diff --git a/api/jest.utils.ts b/api/jest.utils.ts
index f15eef95fa1..97b508f50da 100644
--- a/api/jest.utils.ts
+++ b/api/jest.utils.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ declare global {
 
 type Options = {
   sendCSRFToken?: boolean;
-} & Record<string, unknown>;
+};
 
 const requests = {
   GET: (resource: string) => request(fastifyTestInstance?.server).get(resource),
@@ -41,16 +41,27 @@ export const getCookies = (setCookies: string[]): string => {
   return setCookies.map(cookie => cookie.split(';')[0]).join('; ');
 };
 
+/**
+ * A wrapper around supertest that handles common setup for requests. Namely
+ * setting the Origin header, cookies and CSRF token.
+ *
+ * @param resource - The URL of the resource to be requested
+ * @param config - The configuration for the request
+ * @param config.method - The HTTP method to be used
+ * @param config.setCookies - The cookies to be set in the request
+ * @param options - Additional options for the request
+ * @param options.sendCSRFToken - Whether to send the CSRF token in the request (default: true)
+ * @returns The request object
+ */
 export function superRequest(
   resource: string,
   config: {
     method: 'GET' | 'POST' | 'PUT' | 'DELETE';
     setCookies?: string[];
-    headers?: { referer: string };
   },
   options?: Options
 ): request.Test {
-  const { method, setCookies, headers } = config;
+  const { method, setCookies } = config;
   const { sendCSRFToken = true } = options ?? {};
 
   const req = requests[method](resource).set('Origin', ORIGIN);
@@ -59,10 +70,6 @@ export function superRequest(
     void req.set('Cookie', getCookies(setCookies));
   }
 
-  if (headers) {
-    void req.set('Referer', headers.referer);
-  }
-
   const csrfToken = (setCookies && getCsrfToken(setCookies)) ?? '';
   if (sendCSRFToken) {
     void req.set('CSRF-Token', csrfToken);
@@ -70,6 +77,15 @@ export function superRequest(
   return req;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Factory function for 'superRequest' allows for the creation of a concise
+ * request function with the desired method and setCookies baked in.
+ *
+ * @param config
+ * @param config.method - HTTP method
+ * @param config.setCookies - Cookies to be set in the request
+ * @returns A superRequest function with the desired method and setCookies
+ */
 export function createSuperRequest(config: {
   method: 'GET' | 'POST' | 'PUT' | 'DELETE';
   setCookies?: string[];
diff --git a/api/src/routes/settings.test.ts b/api/src/routes/settings.test.ts
index 23aa8abc70c..12603ed0bd7 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/settings.test.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/settings.test.ts
@@ -1029,9 +1029,8 @@ Happy coding!
     describe('/confirm-email', () => {
       it('redirects to the HOME_LOCATION with flash message', async () => {
         const res = await superRequest('/confirm-email', {
-          method: 'GET',
-          headers: { referer: 'https://who.knows/' }
-        });
+          method: 'GET'
+        }).set('Referer', 'https://who.knows/');
 
         expect(res.status).toBe(302);
         expect(res.headers).toMatchObject({