diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/cask_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/cask_spec.rb
index fea5589a37025c..68a881d2d89fb7 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/cask_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/cask_spec.rb
@@ -46,13 +46,15 @@
       expect(c.token).to eq("caffeine")
     end
 
-    it "returns an instance of the Cask from a URL" do
+    it "returns an instance of the Cask from a URL", :allow_utils_curl do
+      expect(Homebrew::API).not_to receive(:fetch_json_api_file)
       c = Cask::CaskLoader.load("file://#{tap_path}/Casks/local-caffeine.rb")
       expect(c).to be_a(described_class)
       expect(c.token).to eq("local-caffeine")
     end
 
-    it "raises an error when failing to download a Cask from a URL" do
+    it "raises an error when failing to download a Cask from a URL", :allow_utils_curl do
+      expect(Homebrew::API).not_to receive(:fetch_json_api_file)
       expect do
         Cask::CaskLoader.load("file://#{tap_path}/Casks/notacask.rb")
       end.to raise_error(Cask::CaskUnavailableError)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb
index fa4d31b1ab959d..7b31cc0e038d56 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ class Wrong#{described_class.class_s(formula_name)} < Formula
       expect(described_class.factory(formula_path)).to be_a(Formula)
     end
 
-    it "returns a Formula when given a URL" do
+    it "returns a Formula when given a URL", :allow_utils_curl do
+      expect(Homebrew::API).not_to receive(:fetch_json_api_file)
       formula = described_class.factory("file://#{formula_path}")
       expect(formula).to be_a(Formula)
     end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/spec_helper.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/spec_helper.rb
index 1b3292dc3d6f35..3b26f04a214c7d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/spec_helper.rb
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
 
   config.before do |example|
     next if example.metadata.key?(:needs_network)
+    next if example.metadata.key?(:allow_utils_curl)
 
     DISALLOWED_UTILS_CURL_METHODS.each do |method|
       allow(Utils::Curl).to receive(method).and_raise(<<~ERROR)