diff --git a/tests/integration/helpers.bash b/tests/integration/helpers.bash
index 103822146..4b6bc2760 100644
--- a/tests/integration/helpers.bash
+++ b/tests/integration/helpers.bash
@@ -478,10 +478,6 @@ function teardown_running_container() {
 	__runc delete -f "$1"
 }
 
-function teardown_running_container_inroot() {
-	ROOT="$2" __runc delete -f "$1"
-}
-
 function teardown_busybox() {
 	cd "$INTEGRATION_ROOT"
 	teardown_recvtty
diff --git a/tests/integration/list.bats b/tests/integration/list.bats
index 4a6c4f5c9..9cccf5256 100644
--- a/tests/integration/list.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/list.bats
@@ -3,17 +3,14 @@
 load helpers
 
 function setup() {
-	teardown_running_container_inroot test_box1 "$HELLO_BUNDLE"
-	teardown_running_container_inroot test_box2 "$HELLO_BUNDLE"
-	teardown_running_container_inroot test_box3 "$HELLO_BUNDLE"
-	teardown_busybox
+	teardown
 	setup_busybox
 }
 
 function teardown() {
-	teardown_running_container_inroot test_box1 "$HELLO_BUNDLE"
-	teardown_running_container_inroot test_box2 "$HELLO_BUNDLE"
-	teardown_running_container_inroot test_box3 "$HELLO_BUNDLE"
+	ROOT="$HELLO_BUNDLE" teardown_running_container test_box1
+	ROOT="$HELLO_BUNDLE" teardown_running_container test_box2
+	ROOT="$HELLO_BUNDLE" teardown_running_container test_box3
 	teardown_busybox
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/root.bats b/tests/integration/root.bats
index f3cd3babb..6029a9efb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/root.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/root.bats
@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@
 load helpers
 
 function setup() {
-	teardown_running_container_inroot test_dotbox "$HELLO_BUNDLE"
-	teardown_busybox
+	teardown
 	setup_busybox
 }
 
 function teardown() {
-	teardown_running_container_inroot test_dotbox "$HELLO_BUNDLE"
+	ROOT="$HELLO_BUNDLE" teardown_running_container test_dotbox
 	teardown_busybox
 }