diff --git a/awx_collection/test/awx/conftest.py b/awx_collection/test/awx/conftest.py
index 4fe89f8b72..fb122ac536 100644
--- a/awx_collection/test/awx/conftest.py
+++ b/awx_collection/test/awx/conftest.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.six import raise_from
 from ansible_base.rbac.models import RoleDefinition, DABPermission
 from ansible_base.rbac import permission_registry
 
+from awx.main.migrations._dab_rbac import setup_managed_role_definitions
 from awx.main.tests.conftest import load_all_credentials  # noqa: F401; pylint: disable=unused-import
 from awx.main.tests.functional.conftest import _request
 from awx.main.tests.functional.conftest import credentialtype_scm, credentialtype_ssh  # noqa: F401; pylint: disable=unused-import
@@ -92,6 +93,13 @@ def sanitize_dict(din):
         return str(din)  # translation proxies often not string but stringlike
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _setup_managed_roles(db):
+    from django.apps import apps as global_apps
+
+    setup_managed_role_definitions(global_apps, None)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def collection_path_set(monkeypatch):
     """Monkey patch sys.path, insert the root of the collection folder