diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
index 3864a39c274d..d6d44bcdb283 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -491,13 +491,15 @@ def test_subclass_clear_cla():
     # Note, we cannot use mocking here as we want to be sure that the
     # superclass fallback does not recurse.
 
-    with pytest.warns(match='Overriding `Axes.cla`'):
+    with pytest.warns(PendingDeprecationWarning,
+                      match='Overriding `Axes.cla`'):
         class ClaAxes(Axes):
             def cla(self):
                 nonlocal called
                 called = True
 
-    with pytest.warns(match='Overriding `Axes.cla`'):
+    with pytest.warns(PendingDeprecationWarning,
+                      match='Overriding `Axes.cla`'):
         class ClaSuperAxes(Axes):
             def cla(self):
                 nonlocal called
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py
index f0c23038e11a..6d618c1b847c 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def test_double_register_builtin_cmap():
             mpl.colormaps[name], name=name, force=True
         )
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='A colormap named "viridis"'):
-        with pytest.warns():
+        with pytest.warns(PendingDeprecationWarning):
             cm.register_cmap(name, mpl.colormaps[name])
     with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
         # TODO is warning more than once!
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def test_unregister_builtin_cmap():
     name = "viridis"
     match = f'cannot unregister {name!r} which is a builtin colormap.'
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=match):
-        with pytest.warns():
+        with pytest.warns(PendingDeprecationWarning):
             cm.unregister_cmap(name)