diff --git a/test/support/conn_case.ex b/test/support/conn_case.ex
index 8d6969855..a83ef3b3a 100644
--- a/test/support/conn_case.ex
+++ b/test/support/conn_case.ex
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ConnCase do
 
 
   setup tags do
+    Cachex.clear(:user_cache)
     :ok = Ecto.Adapters.SQL.Sandbox.checkout(Pleroma.Repo)
     unless tags[:async] do
       Ecto.Adapters.SQL.Sandbox.mode(Pleroma.Repo, {:shared, self()})
diff --git a/test/support/data_case.ex b/test/support/data_case.ex
index 3f40c3670..8eff0fd94 100644
--- a/test/support/data_case.ex
+++ b/test/support/data_case.ex
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.DataCase do
   end
 
   setup tags do
+    Cachex.clear(:user_cache)
     :ok = Ecto.Adapters.SQL.Sandbox.checkout(Pleroma.Repo)
 
     unless tags[:async] do
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/status_view_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/status_view_test.exs
index 9e2bc3c18..a58f729a6 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/status_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/status_view_test.exs
@@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusViewTest do
     incoming = File.read!("test/fixtures/incoming_reply_mastodon.xml")
     # a user with this ap id might be in the cache.
     recipient = "https://pleroma.soykaf.com/users/lain"
-    user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(recipient) || insert(:user, %{ap_id: recipient})
-
-    # invalidate the cache
-    User.invalidate_cache(user)
+    user = insert(:user, %{ap_id: recipient})
 
     {:ok, [activity]} = OStatus.handle_incoming(incoming)