diff --git a/src/Factories/TestCaseFactory.php b/src/Factories/TestCaseFactory.php
index d2a98c88..42c3ca6e 100644
--- a/src/Factories/TestCaseFactory.php
+++ b/src/Factories/TestCaseFactory.php
@@ -140,16 +140,12 @@ final class TestCaseFactory
         $proxies     = $this->proxies;
         $factoryTest = $this->test;
 
-        if ($chains->hasMessage('markTestSkipped')) {
-            $proxies->forgetMessage('expectException');
-        }
-
         /**
          * @return mixed
          */
         $test = function () use ($chains, $proxies, $factoryTest) {
-            $proxies->proxy($this);
             $chains->chain($this);
+            $proxies->proxy($this);
 
             /* @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
             return call_user_func(Closure::bind($factoryTest, $this, get_class($this)), ...func_get_args());
diff --git a/src/Support/HigherOrderMessageCollection.php b/src/Support/HigherOrderMessageCollection.php
index 68e5c3df..a6634685 100644
--- a/src/Support/HigherOrderMessageCollection.php
+++ b/src/Support/HigherOrderMessageCollection.php
@@ -69,24 +69,4 @@ final class HigherOrderMessageCollection
             0,
         );
     }
-
-    public function hasMessage(string $name): bool
-    {
-        foreach ($this->messages as $message) {
-            if ($message->name === $name) {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    public function forgetMessage(string $name): void
-    {
-        foreach ($this->messages as $index => $message) {
-            if ($message->name === $name) {
-                unset($this->messages[$index]);
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }