diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/data_steward/cdr_cleaner/cleaning_rules/ehr_submission_data_cutoff_test.py b/tests/integration_tests/data_steward/cdr_cleaner/cleaning_rules/ehr_submission_data_cutoff_test.py
index cf9f7fb93c..9fc0c237b3 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/data_steward/cdr_cleaner/cleaning_rules/ehr_submission_data_cutoff_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/data_steward/cdr_cleaner/cleaning_rules/ehr_submission_data_cutoff_test.py
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
         cutoff_date = "2020-05-01"
         cls.kwargs.update({'cutoff_date': cutoff_date})
 
+        # mocks the return value of get_affected_tables as we only want to loop through the
+        # visit_occurrence not all of the CDM tables
+        get_affected_tables_patch = patch(
+            'cdr_cleaner.cleaning_rules.ehr_submission_data_cutoff.get_affected_tables'
+        )
+        mock_get_affected_tables = get_affected_tables_patch.start()
+        mock_get_affected_tables.return_value = [common.VISIT_OCCURRENCE]
+        cls.addCleanup(mock_get_affected_tables.stop)
+
         cls.rule_instance = EhrSubmissionDataCutoff(project_id, dataset_id,
                                                     sandbox_id)
 
@@ -75,16 +84,11 @@ def setUp(self):
 
         super().setUp()
 
-    @patch('cdr_cleaner.cleaning_rules.ehr_submission_data_cutoff.get_affected_tables')
-    def test_ehr_submission_data_cutoff(self, mock_get_affected_tables):
+    def test_ehr_submission_data_cutoff(self):
         """
         Validates pre conditions, tests execution, and post conditions based on the load
         statements and the tables_and_counts variable.
         """
-        # mocks the return value of get_affected_tables as we only want to loop through the
-        # visit_occurrence not all of the CDM tables
-        mock_get_affected_tables.return_value = [common.VISIT_OCCURRENCE]
-
         queries = []
         visit_occurrence_tmpl = self.jinja_env.from_string("""
             INSERT INTO `{{fq_dataset_name}}.{{cdm_table}}`