diff --git a/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_abstract_viewset.py b/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_abstract_viewset.py
index a3f144683b..4164a29f77 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_abstract_viewset.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_abstract_viewset.py
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ def _login_user_and_profile(self, extra_post_data=None):
             )
         )
         self.extra = {"HTTP_AUTHORIZATION": f"Token {self.user.auth_token}"}
+        self.login_username = self.profile_data["username"]
+        self.login_password = self.profile_data["password1"]
 
     def _org_create(self, org_data=None):
         org_data = {} if org_data is None else org_data
diff --git a/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_briefcase_viewset.py b/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_briefcase_viewset.py
index 67804088aa..1b91199eba 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_briefcase_viewset.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_briefcase_viewset.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 from django_digest.test import DigestAuth
-from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory
 
 from onadata.apps.api.tests.viewsets.test_abstract_viewset import TestAbstractViewSet
 from onadata.apps.api.viewsets.briefcase_viewset import (
@@ -41,9 +40,6 @@ class TestBriefcaseViewSet(TestAbstractViewSet):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
 
-        self.factory = APIRequestFactory()
-        self.login_username = "bob"
-        self.login_password = "bobbob"
         self.form_def_path = os.path.join(
             self.main_directory, "fixtures", "transportation", "transportation.xml"
         )