diff --git a/builtin/logical/transit/backend_test.go b/builtin/logical/transit/backend_test.go
index 17d44f021da3..562b6d3b9055 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/transit/backend_test.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/transit/backend_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const (
 	testPlaintext = "the quick brown fox"
 )
 
-func createBackendWithStorage(t *testing.T) (*backend, logical.Storage) {
+func createBackendWithStorage(t testing.TB) (*backend, logical.Storage) {
 	config := logical.TestBackendConfig()
 	config.StorageView = &logical.InmemStorage{}
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func createBackendWithStorage(t *testing.T) (*backend, logical.Storage) {
 	return b, config.StorageView
 }
 
-func createBackendWithSysView(t *testing.T) (*backend, logical.Storage) {
+func createBackendWithSysView(t testing.TB) (*backend, logical.Storage) {
 	sysView := logical.TestSystemView()
 	storage := &logical.InmemStorage{}
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func createBackendWithSysView(t *testing.T) (*backend, logical.Storage) {
 	return b, storage
 }
 
-func createBackendWithSysViewWithStorage(t *testing.T, s logical.Storage) *backend {
+func createBackendWithSysViewWithStorage(t testing.TB, s logical.Storage) *backend {
 	sysView := logical.TestSystemView()
 
 	conf := &logical.BackendConfig{
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func createBackendWithSysViewWithStorage(t *testing.T, s logical.Storage) *backe
 	return b
 }
 
-func createBackendWithForceNoCacheWithSysViewWithStorage(t *testing.T, s logical.Storage) *backend {
+func createBackendWithForceNoCacheWithSysViewWithStorage(t testing.TB, s logical.Storage) *backend {
 	sysView := logical.TestSystemView()
 	sysView.CachingDisabledVal = true
 
diff --git a/builtin/logical/transit/path_decrypt_bench_test.go b/builtin/logical/transit/path_decrypt_bench_test.go
index 056c6261d82a..bc93fc5c4049 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/transit/path_decrypt_bench_test.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/transit/path_decrypt_bench_test.go
@@ -7,21 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/logical"
 )
 
-func createBenchBackendWithStorage(b *testing.B) (*backend, logical.Storage) {
-	config := logical.TestBackendConfig()
-	config.StorageView = &logical.InmemStorage{}
-
-	backend, _ := Backend(context.Background(), config)
-	if b == nil {
-		b.Fatalf("failed to create backend")
-	}
-	err := backend.Backend.Setup(context.Background(), config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	return backend, config.StorageView
-}
-
 func BenchmarkTransit_BatchDecryption1(b *testing.B) {
 	BTransit_BatchDecryption(b, 1)
 }
@@ -52,7 +37,7 @@ func BTransit_BatchDecryption(b *testing.B, bsize int) {
 	var resp *logical.Response
 	var err error
 
-	backend, s := createBenchBackendWithStorage(b)
+	backend, s := createBackendWithStorage(b)
 
 	batchEncryptionInput := make([]interface{}, 0, bsize)
 	for i := 0; i < bsize; i++ {
diff --git a/builtin/logical/transit/path_encrypt_bench_test.go b/builtin/logical/transit/path_encrypt_bench_test.go
index 90089f799d39..e648c6e02fc3 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/transit/path_encrypt_bench_test.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/transit/path_encrypt_bench_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func BTransit_BatchEncryption(b *testing.B, bsize int) {
 	var resp *logical.Response
 	var err error
 
-	backend, s := createBenchBackendWithStorage(b)
+	backend, s := createBackendWithStorage(b)
 
 	batchEncryptionInput := make([]interface{}, 0, bsize)
 	for i := 0; i < bsize; i++ {