diff --git a/src/components/carousel/carousel.component.ts b/src/components/carousel/carousel.component.ts
index 101c1b95..2a2912bc 100644
--- a/src/components/carousel/carousel.component.ts
+++ b/src/components/carousel/carousel.component.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ export default class SlCarousel extends ShoelaceElement {
   @state() dragging = false;
 
   private autoplayController = new AutoplayController(this, () => this.next());
-  // A map containing the state of all the slides
   private readonly localize = new LocalizeController(this);
   private mutationObserver: MutationObserver;
 
diff --git a/src/components/carousel/carousel.test.ts b/src/components/carousel/carousel.test.ts
index 9f3cbfc0..18a7f342 100644
--- a/src/components/carousel/carousel.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/carousel/carousel.test.ts
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ describe('<sl-carousel>', () => {
             // wait scroll to actual item
             await oneEvent(el.scrollContainer, 'scrollend');
 
-            await aTimeout(500);
+            await intersectionObserverCallbacks();
 
             // Assert
             expect(previousButton).to.have.attribute('aria-disabled', 'false');