diff --git a/test/account.access_key.test.js b/test/account.access_key.test.js
index 1392caa959..9bca32e0b8 100644
--- a/test/account.access_key.test.js
+++ b/test/account.access_key.test.js
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 50000;
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
     nearjs = await testUtils.setUpTestConnection();
-    testAccount = await testUtils.createAccount(await nearjs.account(testUtils.testAccountName), { amount: testUtils.INITIAL_BALANCE.mul(new BN(100)) });
+    testAccount = await testUtils.createAccount(nearjs, { amount: testUtils.INITIAL_BALANCE.mul(new BN(100)) });
 });
 
 beforeEach(async () => {
     contractId = testUtils.generateUniqueString('test');
-    workingAccount = await testUtils.createAccount(testAccount);
+    workingAccount = await testUtils.createAccount(nearjs);
     contract = await testUtils.deployContract(workingAccount, contractId);
 });
 
diff --git a/test/account.test.js b/test/account.test.js
index 6d65355543..f83f1cd51d 100644
--- a/test/account.test.js
+++ b/test/account.test.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 50000;
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
     nearjs = await testUtils.setUpTestConnection();
-    workingAccount = await testUtils.createAccount(await nearjs.account(testUtils.testAccountName), { amount: testUtils.INITIAL_BALANCE.mul(new BN(100)) });
+    workingAccount = await testUtils.createAccount(nearjs, { amount: testUtils.INITIAL_BALANCE.mul(new BN(100)) });
     let nodeStatus = await nearjs.connection.provider.status();
     startFromVersion = (version) => semver.gte(nodeStatus.version.version, version);
 });
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ test('create account and then view account returns the created account', async (
 });
 
 test('send money', async() => {
-    const sender = await testUtils.createAccount(workingAccount);
-    const receiver = await testUtils.createAccount(workingAccount);
+    const sender = await testUtils.createAccount(nearjs);
+    const receiver = await testUtils.createAccount(nearjs);
     await sender.sendMoney(receiver.accountId, new BN(10000));
     await receiver.fetchState();
     const state = await receiver.state();
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ test('send money', async() => {
 });
 
 test('delete account', async() => {
-    const sender = await testUtils.createAccount(workingAccount);
-    const receiver = await testUtils.createAccount(workingAccount);
+    const sender = await testUtils.createAccount(nearjs);
+    const receiver = await testUtils.createAccount(nearjs);
     await sender.deleteAccount(receiver.accountId);
     const reloaded = new nearApi.Account(sender.connection, sender);
     await expect(reloaded.state()).rejects.toThrow();
diff --git a/test/promise.test.js b/test/promise.test.js
index 8794ee816d..6aabb29fed 100644
--- a/test/promise.test.js
+++ b/test/promise.test.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const CONTRACT_CALL_GAS = new BN(300000000000000);
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
     nearjs = await testUtils.setUpTestConnection();
-    workingAccount = await testUtils.createAccount(await nearjs.account(testUtils.testAccountName), { amount: testUtils.INITIAL_BALANCE.mul(new BN(100)) });
+    workingAccount = await testUtils.createAccount(nearjs, { amount: testUtils.INITIAL_BALANCE.mul(new BN(100)) });
 });
 
 describe('with promises', () => {
diff --git a/test/test-utils.js b/test/test-utils.js
index 5f3ecee409..01bac5d5c2 100644
--- a/test/test-utils.js
+++ b/test/test-utils.js
@@ -25,12 +25,11 @@ function generateUniqueString(prefix) {
     return prefix + Date.now() + Math.round(Math.random() * 1000);
 }
 
-async function createAccount(masterAccount, options = { amount: INITIAL_BALANCE, trials: 5 }) {
-    await masterAccount.fetchState();
+async function createAccount(near, options = { amount: INITIAL_BALANCE }) {
     const newAccountName = generateUniqueString('test');
-    const newPublicKey = await masterAccount.connection.signer.createKey(newAccountName, networkId);
-    await masterAccount.createAccount(newAccountName, newPublicKey, options.amount);
-    return new nearApi.Account(masterAccount.connection, newAccountName);
+    const newPublicKey = await near.connection.signer.createKey(newAccountName, networkId);
+    await near.createAccount(newAccountName, newPublicKey, options.amount);
+    return new nearApi.Account(near.connection, newAccountName);
 }
 
 async function deployContract(workingAccount, contractId, options = { amount: INITIAL_BALANCE.div(new BN(10)) }) {