diff --git a/test/philomena_web/controllers/deactivation_controller_test.exs b/test/philomena_web/controllers/deactivation_controller_test.exs
index cd66d256..2fc017c3 100644
--- a/test/philomena_web/controllers/deactivation_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/philomena_web/controllers/deactivation_controller_test.exs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 defmodule PhilomenaWeb.DeactivationControllerTest do
-  import Philomena.TestUtilities
+  use PhilomenaWeb.ConnCase
 
-  use PhilomenaWeb.ConnCase, async: true
-
-  alias Swoosh.Adapters.Local.Storage.Memory
   alias Philomena.Users
 
   setup :register_and_log_in_user
@@ -23,13 +20,8 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.DeactivationControllerTest do
       conn = get(conn, ~p"/registrations/edit")
       assert redirected_to(conn) == ~p"/sessions/new"
 
-      assert Memory.all()
-             |> Enum.find(&(&1.subject == "Reactivation instructions for your account")) != nil
-
-      assert_retry(fn ->
-        user = Users.get_user!(user.id)
-        user.deleted_by_user_id == user.id
-      end)
+      user = Users.get_user!(user.id)
+      assert user.deleted_by_user_id == user.id
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/philomena_web/controllers/reactivation_controller_test.exs b/test/philomena_web/controllers/reactivation_controller_test.exs
index 9258d683..9f8b2c28 100644
--- a/test/philomena_web/controllers/reactivation_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/philomena_web/controllers/reactivation_controller_test.exs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ReactivationControllerTest do
   use PhilomenaWeb.ConnCase, async: true
-  import Philomena.TestUtilities
 
-  alias Swoosh.Adapters.Local.Storage.Memory
   alias Philomena.Users
 
   setup :register_and_log_in_user
@@ -23,10 +21,8 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ReactivationControllerTest do
     test "reactivate account page works", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
       conn = delete(conn, ~p"/deactivations")
 
-      {token, url} =
-        Memory.all()
-        |> Enum.find(&(&1.subject == "Reactivation instructions for your account"))
-        |> extract_reactivation_link_from_email()
+      {:ok, email} = Users.deliver_user_reactivation_instructions(user, &url(~p"/reactivations/#{&1}"))
+      {token, url} = extract_reactivation_link_from_email(email)
 
       assert token != nil
       assert url != nil
@@ -34,10 +30,8 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ReactivationControllerTest do
       conn = post(conn, url, %{"token" => token})
       assert redirected_to(conn) == ~p"/"
 
-      assert_retry(fn ->
-        user = Users.get_user!(user.id)
-        user.deleted_by_user_id == nil
-      end)
+      user = Users.get_user!(user.id)
+      assert user.deleted_by_user_id == nil
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/support/utilities.ex b/test/support/utilities.ex
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e562620..00000000
--- a/test/support/utilities.ex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import ExUnit.Assertions
-
-defmodule Philomena.TestUtilities do
-  defp assert_retry(_, attempts, max_retries, _) when attempts > max_retries, do: false
-
-  defp assert_retry(evalulation_lambda, attempts, max_retries, timeout_in_ms) do
-    case evalulation_lambda.() do
-      true ->
-        true
-
-      false ->
-        Process.sleep(timeout_in_ms)
-        assert_retry(evalulation_lambda, attempts + 1, max_retries, timeout_in_ms)
-    end
-  end
-
-  @doc """
-  Asserts the result of a lambda after at most max_retries times for a truthy value.
-
-  ## Examples
-      iex> assert_retry(&(false))
-      Expected truthy, got false
-  """
-  def assert_retry(evaluation_lambda, max_retries \\ 3, timeout_in_ms \\ 1000)
-      when is_function(evaluation_lambda) do
-    assert assert_retry(evaluation_lambda, 0, max_retries, timeout_in_ms)
-  end
-end