diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_ai_client.c b/tests/unittests/test_ai_client.c
index 64891b31..4a40b0d4 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_ai_client.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_ai_client.c
@@ -834,7 +834,6 @@ test_ai_parse_models_null_handling(void** state)
     ai_parse_models_from_json(provider, NULL);
     assert_null(provider->models);
 
-    ai_provider_unref(provider);
     ai_client_shutdown();
 }
 
@@ -858,7 +857,6 @@ test_ai_parse_models_escaped_quotes(void** state)
     GList* models = provider->models;
     assert_non_null(models);
 
-    ai_provider_unref(provider);
     ai_client_shutdown();
 }
 
@@ -882,7 +880,6 @@ test_ai_parse_models_with_whitespace(void** state)
     GList* models = provider->models;
     assert_string_equal("model-with-spaces", models->data);
 
-    ai_provider_unref(provider);
     ai_client_shutdown();
 }