diff --git a/nav-app/src/app/matrix/matrix-flat/matrix-flat.component.spec.ts b/nav-app/src/app/matrix/matrix-flat/matrix-flat.component.spec.ts
index 3e97f4d5b..c4416da8b 100644
--- a/nav-app/src/app/matrix/matrix-flat/matrix-flat.component.spec.ts
+++ b/nav-app/src/app/matrix/matrix-flat/matrix-flat.component.spec.ts
@@ -17,19 +17,8 @@ describe('MatrixFlatComponent', () => {
     }));
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-        let technique_list: Technique[] = [];
         fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MatrixFlatComponent);
         component = fixture.componentInstance;
-        component.viewModel = new ViewModel("layer","33","enterprise-attack-13",null);
-        let idToTacticSDO = new Map<string, any>();
-        idToTacticSDO.set("tactic-0", MockData.TA0000);
-        component.viewModel.showTacticRowBackground = true;
-        let t1 = new Technique(MockData.T0000,[],null);
-        technique_list.push(t1);
-        let tvm_1 = new TechniqueVM("T1595^reconnaissance");
-        component.viewModel.setTechniqueVM(tvm_1);
-        component.matrix = new Matrix(MockData.matrixSDO, idToTacticSDO,technique_list,null);
-        fixture.detectChanges();
     });
 
     it('should create', () => {
diff --git a/nav-app/src/app/matrix/matrix-mini/matrix-mini.component.spec.ts b/nav-app/src/app/matrix/matrix-mini/matrix-mini.component.spec.ts
index 751624cad..6303f51c9 100644
--- a/nav-app/src/app/matrix/matrix-mini/matrix-mini.component.spec.ts
+++ b/nav-app/src/app/matrix/matrix-mini/matrix-mini.component.spec.ts
@@ -17,19 +17,8 @@ describe('MatrixMiniComponent', () => {
     }));
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-        let technique_list: Technique[] = [];
         fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MatrixMiniComponent);
         component = fixture.componentInstance;
-        component.viewModel = new ViewModel("layer","33","enterprise-attack-13",null);
-        let idToTacticSDO = new Map<string, any>();
-        idToTacticSDO.set("tactic-0", MockData.TA0000);
-        component.viewModel.showTacticRowBackground = true;
-        let t1 = new Technique(MockData.T0000,[],null);
-        technique_list.push(t1);
-        let tvm_1 = new TechniqueVM("T1595^reconnaissance");
-		component.viewModel.setTechniqueVM(tvm_1);
-        component.matrix = new Matrix(MockData.matrixSDO, idToTacticSDO,technique_list,null);
-        fixture.detectChanges();
     });
 
     it('should create', () => {
diff --git a/nav-app/src/app/matrix/matrix-side/matrix-side.component.spec.ts b/nav-app/src/app/matrix/matrix-side/matrix-side.component.spec.ts
index c02c23ab0..a2d00f826 100644
--- a/nav-app/src/app/matrix/matrix-side/matrix-side.component.spec.ts
+++ b/nav-app/src/app/matrix/matrix-side/matrix-side.component.spec.ts
@@ -18,19 +18,8 @@ describe('MatrixSideComponent', () => {
     }));
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-        let technique_list: Technique[] = [];
         fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MatrixSideComponent);
         component = fixture.componentInstance;
-        component.viewModel = new ViewModel("layer","33","enterprise-attack-13",null);
-        let idToTacticSDO = new Map<string, any>();
-        idToTacticSDO.set("tactic-0", MockData.TA0000);
-        component.viewModel.showTacticRowBackground = true;
-        let t1 = new Technique(MockData.T0000, [], null);
-        technique_list.push(t1);
-        let tvm_1 = new TechniqueVM("T1595^reconnaissance");
-		component.viewModel.setTechniqueVM(tvm_1);
-        component.matrix = new Matrix(MockData.matrixSDO, idToTacticSDO, technique_list,null);
-        fixture.detectChanges();
     });
 
     it('should create', () => {