diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py
index 4f8b6bc83c..e1284ce87c 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py
@@ -511,6 +511,14 @@ def group(inventory):
     return inventory.groups.create(name='single-group')
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def constructed_inventory(organization):
+    """
+    creates a new constructed inventory source
+    """
+    return Inventory.objects.create(name='dummy1', kind='constructed', organization=organization)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def inventory_source(inventory):
     # by making it ec2, the credential is not required
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_inventory_input_constructed.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_inventory_input_constructed.py
index ea1efb7d64..2602cf2947 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_inventory_input_constructed.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_inventory_input_constructed.py
@@ -3,26 +3,10 @@ from awx.main.models import Inventory
 from awx.api.versioning import reverse
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def constructed_inventory(organization):
-    """
-    creates a new constructed inventory source
-    """
-
-    def factory(name, org=organization):
-        try:
-            inv = Inventory.objects.get(name=name, organization=org, kind='constructed')
-        except Inventory.DoesNotExist:
-            inv = Inventory.objects.create(name=name, organization=org, kind='constructed')
-        return inv
-
-    return factory
-
-
 @pytest.mark.django_db
-def test_constructed_inventory_post(post, admin_user, constructed_inventory):
-    inv1 = constructed_inventory(name='dummy1')
-    inv2 = constructed_inventory(name='dummy2')
+def test_constructed_inventory_post(post, admin_user, organization):
+    inv1 = Inventory.objects.create(name='dummy1', kind='constructed', organization=organization)
+    inv2 = Inventory.objects.create(name='dummy2', kind='constructed', organization=organization)
     resp = post(
         url=reverse('api:inventory_input_inventories', kwargs={'pk': inv1.pk}),
         data={'id': inv2.pk},
@@ -34,9 +18,8 @@ def test_constructed_inventory_post(post, admin_user, constructed_inventory):
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_add_constructed_inventory_source(post, admin_user, constructed_inventory):
-    inv1 = constructed_inventory(name='dummy1')
     resp = post(
-        url=reverse('api:inventory_inventory_sources_list', kwargs={'pk': inv1.pk}),
+        url=reverse('api:inventory_inventory_sources_list', kwargs={'pk': constructed_inventory.pk}),
         data={'name': 'dummy1', 'source': 'constructed'},
         user=admin_user,
         expect=400,
@@ -46,9 +29,8 @@ def test_add_constructed_inventory_source(post, admin_user, constructed_inventor
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_add_constructed_inventory_host(post, admin_user, constructed_inventory):
-    inv1 = constructed_inventory(name='dummy1')
     resp = post(
-        url=reverse('api:inventory_hosts_list', kwargs={'pk': inv1.pk}),
+        url=reverse('api:inventory_hosts_list', kwargs={'pk': constructed_inventory.pk}),
         data={'name': 'dummy1'},
         user=admin_user,
         expect=400,
@@ -58,9 +40,8 @@ def test_add_constructed_inventory_host(post, admin_user, constructed_inventory)
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_add_constructed_inventory_group(post, admin_user, constructed_inventory):
-    inv1 = constructed_inventory(name='dummy1')
     resp = post(
-        reverse('api:inventory_groups_list', kwargs={'pk': inv1.pk}),
+        reverse('api:inventory_groups_list', kwargs={'pk': constructed_inventory.pk}),
         data={'name': 'group-test'},
         user=admin_user,
         expect=400,
@@ -72,7 +53,7 @@ def test_add_constructed_inventory_group(post, admin_user, constructed_inventory
 def test_edit_constructed_inventory_source(patch, admin_user, inventory_source_factory):
     inv_src = inventory_source_factory(name='dummy1', source='constructed')
     resp = patch(
-        reverse('api:inventory_source_detail', kwargs={'pk': inv_src.id}),
+        reverse('api:inventory_source_detail', kwargs={'pk': inv_src.pk}),
         data={'description': inv_src.name},
         user=admin_user,
         expect=400,