diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index 0f75382bd..cbaf982a9 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def test_groupby_reduce(
     elif func == "count":
         expected_result = np.array(expected, dtype=np.intp)
 
-    (result, groups) = groupby_reduce(
+    (result, *groups) = groupby_reduce(
         array,
         by,
         func=func,
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ def test_groupby_reduce(
         fill_value=123,
         engine=engine,
     )
+    (groups_array,) = groups
     # we use pd.Index(expected_groups).to_numpy() which is always int64
     # for the values in this test
     if expected_groups is None:
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ def test_groupby_reduce(
     else:
         g_dtype = np.int64
 
-    assert_equal(groups, np.array([0, 1, 2], g_dtype))
+    assert_equal(groups_array, np.array([0, 1, 2], g_dtype))
     assert_equal(expected_result, result)
 
 
@@ -795,11 +796,14 @@ def test_groupby_bins(chunk_labels, kwargs, chunks, engine, method) -> None:
             labels = dask.array.from_array(labels, chunks=chunks)
 
     with raise_if_dask_computes():
-        actual, groups = groupby_reduce(
+        actual, *groups = groupby_reduce(
             array, labels, func="count", fill_value=0, engine=engine, method=method, **kwargs
         )
+    (groups_array,) = groups
     expected = np.array([3, 1, 0], dtype=np.intp)
-    for left, right in zip(groups, pd.IntervalIndex.from_arrays([1, 2, 4], [2, 4, 5]).to_numpy()):
+    for left, right in zip(
+        groups_array, pd.IntervalIndex.from_arrays([1, 2, 4], [2, 4, 5]).to_numpy()
+    ):
         assert left == right
     assert_equal(actual, expected)
 
@@ -1034,13 +1038,13 @@ def test_bool_reductions(func, engine):
 def test_map_reduce_blockwise_mixed() -> None:
     t = pd.date_range("2000-01-01", "2000-12-31", freq="D").to_series()
     data = t.dt.dayofyear
-    actual, _ = groupby_reduce(
+    actual, *_ = groupby_reduce(
         dask.array.from_array(data.values, chunks=365),
         t.dt.month,
         func="mean",
         method="map-reduce",
     )
-    expected, _ = groupby_reduce(data, t.dt.month, func="mean")
+    expected, *_ = groupby_reduce(data, t.dt.month, func="mean")
     assert_equal(expected, actual)