diff --git a/src/test/validationinterface_tests.cpp b/src/test/validationinterface_tests.cpp
index 1dee83aad..4c2d5751b 100644
--- a/src/test/validationinterface_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/validationinterface_tests.cpp
@@ -1,62 +1,59 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2020 The Bitcoin Core developers
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
-
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <primitives/block.h>
 #include <scheduler.h>
+#include <test/util/setup_common.h>
 #include <util/check.h>
 #include <validationinterface.h>
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(validationinterface_tests)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(validationinterface_tests, TestingSetup)
 
 class TestInterface : public CValidationInterface {
 public:
     TestInterface(std::function<void()> on_call = nullptr,
                   std::function<void()> on_destroy = nullptr)
         : m_on_call(std::move(on_call)), m_on_destroy(std::move(on_destroy)) {}
     virtual ~TestInterface() {
         if (m_on_destroy) {
             m_on_destroy();
         }
     }
     void BlockChecked(const CBlock &block,
                       const CValidationState &state) override {
         if (m_on_call) {
             m_on_call();
         }
     }
     static void Call() {
         CBlock block;
         CValidationState state;
         GetMainSignals().BlockChecked(block, state);
     }
     std::function<void()> m_on_call;
     std::function<void()> m_on_destroy;
 };
 
 // Regression test to ensure UnregisterAllValidationInterfaces calls don't
 // destroy a validation interface while it is being called. Bug:
 // https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/18551
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(unregister_all_during_call) {
     bool destroyed = false;
-
-    CScheduler scheduler;
-    GetMainSignals().RegisterBackgroundSignalScheduler(scheduler);
     RegisterSharedValidationInterface(std::make_shared<TestInterface>(
         [&] {
             // First call should decrements reference count 2 -> 1
             UnregisterAllValidationInterfaces();
             BOOST_CHECK(!destroyed);
             // Second call should not decrement reference count 1 -> 0
             UnregisterAllValidationInterfaces();
             BOOST_CHECK(!destroyed);
         },
         [&] { destroyed = true; }));
     TestInterface::Call();
     BOOST_CHECK(destroyed);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()