diff --git a/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json b/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
index 2f85fde17f5..5a42c953890 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
+++ b/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
@@ -569385,7 +569385,7 @@
    "testharness"
   ],
   "html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause.html": [
-   "d1d4945f75e8febfd1ed29947700da38d9adcda4",
+   "f7ab9fc551958133aa80482828a59c82ffbfaa7a",
    "testharness"
   ],
   "html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause_noautoplay.html": [
diff --git a/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause.html.ini b/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause.html.ini
index 74d890c2053..b0c318fc3e8 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause.html.ini
+++ b/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause.html.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [event_pause.html]
   type: testharness
-  expected: TIMEOUT
   [calling pause() on autoplay audio should trigger pause event]
-    expected: NOTRUN
+    expected: FAIL
 
diff --git a/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause.html b/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause.html
index 1f7904c3b74..7a5d171c84f 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause.html
+++ b/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_pause.html
@@ -17,30 +17,22 @@
 test(function() {
   var t = async_test("calling pause() on autoplay audio should trigger pause event", {timeout:5000});
   var a = document.getElementById("a");
-  a.addEventListener("pause", function() {
-    t.step(function() {
-     assert_true(true);
-    });
-    t.done();
-  }, false);
-  a.addEventListener("play", function() {
+  a.addEventListener("error", t.unreached_func());
+  a.addEventListener("pause", t.step_func_done(), false);
+  a.addEventListener("play", t.step_func(function() {
     a.pause(); // pause right after play
-  });
+  }));
   a.src = getAudioURI("/media/sound_5") + "?" + new Date() + Math.random();
 }, "audio events - pause");
 
 test(function() {
   var t = async_test("calling pause() on autoplay video should trigger pause event", {timeout:5000});
   var v = document.getElementById("v");
-  v.addEventListener("pause", function() {
-    t.step(function() {
-     assert_true(true);
-    });
-    t.done();
-  }, false);
-  v.addEventListener("play", function() {
+  v.addEventListener("error", t.unreached_func());
+  v.addEventListener("pause", t.step_func_done(), false);
+  v.addEventListener("play", t.step_func(function() {
     v.pause(); // pause right after play
-  });
+  }));
   v.src = getVideoURI("/media/movie_5") + "?" + new Date() + Math.random();
 }, "video events - pause");
   </script>