          ...output,
+          supportsExportNamespaceFrom: false,
+          supportsTopLevelAwait: false,
+        },
+      }),
     );
   });
 });
@@ -110,7 +117,9 @@ test('can pass null to createTransformer', () => {
       caller: {
         name: 'babel-jest',
         supportsDynamicImport: false,
+        supportsExportNamespaceFrom: false,
         supportsStaticESM: false,
+        supportsTopLevelAwait: false,
       },
     }),
   );
diff --git a/packages/expect/src/__tests__/asymmetricMatchers.test.ts b/packages/expect/src/__tests__/asymmetricMatchers.test.ts
index 9da8f2cda5c6..6e1886b65409 100644
--- a/packages/expect/src/__tests__/asymmetricMatchers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/expect/src/__tests__/asymmetricMatchers.test.ts
@@ -162,12 +162,13 @@ test('ObjectContaining matches', () => {
     objectContaining({}).asymmetricMatch('jest'),
     objectContaining({foo: 'foo'}).asymmetricMatch({foo: 'foo', jest: 'jest'}),
     objectContaining({foo: undefined}).asymmetricMatch({foo: undefined}),
-    objectContaining({foo: {bar: [1]}}).asymmetricMatch({
-      foo: {bar: [1], qux: []},
-    }),
     objectContaining({first: objectContaining({second: {}})}).asymmetricMatch({
       first: {second: {}},
     }),
+    objectContaining({foo: Buffer.from('foo')}).asymmetricMatch({
+      foo: Buffer.from('foo'),
+      jest: 'jest',
+    }),
   ].forEach(test => {
     jestExpect(test).toEqual(true);
   });
@@ -178,6 +179,10 @@ test('ObjectContaining does not match', () => {
     objectContaining({foo: 'foo'}).asymmetricMatch({bar: 'bar'}),
     objectContaining({foo: 'foo'}).asymmetricMatch({foo: 'foox'}),
     objectContaining({foo: undefined}).asymmetricMatch({}),
+    objectContaining({
+      answer: 42,
+      foo: {bar: 'baz', foobar: 'qux'},
+    }).asymmetricMatch({foo: {bar: 'baz'}}),
   ].forEach(test => {
     jestExpect(test).toEqual(false);
   });
diff --git a/packages/expect/src/asymmetricMatchers.ts b/packages/expect/src/asymmetricMatchers.ts
index de604b205f13..b20f3052ca97 100644
--- a/packages/expect/src/asymmetricMatchers.ts
+++ b/packages/expect/src/asymmetricMatchers.ts
@@ -177,15 +177,9 @@ class ObjectContaining extends AsymmetricMatcher<Record<string, unknown>> {
       return true;
     } else {
       for (const property in this.sample) {
-        const expected =
-          typeof this.sample[property] === 'object' &&
-          !(this.sample[property] instanceof AsymmetricMatcher)
-            ? objectContaining(this.sample[property] as Record<string, unknown>)
-            : this.sample[property];
-
         if (
           !hasProperty(other, property) ||
-          !equals(expected, other[property])
+          !equals(this.sample[property], other[property])
         ) {
           return false;
         }