diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/_.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/_.ts
index eccd1a70e4..8f8e5c3cce 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/_.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/_.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ interface AsyncDisposableReference<T> extends AsyncDisposable {
 	readonly value: T;
 }
 
+// SEEALSO: <https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/release-notes/typescript-5-2.html#using-declarations-and-explicit-resource-management>
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+// @ts-expect-error
+Symbol.dispose ??= Symbol('Symbol.dispose');
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+// @ts-expect-error
+Symbol.asyncDispose ??= Symbol('Symbol.asyncDispose');
+
 export interface MiRepository<T extends ObjectLiteral> {
 	createTableColumnNames(this: Repository<T> & MiRepository<T>, queryBuilder: InsertQueryBuilder<T>): string[];
 	createTableColumnNamesWithPrimaryKey(this: Repository<T> & MiRepository<T>, queryBuilder: InsertQueryBuilder<T>): string[];
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/jest.setup.ts b/packages/backend/test/jest.setup.ts
index fdb2f685c9..861bc6db66 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/jest.setup.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/jest.setup.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@
 import { initTestDb, sendEnvResetRequest } from './utils.js';
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
-	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-	// @ts-expect-error
-	Symbol.dispose ??= Symbol('Symbol.dispose');
-	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-	// @ts-expect-error
-	Symbol.asyncDispose ??= Symbol('Symbol.asyncDispose');
-
 	await Promise.all([
 		initTestDb(false),
 		sendEnvResetRequest(),