diff --git a/codeforlife/user/tests/auth/password_validators/test_independent.py b/codeforlife/user/tests/auth/password_validators/test_independent.py
index 2b52fe4c..8bd96c06 100644
--- a/codeforlife/user/tests/auth/password_validators/test_independent.py
+++ b/codeforlife/user/tests/auth/password_validators/test_independent.py
@@ -9,13 +9,10 @@
 
 
 class TestIndependentPasswordValidator(PasswordValidatorTestCase):
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        cls.user = User.objects.filter(
-            new_teacher__isnull=True, new_student__isnull=True
-        ).first()
-        cls.validator = IndependentPasswordValidator()
-        super(TestIndependentPasswordValidator, cls).setUpClass()
+    user = User.objects.filter(
+        new_teacher__isnull=True, new_student__isnull=True
+    ).first()
+    validator = IndependentPasswordValidator()
 
     def test_validate__password_too_short(self):
         password = "fxwSn4}"
diff --git a/codeforlife/user/tests/auth/password_validators/test_student.py b/codeforlife/user/tests/auth/password_validators/test_student.py
index 7485751f..256b0e15 100644
--- a/codeforlife/user/tests/auth/password_validators/test_student.py
+++ b/codeforlife/user/tests/auth/password_validators/test_student.py
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@
 
 
 class TestStudentPasswordValidator(PasswordValidatorTestCase):
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        cls.user = User.objects.filter(new_student__isnull=False).first()
-        cls.validator = StudentPasswordValidator()
-        super(TestStudentPasswordValidator, cls).setUpClass()
+    user = User.objects.filter(new_student__isnull=False).first()
+    validator = StudentPasswordValidator()
 
     def test_validate__password_too_short(self):
         password = "fxwSn"
diff --git a/codeforlife/user/tests/auth/password_validators/test_teacher.py b/codeforlife/user/tests/auth/password_validators/test_teacher.py
index cbcdaeef..552bf169 100644
--- a/codeforlife/user/tests/auth/password_validators/test_teacher.py
+++ b/codeforlife/user/tests/auth/password_validators/test_teacher.py
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@
 
 
 class TestTeacherPasswordValidator(PasswordValidatorTestCase):
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        cls.user = User.objects.first()
-        cls.validator = TeacherPasswordValidator()
-        super(TestTeacherPasswordValidator, cls).setUpClass()
+    user = User.objects.first()
+    validator = TeacherPasswordValidator()
 
     def test_validate__password_too_short(self):
         password = "fxwSn4}PW"