diff --git a/src/VirtualColumn.php b/src/VirtualColumn.php
index a7d2829..768a07f 100644
--- a/src/VirtualColumn.php
+++ b/src/VirtualColumn.php
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ trait VirtualColumn
     {
         return [
             'id',
-            static::CREATED_AT,
-            static::UPDATED_AT,
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/VirtualColumnTest.php b/tests/VirtualColumnTest.php
index 6547a7f..9808ad7 100644
--- a/tests/VirtualColumnTest.php
+++ b/tests/VirtualColumnTest.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Stancl\VirtualColumn\VirtualColumn;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Database\Eloquent\CastsAttributes;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
 
 class VirtualColumnTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ class VirtualColumnTest extends TestCase
         $this->loadMigrationsFrom(__DIR__ . '/etc/migrations');
     }
 
-    #[Test]
+    /** @test */
     public function keys_which_dont_have_their_own_column_go_into_data_json_column()
     {
         $model = MyModel::create([
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ class VirtualColumnTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertSame(null, $model->data);
     }
 
-    #[Test]
+    /** @test */
     public function model_is_always_decoded_when_accessed_by_user_event()
     {
         MyModel::retrieved(function (MyModel $model) {
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ class VirtualColumnTest extends TestCase
         MyModel::first();
     }
 
-    #[Test]
+    /** @test */
     public function column_names_are_generated_correctly()
     {
         // FooModel's virtual data column name is 'virtual'
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ class VirtualColumnTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertSame($virtualColumnName, $model->getColumnForQuery('foo'));
     }
 
-    #[Test]
+    /** @test */
     public function models_extending_a_parent_model_using_virtualcolumn_get_encoded_correctly()
     {
         // Create a model that extends a parent model using VirtualColumn
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ class VirtualColumnTest extends TestCase
 
     // maybe add an explicit test that the saving() and updating() listeners don't run twice?
 
-    #[Test]
+    /** @test */
     public function encrypted_casts_work_with_virtual_column() {
         // Custom encrypted castables have to be specified in the $customEncryptedCastables static property
         MyModel::$customEncryptedCastables = [EncryptedCast::class];
@@ -147,14 +146,11 @@ class VirtualColumnTest extends TestCase
             'null_value' => null, // 'encrypted'
         ]);
 
-        $databaseRecord = json_decode(DB::select('SELECT data FROM my_models')[0]->data);
-
         foreach($encryptedAttributes as $key => $expectedValue) {
             $savedValue = $model->getAttributes()[$key]; // Encrypted
 
             if ($savedValue !== null) {
                 $this->assertTrue($model->valueEncrypted($savedValue));
-                $this->assertEquals($savedValue, $databaseRecord->$key); // Encrypted in DB
                 $this->assertNotEquals($expectedValue, $savedValue);
             }
 
@@ -166,29 +162,6 @@ class VirtualColumnTest extends TestCase
         // Reset static property
         MyModel::$customEncryptedCastables = [];
     }
-
-    #[Test]
-    public function updating_model_does_not_store_timestamps_in_the_virtual_column() {
-        /** @var TimestampModel $model */
-        $model = TimestampModel::create();
-        $dbRecordDataColumn = fn () => DB::selectOne('select * from timestamp_models where id = ?', [$model->id])->data;
-
-        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('created_at', $dbRecordDataColumn());
-        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('updated_at', $dbRecordDataColumn());
-
-        $model->update(['data' => ['virtual' => 'bar']]);
-
-        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('created_at', $dbRecordDataColumn());
-        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('updated_at', $dbRecordDataColumn());
-    }
-}
-
-class TimestampModel extends Model
-{
-    use VirtualColumn;
-
-    public $timestamps = true;
-    protected $guarded = [];
 }
 
 class ParentModel extends Model
diff --git a/tests/etc/migrations/2020_05_11_000001_create_timestamp_models_table.php b/tests/etc/migrations/2020_05_11_000001_create_timestamp_models_table.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 975f135..0000000
--- a/tests/etc/migrations/2020_05_11_000001_create_timestamp_models_table.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
-use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
-
-class CreateTimestampModelsTable extends Migration
-{
-    /**
-     * Run the migrations.
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function up()
-    {
-        Schema::create('timestamp_models', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->increments('id');
-
-            $table->timestamps();
-            $table->json('data');
-        });
-    }
-
-    public function down()
-    {
-        Schema::dropIfExists('timestamp_models');
-    }
-}