diff --git a/service/worker/scheduler/workflow.go b/service/worker/scheduler/workflow.go
index a4fdfc8638b..60edb3a011a 100644
--- a/service/worker/scheduler/workflow.go
+++ b/service/worker/scheduler/workflow.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ var (
 		AllowZeroSleep:                    true,
 		ReuseTimer:                        true,
 		NextTimeCacheV2Size:               14, // see note below
-		Version:                           UseLastAction,
+		Version:                           ActionResultIncludesStatus,
 	}
 
 	// Note on NextTimeCacheV2Size: This value must be > FutureActionCountForList. Each
diff --git a/service/worker/scheduler/workflow_test.go b/service/worker/scheduler/workflow_test.go
index 52db0ac5326..bf0acda6ac5 100644
--- a/service/worker/scheduler/workflow_test.go
+++ b/service/worker/scheduler/workflow_test.go
@@ -1636,11 +1636,6 @@ func (s *workflowSuite) TestUpdate() {
 }
 
 func (s *workflowSuite) TestUpdateNotRetroactive() {
-	// TODO - remove when AccurateFutureActionTimes becomes the active version
-	prevTweakables := CurrentTweakablePolicies
-	CurrentTweakablePolicies.Version = AccurateFutureActionTimes
-	defer func() { CurrentTweakablePolicies = prevTweakables }()
-
 	s.runAcrossContinue(
 		[]workflowRun{
 			{
@@ -1876,11 +1871,6 @@ func (s *workflowSuite) TestPauseUnpauseBetweenNominalAndJittered() {
 }
 
 func (s *workflowSuite) TestLimitedActions() {
-	// TODO - remove when AccurateFutureActionTimes becomes the active version
-	prevTweakables := CurrentTweakablePolicies
-	CurrentTweakablePolicies.Version = AccurateFutureActionTimes
-	defer func() { CurrentTweakablePolicies = prevTweakables }()
-
 	// written using low-level mocks so we can sleep forever
 
 	// limited to 2
diff --git a/tests/schedule_test.go b/tests/schedule_test.go
index 42a0097af8a..c70298435fa 100644
--- a/tests/schedule_test.go
+++ b/tests/schedule_test.go
@@ -227,7 +227,13 @@ func (s *ScheduleFunctionalSuite) TestBasics() {
 	s.Eventually(func() bool { return atomic.LoadInt32(&runs) == 2 }, 15*time.Second, 500*time.Millisecond)
 	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second) //nolint:forbidigo
 
-	// describe
+	// wait for visibility to stabilize on completed before calling describe,
+	// otherwise their recent actions may flake and differ
+
+	visibilityResponse := s.getScheduleEntryFomVisibility(sid, func(ent *schedulepb.ScheduleListEntry) bool {
+		recentActions := ent.GetInfo().GetRecentActions()
+		return len(recentActions) >= 2 && recentActions[1].GetStartWorkflowStatus() == enumspb.WORKFLOW_EXECUTION_STATUS_COMPLETED
+	})
 
 	describeResp, err := s.FrontendClient().DescribeSchedule(testcore.NewContext(), &workflowservice.DescribeScheduleRequest{
 		Namespace:  s.Namespace(),
@@ -235,6 +241,8 @@ func (s *ScheduleFunctionalSuite) TestBasics() {
 	})
 	s.NoError(err)
 
+	// validate describe response
+
 	checkSpec := func(spec *schedulepb.ScheduleSpec) {
 		protorequire.ProtoSliceEqual(s.T(), schedule.Spec.Interval, spec.Interval)
 		s.Nil(spec.Calendar)
@@ -275,22 +283,20 @@ func (s *ScheduleFunctionalSuite) TestBasics() {
 	s.Equal(wfSAValue.Data, describeResp.Schedule.Action.GetStartWorkflow().SearchAttributes.IndexedFields[csaKeyword].Data)
 	s.Equal(wfMemo.Data, describeResp.Schedule.Action.GetStartWorkflow().Memo.Fields["wfmemo1"].Data)
 
+	// GreaterOrEqual is used as we may have had other runs start while waiting for visibility
 	s.DurationNear(describeResp.Info.CreateTime.AsTime().Sub(createTime), 0, 3*time.Second)
-	s.EqualValues(2, describeResp.Info.ActionCount)
+	s.GreaterOrEqual(describeResp.Info.ActionCount, int64(2))
 	s.EqualValues(0, describeResp.Info.MissedCatchupWindow)
 	s.EqualValues(0, describeResp.Info.OverlapSkipped)
-	s.EqualValues(0, len(describeResp.Info.RunningWorkflows))
-	s.EqualValues(2, len(describeResp.Info.RecentActions))
+	s.GreaterOrEqual(len(describeResp.Info.RunningWorkflows), 0)
+	s.GreaterOrEqual(len(describeResp.Info.RecentActions), 2)
 	action0 := describeResp.Info.RecentActions[0]
 	s.WithinRange(action0.ScheduleTime.AsTime(), createTime, time.Now())
 	s.True(action0.ScheduleTime.AsTime().UnixNano()%int64(5*time.Second) == 0)
 	s.DurationNear(action0.ActualTime.AsTime().Sub(action0.ScheduleTime.AsTime()), 0, 3*time.Second)
 
-	// list
+	// validate list response
 
-	visibilityResponse := s.getScheduleEntryFomVisibility(sid, func(ent *schedulepb.ScheduleListEntry) bool {
-		return len(ent.GetInfo().GetRecentActions()) >= 2
-	})
 	s.Equal(sid, visibilityResponse.ScheduleId)
 	s.Equal(schSAValue.Data, visibilityResponse.SearchAttributes.IndexedFields[csaKeyword].Data)
 	s.Equal(schSAIntValue.Data, describeResp.SearchAttributes.IndexedFields[csaInt].Data)
@@ -318,8 +324,14 @@ func (s *ScheduleFunctionalSuite) TestBasics() {
 	}
 	ex0 := wfResp.Executions[0]
 	s.True(strings.HasPrefix(ex0.Execution.WorkflowId, wid))
-	s.True(ex0.Execution.RunId == describeResp.Info.RecentActions[0].GetStartWorkflowResult().RunId ||
-		ex0.Execution.RunId == describeResp.Info.RecentActions[1].GetStartWorkflowResult().RunId)
+	matchingRunId := false
+	for _, recentAction := range describeResp.GetInfo().GetRecentActions() {
+		if ex0.GetExecution().GetRunId() == recentAction.GetStartWorkflowResult().GetRunId() {
+			matchingRunId = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	s.True(matchingRunId, "ListWorkflowExecutions returned a run ID wasn't in the describe response")
 	s.Equal(wt, ex0.Type.Name)
 	s.Nil(ex0.ParentExecution) // not a child workflow
 	s.Equal(wfMemo.Data, ex0.Memo.Fields["wfmemo1"].Data)
@@ -1046,11 +1058,6 @@ func (s *ScheduleFunctionalSuite) TestRateLimit() {
 }
 
 func (s *ScheduleFunctionalSuite) TestListSchedulesReturnsWorkflowStatus() {
-	// TODO - remove when ActionResultIncludesStatus becomes the active version
-	prevTweakables := scheduler.CurrentTweakablePolicies
-	scheduler.CurrentTweakablePolicies.Version = scheduler.ActionResultIncludesStatus
-	defer func() { scheduler.CurrentTweakablePolicies = prevTweakables }()
-
 	sid := "sched-test-list-running"
 	wid := "sched-test-list-running-wf"
 	wt := "sched-test-list-running-wt"