diff --git a/src/bson_util/mod.rs b/src/bson_util/mod.rs
index cc24e8022..c1057e297 100644
--- a/src/bson_util/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bson_util/mod.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ where
 
 /// The size in bytes of the provided document's entry in a BSON array at the given index.
 pub(crate) fn array_entry_size_bytes(index: usize, doc_len: usize) -> u64 {
-    // 
     //   * type (1 byte)
     //   * number of decimal digits in key
     //   * null terminator for the key (1 byte)
diff --git a/src/sdam/description/topology/server_selection/test/in_window.rs b/src/sdam/description/topology/server_selection/test/in_window.rs
index 6e6a9d668..813f79d8f 100644
--- a/src/sdam/description/topology/server_selection/test/in_window.rs
+++ b/src/sdam/description/topology/server_selection/test/in_window.rs
@@ -13,14 +13,17 @@ use crate::{
     selection_criteria::ReadPreference,
     test::{
         run_spec_test,
-        EventClient,
+        Event,
+        EventHandler,
         FailCommandOptions,
         FailPoint,
         FailPointMode,
+        SdamEvent,
         TestClient,
         CLIENT_OPTIONS,
         LOCK,
     },
+    ServerType,
     RUNTIME,
 };
 
@@ -114,14 +117,13 @@ async fn load_balancing_test() {
 
     let mut setup_client_options = CLIENT_OPTIONS.clone();
 
-    // TODO: RUST-1004 unskip on auth variants
-    if setup_client_options.credential.is_some() {
-        println!("skipping load_balancing_test test due to auth being enabled");
+    if setup_client_options.load_balanced.unwrap_or(false) {
+        println!("skipping load_balancing_test test due to load-balanced topology");
         return;
     }
 
-    if setup_client_options.load_balanced.unwrap_or(false) {
-        println!("skipping load_balancing_test test due to load-balanced topology");
+    if setup_client_options.credential.is_some() {
+        println!("skipping load_balancing_test test due to auth being enabled");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -158,8 +160,14 @@ async fn load_balancing_test() {
 
     /// min_share is the lower bound for the % of times the the less selected server
     /// was selected. max_share is the upper bound.
-    async fn do_test(client: &mut EventClient, min_share: f64, max_share: f64, iterations: usize) {
-        client.clear_cached_events();
+    async fn do_test(
+        client: &TestClient,
+        handler: &mut EventHandler,
+        min_share: f64,
+        max_share: f64,
+        iterations: usize,
+    ) {
+        handler.clear_cached_events();
 
         let mut handles: Vec<AsyncJoinHandle<()>> = Vec::new();
         for _ in 0..10 {
@@ -180,7 +188,7 @@ async fn load_balancing_test() {
         futures::future::join_all(handles).await;
 
         let mut tallies: HashMap<ServerAddress, u32> = HashMap::new();
-        for event in client.get_command_started_events(&["find"]) {
+        for event in handler.get_command_started_events(&["find"]) {
             *tallies.entry(event.connection.address.clone()).or_insert(0) += 1;
         }
 
@@ -203,10 +211,33 @@ async fn load_balancing_test() {
         );
     }
 
-    let mut client = EventClient::new().await;
+    let mut handler = EventHandler::new();
+    let mut subscriber = handler.subscribe();
+    let mut options = CLIENT_OPTIONS.clone();
+    options.local_threshold = Duration::from_secs(30).into();
+    let client = TestClient::with_handler(Some(Arc::new(handler.clone())), options).await;
+
+    // wait for both servers to be discovered.
+    subscriber
+        .wait_for_event(Duration::from_secs(30), |event| {
+            if let Event::Sdam(SdamEvent::TopologyDescriptionChanged(event)) = event {
+                event
+                    .new_description
+                    .servers()
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .filter(|s| matches!(s.1.server_type(), ServerType::Mongos))
+                    .count()
+                    == 2
+            } else {
+                false
+            }
+        })
+        .await
+        .expect("timed out waiting for both mongoses to be discovered");
+    drop(subscriber);
 
     // saturate pools
-    do_test(&mut client, 0.0, 0.50, 100).await;
+    do_test(&client, &mut handler, 0.0, 0.50, 100).await;
 
     // enable a failpoint on one of the mongoses to slow it down
     let options = FailCommandOptions::builder()
@@ -220,9 +251,9 @@ async fn load_balancing_test() {
         .expect("enabling failpoint should succeed");
 
     // verify that the lesser picked server (slower one) was picked less than 25% of the time.
-    do_test(&mut client, 0.05, 0.25, 10).await;
+    do_test(&client, &mut handler, 0.05, 0.25, 10).await;
 
     // disable failpoint and rerun, should be back to even split
     drop(fp_guard);
-    do_test(&mut client, 0.40, 0.50, 100).await;
+    do_test(&client, &mut handler, 0.40, 0.50, 100).await;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/util/event.rs b/src/test/util/event.rs
index 3355b57a9..5195cd564 100644
--- a/src/test/util/event.rs
+++ b/src/test/util/event.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ impl EventHandler {
     pub fn connections_checked_out(&self) -> u32 {
         *self.connections_checked_out.lock().unwrap()
     }
+
+    pub fn clear_cached_events(&self) {
+        self.command_events.write().unwrap().clear();
+        self.cmap_events.write().unwrap().clear();
+        self.sdam_events.write().unwrap().clear();
+    }
 }
 
 impl CmapEventHandler for EventHandler {
@@ -538,8 +544,7 @@ impl EventClient {
     }
 
     pub fn clear_cached_events(&self) {
-        self.handler.command_events.write().unwrap().clear();
-        self.handler.cmap_events.write().unwrap().clear();
+        self.handler.clear_cached_events()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/util/mod.rs b/src/test/util/mod.rs
index 7ba8ed82a..26a1baf70 100644
--- a/src/test/util/mod.rs
+++ b/src/test/util/mod.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl TestClient {
         Self::with_handler(None, options).await
     }
 
-    async fn with_handler(
+    pub async fn with_handler(
         event_handler: Option<Arc<EventHandler>>,
         options: impl Into<Option<ClientOptions>>,
     ) -> Self {