diff --git a/include/test/ut.h b/include/test/ut.h
index 6e56ca99c3..4e0aba9f70 100644
--- a/include/test/ut.h
+++ b/include/test/ut.h
@@ -387,15 +387,6 @@ int test_pre_run(struct unit_test_state *uts, struct unit_test *test);
  */
 int test_post_run(struct unit_test_state *uts, struct unit_test *test);
 
-/**
- * dm_test_init() - Get ready to run a driver model test
- *
- * This clears out the driver model data structures. For sandbox it resets the
- * state structure.
- *
- * @uts: Test state
- */
-int dm_test_init(struct unit_test_state *uts);
 
 /**
  * ut_run_tests() - Run a set of tests
diff --git a/test/dm/test-dm.c b/test/dm/test-dm.c
index 15adc53f53..d601e49752 100644
--- a/test/dm/test-dm.c
+++ b/test/dm/test-dm.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <asm/global_data.h>
 #include <asm/state.h>
-#include <dm/test.h>
 #include <dm/root.h>
 #include <dm/uclass-internal.h>
 #include <test/test.h>
@@ -23,27 +22,6 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 struct unit_test_state global_dm_test_state;
 
-int dm_test_init(struct unit_test_state *uts)
-{
-	bool of_live = uts->of_live;
-
-	uts->root = NULL;
-	uts->testdev = NULL;
-	uts->force_fail_alloc = false;
-	uts->skip_post_probe = false;
-	gd->dm_root = NULL;
-	if (!CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_PLATDATA))
-		memset(dm_testdrv_op_count, '\0', sizeof(dm_testdrv_op_count));
-	state_reset_for_test(state_get_current());
-
-	/* Determine whether to make the live tree available */
-	gd_set_of_root(of_live ? uts->of_root : NULL);
-	ut_assertok(dm_init(of_live));
-	uts->root = dm_root();
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int dm_test_destroy(struct unit_test_state *uts)
 {
 	int id;
diff --git a/test/test-main.c b/test/test-main.c
index f14b7b09f7..8b0121bdce 100644
--- a/test/test-main.c
+++ b/test/test-main.c
@@ -7,12 +7,43 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <console.h>
 #include <dm.h>
+#include <asm/state.h>
 #include <dm/root.h>
+#include <dm/test.h>
 #include <test/test.h>
 #include <test/ut.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
+/**
+ * dm_test_pre_run() - Get ready to run a driver model test
+ *
+ * This clears out the driver model data structures. For sandbox it resets the
+ * state structure
+ *
+ * @uts: Test state
+ */
+static int dm_test_pre_run(struct unit_test_state *uts)
+{
+	bool of_live = uts->of_live;
+
+	uts->root = NULL;
+	uts->testdev = NULL;
+	uts->force_fail_alloc = false;
+	uts->skip_post_probe = false;
+	gd->dm_root = NULL;
+	if (!CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_PLATDATA))
+		memset(dm_testdrv_op_count, '\0', sizeof(dm_testdrv_op_count));
+	state_reset_for_test(state_get_current());
+
+	/* Determine whether to make the live tree available */
+	gd_set_of_root(of_live ? uts->of_root : NULL);
+	ut_assertok(dm_init(of_live));
+	uts->root = dm_root();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Ensure all the test devices are probed */
 static int do_autoprobe(struct unit_test_state *uts)
 {
@@ -31,7 +62,7 @@ static int do_autoprobe(struct unit_test_state *uts)
 int test_pre_run(struct unit_test_state *uts, struct unit_test *test)
 {
 	if (test->flags & UT_TESTF_DM)
-		ut_assertok(dm_test_init(uts));
+		ut_assertok(dm_test_pre_run(uts));
 
 	ut_set_skip_delays(uts, false);