diff --git a/base/tests/unittests/com/google/idea/blaze/base/sync/workspace/ExecutionRootPathResolverTest.java b/base/tests/unittests/com/google/idea/blaze/base/sync/workspace/ExecutionRootPathResolverTest.java
index f05722dcd7a..2abdd8a0c20 100644
--- a/base/tests/unittests/com/google/idea/blaze/base/sync/workspace/ExecutionRootPathResolverTest.java
+++ b/base/tests/unittests/com/google/idea/blaze/base/sync/workspace/ExecutionRootPathResolverTest.java
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ private static TargetMap getTargetMap() {
   @Override
   protected void initTest(Container applicationServices, Container projectServices) {
     Registry.get("bazel.sync.resolve.virtual.includes").setValue(true);
-    Registry.get("bazel.sync.collect.virtual.includes.hints").setValue(false);
 
     pathResolver =
         new ExecutionRootPathResolver(
diff --git a/cpp/tests/unittests/com/google/idea/blaze/cpp/BlazeCompilerSettingsTest.java b/cpp/tests/unittests/com/google/idea/blaze/cpp/BlazeCompilerSettingsTest.java
index 919af7e0f72..f18bf6a85f4 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/unittests/com/google/idea/blaze/cpp/BlazeCompilerSettingsTest.java
+++ b/cpp/tests/unittests/com/google/idea/blaze/cpp/BlazeCompilerSettingsTest.java
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ protected void initTest(Container applicationServices, Container projectServices
     applicationServices.register(ExperimentService.class, new MockExperimentService());
 
     Registry.get("bazel.sync.resolve.virtual.includes").setValue(true);
-    Registry.get("bazel.sync.collect.virtual.includes.hints").setValue(true);
 
     applicationServices.register(QuerySyncSettings.class, new QuerySyncSettings());