diff --git a/barbican/tests/api/test_resources_policy.py b/barbican/tests/api/test_resources_policy.py
index 55a23eecb..73600c2b0 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/api/test_resources_policy.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/api/test_resources_policy.py
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ class BaseTestCase(testtools.TestCase):
                                           method_under_test)
             self._assert_post_rbac_exception(exception, role)
 
-            self.setUp()  # Need to re-setup
-
     def _assert_fail_rbac(self, roles, method_under_test, accept=None,
                           content_type=None):
         """Assert that RBAC rules failed for one of the specified roles.
@@ -196,8 +194,6 @@ class BaseTestCase(testtools.TestCase):
             exception = self.assertRaises(exc.HTTPForbidden, method_under_test)
             self.assertEqual(403, exception.status_int)
 
-            self.setUp()  # Need to re-setup
-
 
 class WhenTestingVersionResource(BaseTestCase):
     """RBAC tests for the barbican.api.resources.VersionResource class."""
@@ -215,7 +211,6 @@ class WhenTestingVersionResource(BaseTestCase):
         for role in ['admin', 'observer', 'creator', 'audit']:
             self.req = self._generate_req(roles=[role] if role else [])
             self._invoke_on_get()
-            self.setUp()  # Need to re-setup
 
     def test_should_pass_get_version_with_bad_roles(self):
         self.req = self._generate_req(roles=[None, 'bunkrolehere'])