diff --git a/tests/api/test_filtering.py b/tests/api/test_filtering.py
index bcf1a8010e..279c94a03d 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_filtering.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_filtering.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from mock import Mock
-
 import jsonschema
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ from synapse.api.filtering import Filter
 from synapse.events import make_event_from_dict
 
 from tests import unittest
-from tests.utils import DeferredMockCallable, MockHttpResource, setup_test_homeserver
+from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 user_localpart = "test_user"
 
@@ -42,21 +40,9 @@ def MockEvent(**kwargs):
 
 
 class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        self.mock_federation_resource = MockHttpResource()
-
-        self.mock_http_client = Mock(spec=[])
-        self.mock_http_client.put_json = DeferredMockCallable()
-
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
-            self.addCleanup,
-            federation_http_client=self.mock_http_client,
-            keyring=Mock(),
-        )
-
+        hs = setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.filtering = hs.get_filtering()
-
         self.datastore = hs.get_datastore()
 
     def test_errors_on_invalid_filters(self):
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_directory.py b/tests/handlers/test_directory.py
index 2f1f2a5517..770d225ed5 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_directory.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_directory.py
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ class DirectoryTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         self.mock_registry.register_query_handler = register_query_handler
 
         hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(
-            federation_http_client=None,
-            resource_for_federation=Mock(),
             federation_client=self.mock_federation,
             federation_registry=self.mock_registry,
         )
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_profile.py b/tests/handlers/test_profile.py
index ea2bcf2655..919547556b 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_profile.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_profile.py
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
             self.addCleanup,
-            federation_http_client=None,
-            resource_for_federation=Mock(),
             federation_client=self.mock_federation,
             federation_server=Mock(),
             federation_registry=self.mock_registry,
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_redaction.py b/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
index fd0add5db3..a6303bf0ee 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-
-from mock import Mock
-
 from canonicaljson import json
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
@@ -30,12 +27,10 @@ from tests.utils import create_room
 
 
 class RedactionTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
-    def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
-        config = self.default_config()
+    def default_config(self):
+        config = super().default_config()
         config["redaction_retention_period"] = "30d"
-        return self.setup_test_homeserver(
-            resource_for_federation=Mock(), federation_http_client=None, config=config
-        )
+        return config
 
     def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
index 5ba1db2332..d2aed66f6d 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from unittest.mock import Mock
-
 from synapse.api.constants import Membership
 from synapse.rest.admin import register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource
 from synapse.rest.client.v1 import login, room
@@ -34,12 +32,6 @@ class RoomMemberStoreTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         room.register_servlets,
     ]
 
-    def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
-        hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(
-            resource_for_federation=Mock(), federation_http_client=None
-        )
-        return hs
-
     def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs: TestHomeServer):
 
         # We can't test the RoomMemberStore on its own without the other event