diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_views_domain.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_views_domain.py
index 55417a44c..5397a702d 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/test_views_domain.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_views_domain.py
@@ -986,13 +986,11 @@ class TestDomainManagers(TestDomainOverview):
     @patch("registrar.views.domain.send_templated_email")
     def test_domain_remove_manager(self, mock_send_templated_email):
         """Removing a domain manager sends notification email to other domain managers."""
-        self.manager, _ = User.objects.get_or_create(
-            email="mayor@igorville.com", first_name="Hello", last_name="World"
+        self.manager, _ = User.objects.get_or_create(email="mayor@igorville.com", first_name="Hello", last_name="World")
+        self.manager_domain_permission, _ = UserDomainRole.objects.get_or_create(user=self.manager, domain=self.domain)
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse("domain-user-delete", kwargs={"pk": self.domain.id, "user_pk": self.manager.id})
         )
-        self.manager_domain_permission, _ = UserDomainRole.objects.get_or_create(
-            user=self.manager, domain=self.domain
-        )
-        response = self.client.post(reverse("domain-user-delete", kwargs={"pk": self.domain.id, "user_pk": self.manager.id}))
 
         # Verify that the notification emails were sent to domain manager
         mock_send_templated_email.assert_called_once_with(