diff --git a/tests/unit/src/com/android/car/settings/enterprise/BaseAdminGrantedPermissionsApplicationListPreferenceControllerTestCase.java b/tests/unit/src/com/android/car/settings/enterprise/BaseAdminGrantedPermissionsApplicationListPreferenceControllerTestCase.java
index 9eb0290..21db0bd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/com/android/car/settings/enterprise/BaseAdminGrantedPermissionsApplicationListPreferenceControllerTestCase.java
+++ b/tests/unit/src/com/android/car/settings/enterprise/BaseAdminGrantedPermissionsApplicationListPreferenceControllerTestCase.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceGroup;
 import androidx.test.annotation.UiThreadTest;
 
-import com.android.car.settings.common.PreferenceControllerTestUtil;
 import com.android.car.settings.enterprise.BaseEnterprisePreferenceControllerTestCase.DummyPreferenceGroup;
 import com.android.car.settings.testutils.TextDrawable;
 import com.android.car.settingslib.applications.ApplicationFeatureProvider;
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@
     public void setExtraFixtures() {
         mSpiedController = spy(newController(mApplicationFeatureProvider));
         mPreferenceGroup = new DummyPreferenceGroup(mSpiedContext);
-        PreferenceControllerTestUtil.assignPreference(mSpiedController, mPreferenceGroup);
     }
 
     protected abstract C newController(ApplicationFeatureProvider provider);
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/com/android/car/settings/enterprise/BaseAdminGrantedPermissionsPreferenceControllerTestCase.java b/tests/unit/src/com/android/car/settings/enterprise/BaseAdminGrantedPermissionsPreferenceControllerTestCase.java
index dc02218..05459f1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/com/android/car/settings/enterprise/BaseAdminGrantedPermissionsPreferenceControllerTestCase.java
+++ b/tests/unit/src/com/android/car/settings/enterprise/BaseAdminGrantedPermissionsPreferenceControllerTestCase.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 import androidx.preference.Preference;
 
 import com.android.car.settings.R;
-import com.android.car.settings.common.PreferenceControllerTestUtil;
 import com.android.car.settingslib.applications.ApplicationFeatureProvider;
 import com.android.car.settingslib.applications.ApplicationFeatureProvider.NumberOfAppsCallback;
 import com.android.internal.util.Preconditions;
@@ -66,8 +65,6 @@
     @Before
     public void setController() {
         mSpiedController = spy(newController(mApplicationFeatureProvider));
-
-        PreferenceControllerTestUtil.assignPreference(mSpiedController, mPreference);
     }
 
     protected abstract C newController(ApplicationFeatureProvider provider);