diff --git a/test/unit/WireDecoderTest.cpp b/test/unit/WireDecoderTest.cpp
index 4a3ed6bb46..b1cb3ee900 100644
--- a/test/unit/WireDecoderTest.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/WireDecoderTest.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace nt {
 
 class WireDecoderTest : public ::testing::Test {
  protected:
-  virtual void SetUp() {
+  WireDecoderTest() {
     v_boolean = Value::MakeBoolean(true);
     v_double = Value::MakeDouble(1.0);
     v_string = Value::MakeString(llvm::StringRef("hello"));
diff --git a/test/unit/WireEncoderTest.cpp b/test/unit/WireEncoderTest.cpp
index 604084cf00..b5e073628b 100644
--- a/test/unit/WireEncoderTest.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/WireEncoderTest.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace nt {
 
 class WireEncoderTest : public ::testing::Test {
  protected:
-  virtual void SetUp() {
+  WireEncoderTest() {
     v_empty = std::make_shared<Value>();
     v_boolean = Value::MakeBoolean(true);
     v_double = Value::MakeDouble(1.0);