diff --git a/packages/utils-evm-hardhat/test/signer.test.ts b/packages/utils-evm-hardhat/test/signer.test.ts
index 9f4552ee7..afcfc9265 100644
--- a/packages/utils-evm-hardhat/test/signer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/utils-evm-hardhat/test/signer.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import chai from 'chai'
 import chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised'
 import { expect } from 'chai'
-import hre from 'hardhat'
 import { EndpointId } from '@layerzerolabs/lz-definitions'
 import { createSignerFactory } from '../src/signer'
 import { JsonRpcSigner, Web3Provider } from '@ethersproject/providers'
@@ -11,11 +10,11 @@ chai.use(chaiAsPromised)
 describe('signer', () => {
     describe('createSignerFactory', () => {
         it('should reject with an endpoint that is not in the hardhat config', async () => {
-            await expect(createSignerFactory(hre)(EndpointId.CATHAY_TESTNET)).to.eventually.be.rejected
+            await expect(createSignerFactory()(EndpointId.CATHAY_TESTNET)).to.eventually.be.rejected
         })
 
         it('should return a JsonRpcSigner', async () => {
-            const signer = await createSignerFactory(hre)(EndpointId.ETHEREUM_MAINNET)
+            const signer = await createSignerFactory()(EndpointId.ETHEREUM_MAINNET)
 
             expect(signer).to.be.instanceOf(JsonRpcSigner)
             expect(signer.provider).to.be.instanceOf(Web3Provider)