diff --git a/database/factories/SettingFactory.php b/database/factories/SettingFactory.php
index 1aa173fd15..970d00cd68 100644
--- a/database/factories/SettingFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/SettingFactory.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace Database\Factories;
 
 use App\Models\Setting;
-use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
 
 class SettingFactory extends Factory
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ class SettingFactory extends Factory
     public function definition()
     {
         return [
-            'user_id' => User::factory()->superuser(),
             'per_page' => 20,
             'site_name' => $this->faker->sentence(),
             'auto_increment_assets' => false,
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/Users/UsersForSelectListTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/Users/UsersForSelectListTest.php
index afd60855cf..8b2c01bcf3 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Api/Users/UsersForSelectListTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/Users/UsersForSelectListTest.php
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ class UsersForSelectListTest extends TestCase
 
         $users = User::factory()->superuser()->count(3)->create();
 
-        $userCount = User::count();
-
         Passport::actingAs($users->first());
         $this->getJson(route('api.users.selectlist'))
             ->assertOk()
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ class UsersForSelectListTest extends TestCase
                 'page',
                 'page_count',
             ])
-            ->assertJson(fn(AssertableJson $json) => $json->has('results', $userCount)->etc());
+            ->assertJson(fn(AssertableJson $json) => $json->has('results', 3)->etc());
     }
 
     public function testUsersScopedToCompanyWhenMultipleFullCompanySupportEnabled()