diff --git a/benchmark/sirun/get-results.js b/benchmark/sirun/get-results.js
index c5c65cb72fd..c58f253e927 100644
--- a/benchmark/sirun/get-results.js
+++ b/benchmark/sirun/get-results.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ async function getResults (gitCommit) {
 async function main () {
   const ref = process.argv.length > 2 ? process.argv[2] : 'HEAD'
   const gitCommit = execSync(`git rev-parse ${ref}`).toString().trim()
-  console.log(JSON.stringify(getResults(gitCommit), null, 4))
+  console.log(JSON.stringify(await getResults(gitCommit), null, 4))
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index 2ac7bbc98fc..857296a330f 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ export default [
       'no-console': 'error',
       'no-prototype-builtins': 'off', // Override (turned on by @eslint/js/recommnded)
       'no-unused-expressions': 'off', // Override (turned on by standard)
-      'no-var': 'error' // Override (set to warn in standard)
+      'no-var': 'error', // Override (set to warn in standard)
+      'require-await': 'error'
     }
   },
   {
@@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ export default [
       'mocha/no-sibling-hooks': 'off',
       'mocha/no-skipped-tests': 'off',
       'mocha/no-top-level-hooks': 'off',
-      'n/handle-callback-err': 'off'
+      'n/handle-callback-err': 'off',
+      'require-await': 'off'
     }
   },
   {
diff --git a/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/apollo-server-core.js b/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/apollo-server-core.js
index 3f075ab6938..cd9749f8e4d 100644
--- a/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/apollo-server-core.js
+++ b/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/apollo-server-core.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ addHook({ name: 'apollo-server-core', file: 'dist/runHttpQuery.js', versions: ['
   const HttpQueryError = runHttpQueryModule.HttpQueryError
 
   shimmer.wrap(runHttpQueryModule, 'runHttpQuery', function wrapRunHttpQuery (originalRunHttpQuery) {
-    return async function runHttpQuery () {
+    return function runHttpQuery () {
       if (!requestChannel.start.hasSubscribers) {
         return originalRunHttpQuery.apply(this, arguments)
       }
diff --git a/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/apollo-server.js b/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/apollo-server.js
index 5a41903df91..921aa69c693 100644
--- a/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/apollo-server.js
+++ b/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/apollo-server.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const requestChannel = dc.tracingChannel('datadog:apollo:request')
 let HeaderMap
 
 function wrapExecuteHTTPGraphQLRequest (originalExecuteHTTPGraphQLRequest) {
-  return async function executeHTTPGraphQLRequest () {
+  return function executeHTTPGraphQLRequest () {
     if (!HeaderMap || !requestChannel.start.hasSubscribers) {
       return originalExecuteHTTPGraphQLRequest.apply(this, arguments)
     }
diff --git a/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/jest.js b/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/jest.js
index da31b18e6d1..68a2e2d8796 100644
--- a/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/jest.js
+++ b/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/jest.js
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ addHook({
 }, getTestEnvironment)
 
 function getWrappedScheduleTests (scheduleTests, frameworkVersion) {
-  return async function (tests) {
+  return function (tests) {
     if (!isSuitesSkippingEnabled || hasFilteredSkippableSuites) {
       return scheduleTests.apply(this, arguments)
     }
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ function coverageReporterWrapper (coverageReporter) {
    * This calculation adds no value, so we'll skip it, as long as the user has not manually opted in to code coverage,
    * in which case we'll leave it.
    */
-  shimmer.wrap(CoverageReporter.prototype, '_addUntestedFiles', addUntestedFiles => async function () {
+  shimmer.wrap(CoverageReporter.prototype, '_addUntestedFiles', addUntestedFiles => function () {
     // If the user has added coverage manually, they're willing to pay the price of this execution, so
     // we will not skip it.
     if (isSuitesSkippingEnabled && !isUserCodeCoverageEnabled) {
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ addHook({
 }, transformPackage => {
   const originalCreateScriptTransformer = transformPackage.createScriptTransformer
 
-  transformPackage.createScriptTransformer = async function (config) {
+  transformPackage.createScriptTransformer = function (config) {
     const { testEnvironmentOptions, ...restOfConfig } = config
     const {
       _ddTestModuleId,
diff --git a/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/mocha/main.js b/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/mocha/main.js
index 143935da3fb..ea369ac1489 100644
--- a/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/mocha/main.js
+++ b/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/mocha/main.js
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ addHook({
   versions: ['>=5.2.0'],
   file: 'lib/cli/run-helpers.js'
 }, (run) => {
-  shimmer.wrap(run, 'runMocha', runMocha => async function () {
+  shimmer.wrap(run, 'runMocha', runMocha => function () {
     if (!testStartCh.hasSubscribers) {
       return runMocha.apply(this, arguments)
     }
diff --git a/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/nyc.js b/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/nyc.js
index 34210a78f06..5c745b068b5 100644
--- a/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/nyc.js
+++ b/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/nyc.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ addHook({
   name: 'nyc',
   versions: ['>=17']
 }, (nycPackage) => {
-  shimmer.wrap(nycPackage.prototype, 'wrap', wrap => async function () {
+  shimmer.wrap(nycPackage.prototype, 'wrap', wrap => function () {
     // Only relevant if the config `all` is set to true
     try {
       if (JSON.parse(process.env.NYC_CONFIG).all) {
diff --git a/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/vitest.js b/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/vitest.js
index 340fd188340..1fa8835a7e6 100644
--- a/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/vitest.js
+++ b/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/vitest.js
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ addHook({
   const { VitestTestRunner } = vitestPackage
 
   // `onBeforeRunTask` is run before any repetition or attempt is run
-  shimmer.wrap(VitestTestRunner.prototype, 'onBeforeRunTask', onBeforeRunTask => async function (task) {
+  shimmer.wrap(VitestTestRunner.prototype, 'onBeforeRunTask', onBeforeRunTask => function (task) {
     const testName = getTestName(task)
 
     const {
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ addHook({
   })
 
   // `onAfterRunTask` is run after all repetitions or attempts are run
-  shimmer.wrap(VitestTestRunner.prototype, 'onAfterRunTask', onAfterRunTask => async function (task) {
+  shimmer.wrap(VitestTestRunner.prototype, 'onAfterRunTask', onAfterRunTask => function (task) {
     const { isEarlyFlakeDetectionEnabled, isQuarantinedTestsEnabled } = getProvidedContext()
 
     if (isEarlyFlakeDetectionEnabled && taskToStatuses.has(task)) {
diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/devtools_client/breakpoints.js b/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/devtools_client/breakpoints.js
index 229abf42df6..0df84cb8155 100644
--- a/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/devtools_client/breakpoints.js
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/devtools_client/breakpoints.js
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ async function removeBreakpoint ({ id }) {
   if (breakpoints.size === 0) return stop() // return instead of await to reduce number of promises created
 }
 
-async function start () {
+function start () {
   sessionStarted = true
   return session.post('Debugger.enable') // return instead of await to reduce number of promises created
 }
 
-async function stop () {
+function stop () {
   sessionStarted = false
   return session.post('Debugger.disable') // return instead of await to reduce number of promises created
 }
diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/devtools_client/snapshot/collector.js b/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/devtools_client/snapshot/collector.js
index 77f59173743..9df03cae49d 100644
--- a/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/devtools_client/snapshot/collector.js
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/devtools_client/snapshot/collector.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ async function traverseGetPropertiesResult (props, opts, depth) {
   return props
 }
 
-async function getObjectProperties (subtype, objectId, opts, depth) {
+function getObjectProperties (subtype, objectId, opts, depth) {
   if (ITERABLE_SUBTYPES.has(subtype)) {
     return getIterable(objectId, opts, depth)
   } else if (subtype === 'promise') {
diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/src/profiling/profiler.js b/packages/dd-trace/src/profiling/profiler.js
index 2668265844e..bbfc7485c33 100644
--- a/packages/dd-trace/src/profiling/profiler.js
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/src/profiling/profiler.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Profiler extends EventEmitter {
     this._timeoutInterval = this._config.flushInterval
   }
 
-  async stop () {
+  stop () {
     if (!this._enabled) return
 
     // collect and export current profiles