diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneGameplayLeaderboard.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneGameplayLeaderboard.cs
index 135c1fd50c..1787230117 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneGameplayLeaderboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneGameplayLeaderboard.cs
@@ -155,7 +155,13 @@ public void TestFriendScore()
                 var api = (DummyAPIAccess)API;
 
                 api.Friends.Clear();
-                api.Friends.Add(CreateAPIRelationFromAPIUser(friend));
+                api.Friends.Add(new APIRelation
+                {
+                    Mutual = true,
+                    RelationType = RelationType.Friend,
+                    TargetID = friend.OnlineID,
+                    TargetUser = friend
+                });
             });
 
             int playerNumber = 1;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneDashboardOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneDashboardOverlay.cs
index f2ea084f40..fb54e936bc 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneDashboardOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneDashboardOverlay.cs
@@ -30,15 +30,21 @@ private void load()
                 if (supportLevel > 3)
                     supportLevel = 0;
 
-                ((DummyAPIAccess)API).Friends.Add(CreateAPIRelationFromAPIUser(new APIUser
+                ((DummyAPIAccess)API).Friends.Add(new APIRelation
                 {
-                    Username = @"peppy",
-                    Id = 2,
-                    Colour = "99EB47",
-                    CoverUrl = @"https://osu.ppy.sh/images/headers/profile-covers/c3.jpg",
-                    IsSupporter = supportLevel > 0,
-                    SupportLevel = supportLevel
-                }));
+                    TargetID = 2,
+                    RelationType = RelationType.Friend,
+                    Mutual = true,
+                    TargetUser = new APIUser
+                    {
+                        Username = @"peppy",
+                        Id = 2,
+                        Colour = "99EB47",
+                        CoverUrl = @"https://osu.ppy.sh/images/headers/profile-covers/c3.jpg",
+                        IsSupporter = supportLevel > 0,
+                        SupportLevel = supportLevel
+                    }
+                });
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserProfileHeader.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserProfileHeader.cs
index 725da655c3..9c368f6d73 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserProfileHeader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserProfileHeader.cs
@@ -431,7 +431,13 @@ public void TestAddFriend()
                     if (req.TargetId != nonFriend.OnlineID)
                         return false;
 
-                    var apiRelation = CreateAPIRelationFromAPIUser(nonFriend);
+                    var apiRelation = new APIRelation
+                    {
+                        TargetID = nonFriend.OnlineID,
+                        Mutual = true,
+                        RelationType = RelationType.Friend,
+                        TargetUser = nonFriend
+                    };
 
                     Task.Run(() =>
                     {
@@ -465,8 +471,13 @@ public void TestAddFriendNonMutual()
                     if (req.TargetId != nonFriend.OnlineID)
                         return false;
 
-                    var apiRelation = CreateAPIRelationFromAPIUser(nonFriend);
-                    apiRelation.Mutual = false;
+                    var apiRelation = new APIRelation
+                    {
+                        TargetID = nonFriend.OnlineID,
+                        Mutual = false,
+                        RelationType = RelationType.Friend,
+                        TargetUser = nonFriend
+                    };
 
                     Task.Run(() =>
                     {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs
index 853c5d5f5c..09cfe5ecad 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs
@@ -317,15 +317,6 @@ public static APIBeatmapSet CreateAPIBeatmapSet(IBeatmapInfo original)
             return result;
         }
 
-        public static APIRelation CreateAPIRelationFromAPIUser(APIUser user) =>
-            new APIRelation
-            {
-                Mutual = true,
-                RelationType = RelationType.Friend,
-                TargetID = user.OnlineID,
-                TargetUser = user
-            };
-
         protected WorkingBeatmap CreateWorkingBeatmap(RulesetInfo ruleset) =>
             CreateWorkingBeatmap(CreateBeatmap(ruleset));