diff --git a/python/ray/actor.py b/python/ray/actor.py
index c9a0600315123..8bc6570e23a91 100644
--- a/python/ray/actor.py
+++ b/python/ray/actor.py
@@ -1405,7 +1405,6 @@ def exit_actor():
         exit.is_ray_terminate = True
         exit.ray_terminate_msg = "exit_actor() is called."
         raise exit
-        assert False, "This process should have terminated."
     else:
         raise TypeError(
             "exit_actor API is called on a non-actor worker, "
diff --git a/python/ray/serve/tests/test_standalone3.py b/python/ray/serve/tests/test_standalone3.py
index 116ca6236f6b2..b55c7d3eba962 100644
--- a/python/ray/serve/tests/test_standalone3.py
+++ b/python/ray/serve/tests/test_standalone3.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from ray.cluster_utils import AutoscalingCluster
 from ray.exceptions import RayActorError
 from ray.serve._private.constants import (
+    RAY_SERVE_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_STREAMING,
     SYNC_HANDLE_IN_DAG_FEATURE_FLAG_ENV_KEY,
     SERVE_DEFAULT_APP_NAME,
 )
@@ -161,6 +162,10 @@ async def f():
     indirect=True,
 )
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("crash", [True, False])
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    RAY_SERVE_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_STREAMING,
+    reason="No retries w/ new behavior.",
+)
 def test_http_request_number_of_retries(ray_instance, crash):
     """Test HTTP proxy retry requests."""
 
diff --git a/python/ray/serve/tests/test_streaming_response.py b/python/ray/serve/tests/test_streaming_response.py
index fdc46b779e887..f443c4b40324e 100644
--- a/python/ray/serve/tests/test_streaming_response.py
+++ b/python/ray/serve/tests/test_streaming_response.py
@@ -217,12 +217,10 @@ def test_exception_in_generator(serve_instance, use_async: bool, use_fastapi: bo
     async def hi_gen_async():
         yield "first result"
         raise Exception("raised in generator")
-        yield "never reached"
 
     def hi_gen_sync():
         yield "first result"
         raise Exception("raised in generator")
-        yield "never reached"
 
     if use_fastapi:
         app = FastAPI()