diff --git a/tests/components/nest/test_media_source.py b/tests/components/nest/test_media_source.py
index b3a4e1a85a32..865f0526ce98 100644
--- a/tests/components/nest/test_media_source.py
+++ b/tests/components/nest/test_media_source.py
@@ -1694,8 +1694,7 @@ async def test_remove_stale_media(
     point_in_time = dt_util.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
     with freeze_time(point_in_time):
         async_fire_time_changed(hass, point_in_time)
-        await hass.async_block_till_done()
-        await hass.async_block_till_done()
+        await hass.async_block_till_done(wait_background_tasks=True)
 
     # Verify that the event media is still present and that the extra files
     # are removed. Newer media is not removed.