diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 969cb8b8c..59f9ee7c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 - Dev: Refactored legacy Unicode zero-width-joiner replacement. (#5594)
 - Dev: The JSON output when copying a message (<kbd>SHIFT</kbd> + right-click) is now more extensive. (#5600)
 - Dev: Twitch messages are now sent using Twitch's Helix API instead of IRC by default. (#5607)
+- Dev: `GIFTimer` is no longer initialized in tests. (#5608)
 
 ## 2.5.1
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/src/RecentMessages.cpp b/benchmarks/src/RecentMessages.cpp
index 24ebd127f..883b2bb69 100644
--- a/benchmarks/src/RecentMessages.cpp
+++ b/benchmarks/src/RecentMessages.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "messages/Emote.hpp"
 #include "mocks/BaseApplication.hpp"
 #include "mocks/DisabledStreamerMode.hpp"
+#include "mocks/Emotes.hpp"
 #include "mocks/LinkResolver.hpp"
 #include "mocks/TwitchIrcServer.hpp"
 #include "mocks/UserData.hpp"
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@
 #include "providers/seventv/SeventvEmotes.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/TwitchBadges.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.hpp"
-#include "singletons/Emotes.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Resources.hpp"
 
 #include <benchmark/benchmark.h>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     AccountController accounts;
-    Emotes emotes;
+    mock::Emotes emotes;
     mock::UserDataController userData;
     mock::MockTwitchIrcServer twitch;
     mock::EmptyLinkResolver linkResolver;
diff --git a/mocks/include/mocks/Emotes.hpp b/mocks/include/mocks/Emotes.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96c5dcc6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mocks/include/mocks/Emotes.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "singletons/Emotes.hpp"
+
+namespace chatterino::mock {
+
+class Emotes : public IEmotes
+{
+public:
+    Emotes()
+    {
+        this->emojis.load();
+        // don't initialize GIFTimer
+    }
+
+    ITwitchEmotes *getTwitchEmotes() override
+    {
+        return &this->twitch;
+    }
+
+    IEmojis *getEmojis() override
+    {
+        return &this->emojis;
+    }
+
+    GIFTimer &getGIFTimer() override
+    {
+        return this->gifTimer;
+    }
+
+private:
+    TwitchEmotes twitch;
+    Emojis emojis;
+
+    GIFTimer gifTimer;
+};
+
+}  // namespace chatterino::mock
diff --git a/tests/src/Commands.cpp b/tests/src/Commands.cpp
index f1b872b7d..e44366f20 100644
--- a/tests/src/Commands.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/Commands.cpp
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 #include "controllers/commands/CommandController.hpp"
 #include "controllers/commands/common/ChannelAction.hpp"
 #include "mocks/BaseApplication.hpp"
+#include "mocks/Emotes.hpp"
 #include "mocks/Helix.hpp"
 #include "mocks/Logging.hpp"
 #include "mocks/TwitchIrcServer.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/TwitchAccount.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.hpp"
-#include "singletons/Emotes.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Settings.hpp"
 #include "Test.hpp"
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
     AccountController accounts;
     CommandController commands;
     mock::MockTwitchIrcServer twitch;
-    Emotes emotes;
+    mock::Emotes emotes;
 };
 
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/tests/src/Filters.cpp b/tests/src/Filters.cpp
index 6456d0594..b0c728059 100644
--- a/tests/src/Filters.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/Filters.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "mocks/BaseApplication.hpp"
 #include "mocks/Channel.hpp"
 #include "mocks/ChatterinoBadges.hpp"
+#include "mocks/Emotes.hpp"
 #include "mocks/EmptyApplication.hpp"
 #include "mocks/Logging.hpp"
 #include "mocks/TwitchIrcServer.hpp"
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@
 #include "providers/ffz/FfzBadges.hpp"
 #include "providers/seventv/SeventvBadges.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/TwitchBadge.hpp"
-#include "singletons/Emotes.hpp"
 #include "Test.hpp"
 
 #include <QColor>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public:
 
     mock::EmptyLogging logging;
     AccountController accounts;
-    Emotes emotes;
+    mock::Emotes emotes;
     mock::UserDataController userData;
     mock::MockTwitchIrcServer twitch;
     mock::ChatterinoBadges chatterinoBadges;
diff --git a/tests/src/InputCompletion.cpp b/tests/src/InputCompletion.cpp
index a365be89d..fe7099fe4 100644
--- a/tests/src/InputCompletion.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/InputCompletion.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "messages/Emote.hpp"
 #include "mocks/BaseApplication.hpp"
 #include "mocks/Channel.hpp"
+#include "mocks/Emotes.hpp"
 #include "mocks/Helix.hpp"
 #include "mocks/Logging.hpp"
 #include "mocks/TwitchIrcServer.hpp"
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ public:
     mock::EmptyLogging logging;
     AccountController accounts;
     mock::MockTwitchIrcServer twitch;
-    Emotes emotes;
+    mock::Emotes emotes;
     BttvEmotes bttvEmotes;
     FfzEmotes ffzEmotes;
     SeventvEmotes seventvEmotes;
diff --git a/tests/src/MessageBuilder.cpp b/tests/src/MessageBuilder.cpp
index 9a3030822..a51a93b62 100644
--- a/tests/src/MessageBuilder.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/MessageBuilder.cpp
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 #include "mocks/Channel.hpp"
 #include "mocks/ChatterinoBadges.hpp"
 #include "mocks/DisabledStreamerMode.hpp"
+#include "mocks/Emotes.hpp"
 #include "mocks/Logging.hpp"
 #include "mocks/TwitchIrcServer.hpp"
 #include "mocks/UserData.hpp"
 #include "providers/ffz/FfzBadges.hpp"
 #include "providers/seventv/SeventvBadges.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/TwitchBadge.hpp"
-#include "singletons/Emotes.hpp"
 #include "Test.hpp"
 #include "util/IrcHelpers.hpp"
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public:
 
     mock::EmptyLogging logging;
     AccountController accounts;
-    Emotes emotes;
+    mock::Emotes emotes;
     mock::UserDataController userData;
     mock::MockTwitchIrcServer twitch;
     mock::ChatterinoBadges chatterinoBadges;
diff --git a/tests/src/ModerationAction.cpp b/tests/src/ModerationAction.cpp
index 39118fe5f..b1c306c97 100644
--- a/tests/src/ModerationAction.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/ModerationAction.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "messages/Image.hpp"
 #include "mocks/BaseApplication.hpp"
-#include "singletons/Emotes.hpp"
+#include "mocks/Emotes.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Resources.hpp"
 #include "Test.hpp"
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public:
         return &this->emotes;
     }
 
-    Emotes emotes;
+    mock::Emotes emotes;
 };
 
 class ModerationActionTest : public ::testing::Test
diff --git a/tests/src/SplitInput.cpp b/tests/src/SplitInput.cpp
index 6528583ee..edd9431d5 100644
--- a/tests/src/SplitInput.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/SplitInput.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "controllers/commands/CommandController.hpp"
 #include "controllers/hotkeys/HotkeyController.hpp"
 #include "mocks/BaseApplication.hpp"
-#include "singletons/Emotes.hpp"
+#include "mocks/Emotes.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Fonts.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Paths.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Settings.hpp"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public:
     WindowManager windowManager;
     AccountController accounts;
     CommandController commands;
-    Emotes emotes;
+    mock::Emotes emotes;
 };
 
 class SplitInputTest