diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ClientServerTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ClientServerTest.cs
index d92addbf5484dc2bb0f3868ebd20b6f1569114e2..dcdddc769e835059e969a32b2fe831768ec2ee96 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ClientServerTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ClientServerTest.cs
@@ -235,8 +235,16 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
             await barrier.Task;  // make sure the handler has started.
             cts.Cancel();
 
-            var ex = Assert.ThrowsAsync<RpcException>(async () => await call.ResponseAsync);
-            Assert.AreEqual(StatusCode.Cancelled, ex.Status.StatusCode);
+            try
+            {
+                // cannot use Assert.ThrowsAsync because it uses Task.Wait and would deadlock.
+                await call.ResponseAsync;
+                Assert.Fail();
+            }
+            catch (RpcException ex)
+            {
+                Assert.AreEqual(StatusCode.Cancelled, ex.Status.StatusCode);
+            }
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -265,9 +273,15 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
             await handlerStartedBarrier.Task;
             cts.Cancel();
 
-            var ex = Assert.ThrowsAsync<RpcException>(async () => await call.ResponseAsync);
-            Assert.AreEqual(StatusCode.Cancelled, ex.Status.StatusCode);
-
+            try
+            {
+                await call.ResponseAsync;
+                Assert.Fail();
+            }
+            catch (RpcException ex)
+            {
+                Assert.AreEqual(StatusCode.Cancelled, ex.Status.StatusCode);
+            }
             Assert.AreEqual("SUCCESS", await successTcs.Task);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ContextPropagationTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ContextPropagationTest.cs
index cec8c7ce6bb237468e8a13c2260bfdca353ca068..6a156293ad8d78c4615622a07b3d34e4f4931484 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ContextPropagationTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ContextPropagationTest.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,15 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
             var parentCall = Calls.AsyncClientStreamingCall(helper.CreateClientStreamingCall(new CallOptions(cancellationToken: cts.Token)));
             await readyToCancelTcs.Task;
             cts.Cancel();
-            Assert.ThrowsAsync(typeof(RpcException), async () => await parentCall);
+            try
+            {
+                // cannot use Assert.ThrowsAsync because it uses Task.Wait and would deadlock.
+                await parentCall;
+                Assert.Fail();
+            }
+            catch (RpcException)
+            {
+            }
             Assert.AreEqual("CHILD_CALL_CANCELLED", await successTcs.Task);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/GrpcEnvironmentTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/GrpcEnvironmentTest.cs
index ca29667c95b40d964c2a021f8bda12a11a1d43f1..6fe382751a1d0c38a2dbba2d3c8bf5fe709c5296 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/GrpcEnvironmentTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/GrpcEnvironmentTest.cs
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
         public void InitializeAndShutdownGrpcEnvironment()
         {
             var env = GrpcEnvironment.AddRef();
-            Assert.AreEqual(1, env.CompletionQueues.Count);
-            Assert.IsNotNull(env.CompletionQueues.ElementAt(0));
+            Assert.IsTrue(env.CompletionQueues.Count > 0);
+            for (int i = 0; i < env.CompletionQueues.Count; i++)
+            {
+                Assert.IsNotNull(env.CompletionQueues.ElementAt(i));
+            }
             GrpcEnvironment.Release();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/MarshallingErrorsTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/MarshallingErrorsTest.cs
index 0663e77d1eaf7c8e6db9708b036d61ed172695ed..d770f82390d4b54ddeac4cfd6b88836a5151e0d2 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/MarshallingErrorsTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/MarshallingErrorsTest.cs
@@ -134,7 +134,15 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
         {
             helper.ClientStreamingHandler = new ClientStreamingServerMethod<string, string>(async (requestStream, context) =>
             {
-                Assert.ThrowsAsync<IOException>(async () => await requestStream.MoveNext());
+                try
+                {
+                    // cannot use Assert.ThrowsAsync because it uses Task.Wait and would deadlock.
+                    await requestStream.MoveNext();
+                    Assert.Fail();
+                }
+                catch (IOException)
+                {
+                }
                 return "RESPONSE";
             });
 
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs
index 1541cfd7bb1acdf2dafdf9356cfe8e262f3b1513..a406a60024276bca712b5978bc1790aae71157bc 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs
@@ -471,8 +471,16 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
                 cts.Cancel();
 
-                var ex = Assert.ThrowsAsync<RpcException>(async () => await call.ResponseStream.MoveNext());
-                Assert.AreEqual(StatusCode.Cancelled, ex.Status.StatusCode);
+                try
+                {
+                    // cannot use Assert.ThrowsAsync because it uses Task.Wait and would deadlock.
+                    await call.ResponseStream.MoveNext();
+                    Assert.Fail();
+                }
+                catch (RpcException ex)
+                {
+                    Assert.AreEqual(StatusCode.Cancelled, ex.Status.StatusCode);
+                }
             }
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
         }
@@ -577,9 +585,17 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
                 await call.RequestStream.WriteAsync(request);
                 await call.RequestStream.CompleteAsync();
 
-                var e = Assert.ThrowsAsync<RpcException>(async () => await call.ResponseStream.ToListAsync());
-                Assert.AreEqual(StatusCode.Unknown, e.Status.StatusCode);
-                Assert.AreEqual(echoStatus.Message, e.Status.Detail);
+                try
+                {
+                    // cannot use Assert.ThrowsAsync because it uses Task.Wait and would deadlock.
+                    await call.ResponseStream.ToListAsync();
+                    Assert.Fail();
+                }
+                catch (RpcException e)
+                {
+                    Assert.AreEqual(StatusCode.Unknown, e.Status.StatusCode);
+                    Assert.AreEqual(echoStatus.Message, e.Status.Detail);
+                }
             }
 
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");