diff --git a/backend/__tests__/__integration__/setup-integration-tests.ts b/backend/__tests__/__integration__/setup-integration-tests.ts
index 48b3677f2b86..3ac6e9792b15 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/__integration__/setup-integration-tests.ts
+++ b/backend/__tests__/__integration__/setup-integration-tests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { afterAll, beforeAll, afterEach, vi } from "vitest";
 import { Collection, Db, MongoClient, WithId } from "mongodb";
-import { setupCommonMocks } from "../setup-common-mocks";
 import { getConnection } from "../../src/init/redis";
 
 process.env["MODE"] = "dev";
@@ -8,23 +7,21 @@ process.env["MODE"] = "dev";
 let db: Db | undefined;
 let client: MongoClient | undefined;
 
+vi.mock("../../src/init/db", () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  getDb: (): Db => db as Db,
+  collection: <T>(name: string): Collection<WithId<T>> =>
+    (db as Db).collection<WithId<T>>(name),
+  close: () => {
+    //
+  },
+}));
+
 beforeAll(async () => {
   client = new MongoClient(process.env["TEST_DB_URL"] as string);
   await client.connect();
   db = client.db();
 
-  vi.mock("../../src/init/db", () => ({
-    __esModule: true,
-    getDb: (): Db => db as Db,
-    collection: <T>(name: string): Collection<WithId<T>> =>
-      (db as Db).collection<WithId<T>>(name),
-    close: () => {
-      //
-    },
-  }));
-
-  setupCommonMocks();
-
   //we compare the time in mongodb to calculate premium status, so we have to use real time here
   vi.useRealTimers();
 });
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/setup-common-mocks.ts b/backend/__tests__/setup-common-mocks.ts
index 4ef4a35ee9b9..30c863419e43 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/setup-common-mocks.ts
+++ b/backend/__tests__/setup-common-mocks.ts
@@ -1,42 +1,40 @@
 import { vi } from "vitest";
 
-export function setupCommonMocks(): void {
-  vi.mock("../src/utils/logger", () => ({
-    __esModule: true,
-    default: {
-      error: console.error,
-      warning: console.warn,
-      info: console.info,
-      success: console.info,
-      logToDb: console.info,
-    },
-  }));
-
-  vi.mock("swagger-stats", () => ({
-    getMiddleware:
-      () =>
-      (_: unknown, __: unknown, next: () => unknown): void => {
-        next();
-      },
-  }));
+vi.mock("../src/utils/logger", () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: {
+    error: console.error,
+    warning: console.warn,
+    info: console.info,
+    success: console.info,
+    logToDb: console.info,
+  },
+}));
 
-  // TODO: better approach for this when needed
-  // https://firebase.google.com/docs/rules/unit-tests#run_local_unit_tests_with_the_version_9_javascript_sdk
-  vi.mock("firebase-admin", () => ({
-    __esModule: true,
-    default: {
-      auth: (): unknown => ({
-        verifyIdToken: (
-          _token: string,
-          _checkRevoked: boolean,
-        ): unknown /* Promise<DecodedIdToken> */ =>
-          Promise.resolve({
-            aud: "mockFirebaseProjectId",
-            auth_time: 123,
-            exp: 1000,
-            uid: "mockUid",
-          }),
-      }),
+vi.mock("swagger-stats", () => ({
+  getMiddleware:
+    () =>
+    (_: unknown, __: unknown, next: () => unknown): void => {
+      next();
     },
-  }));
-}
+}));
+
+// TODO: better approach for this when needed
+// https://firebase.google.com/docs/rules/unit-tests#run_local_unit_tests_with_the_version_9_javascript_sdk
+vi.mock("firebase-admin", () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: {
+    auth: (): unknown => ({
+      verifyIdToken: (
+        _token: string,
+        _checkRevoked: boolean,
+      ): unknown /* Promise<DecodedIdToken> */ =>
+        Promise.resolve({
+          aud: "mockFirebaseProjectId",
+          auth_time: 123,
+          exp: 1000,
+          uid: "mockUid",
+        }),
+    }),
+  },
+}));
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/setup-tests.ts b/backend/__tests__/setup-tests.ts
index ed5eb8c5fafe..4eb5cf3ba633 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/setup-tests.ts
+++ b/backend/__tests__/setup-tests.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,32 @@
 import { afterAll, beforeAll, afterEach, vi } from "vitest";
 import { BASE_CONFIGURATION } from "../src/constants/base-configuration";
-import { setupCommonMocks } from "./setup-common-mocks";
 import { __testing } from "../src/init/configuration";
 
 process.env["MODE"] = "dev";
 process.env.TZ = "UTC";
-beforeAll(async () => {
-  //don't add any configuration here, add to global-setup.ts instead.
 
-  vi.mock("../src/init/configuration", async (importOriginal) => {
-    const orig = (await importOriginal()) as any;
+vi.mock("../src/init/configuration", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const orig = (await importOriginal()) as any;
 
-    return {
-      __testing: orig.__testing,
-      getLiveConfiguration: () => BASE_CONFIGURATION,
-      getCachedConfiguration: () => BASE_CONFIGURATION,
-      patchConfiguration: vi.fn(),
-    };
-  });
+  return {
+    __testing: orig.__testing,
+    getLiveConfiguration: () => BASE_CONFIGURATION,
+    getCachedConfiguration: () => BASE_CONFIGURATION,
+    patchConfiguration: vi.fn(),
+  };
+});
 
-  vi.mock("../src/init/db", () => ({
-    __esModule: true,
-    getDb: () => undefined,
-    collection: () => undefined,
-    close: () => {
-      //
-    },
-  }));
+vi.mock("../src/init/db", () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  getDb: () => undefined,
+  collection: () => undefined,
+  close: () => {
+    //
+  },
+}));
 
-  setupCommonMocks();
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  //don't add any configuration here, add to global-setup.ts instead.
 });
 
 afterEach(async () => {