diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/dab_rbac/test_dab_rbac_api.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/dab_rbac/test_dab_rbac_api.py
index c35b5468fa5b..1beee84b412e 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/dab_rbac/test_dab_rbac_api.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/dab_rbac/test_dab_rbac_api.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import pytest
-from unittest import mock
 
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.urls import reverse as django_reverse
@@ -151,11 +150,10 @@ def test_assign_credential_to_user_of_another_org(setup_managed_roles, credentia
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 @override_settings(ALLOW_LOCAL_RESOURCE_MANAGEMENT=False)
 def test_team_member_role_not_assignable(team, rando, post, admin_user, setup_managed_roles):
-    with mock.patch('awx.main.models.organization.Organization.validate_role_assignment') as mock_validate:
-        member_rd = RoleDefinition.objects.get(name='Organization Member')
-        url = django_reverse('roleuserassignment-list')
-        r = post(url, data={'object_id': team.id, 'role_definition': member_rd.id, 'user': rando.id}, user=admin_user, expect=400)
-        assert 'Not managed locally' in str(r.data)
+    member_rd = RoleDefinition.objects.get(name='Controller Organization Member')
+    url = django_reverse('roleuserassignment-list')
+    r = post(url, data={'object_id': team.id, 'role_definition': member_rd.id, 'user': rando.id}, user=admin_user, expect=400)
+    assert 'Not managed locally' in str(r.data)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db