diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/config/settings.test.defaults.js b/services/web/test/acceptance/config/settings.test.defaults.js
index 13cabd36d2..bbf9e430e0 100644
--- a/services/web/test/acceptance/config/settings.test.defaults.js
+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/config/settings.test.defaults.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const httpAuthUsers = {}
 httpAuthUsers[httpAuthUser] = httpAuthPass
 
 module.exports = {
+  adminRolesEnabled: false,
+
   catchErrors: false,
   clsiCookie: undefined,
 
diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/src/AuthorizationTests.mjs b/services/web/test/acceptance/src/AuthorizationTests.mjs
index dce54f438b..467e8c0f37 100644
--- a/services/web/test/acceptance/src/AuthorizationTests.mjs
+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/src/AuthorizationTests.mjs
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ describe('Authorization', function () {
     this.other2 = new User()
     this.anon = new User()
     this.site_admin = new User({ email: 'admin@example.com' })
-    settings.adminRolesEnabled = false
     await Promise.all([
       this.owner.login(),
       this.other1.login(),