diff --git a/test/collection_override_test.cpp b/test/collection_override_test.cpp
index 376b2fb9..21af3405 100644
--- a/test/collection_override_test.cpp
+++ b/test/collection_override_test.cpp
@@ -2238,8 +2238,7 @@ TEST_F(CollectionOverrideTest, StaticFiltering) {
     ASSERT_EQ(0, results["hits"].size());
 
     // with synonym for expensive: should NOT match as synonyms are resolved after override substitution
-    synonym_t synonym1{"costly-expensive", {"costly"}, {{"expensive"}} };
-    coll1->add_synonym(synonym1.to_view_json());
+    coll1->add_synonym(R"({"id": "costly-expensive", "root": "costly", "synonyms": ["expensive"]})"_json);
 
     results = coll1->search("costly", {"name"}, "",
                             {}, sort_fields, {2}, 10, 1, FREQUENCY, {true}, 0).get();
diff --git a/test/collection_specific_test.cpp b/test/collection_specific_test.cpp
index 8ad0cbc0..a6ea83e8 100644
--- a/test/collection_specific_test.cpp
+++ b/test/collection_specific_test.cpp
@@ -656,8 +656,7 @@ TEST_F(CollectionSpecificTest, DeleteOverridesAndSynonymsOnDiskDuringCollDrop) {
     coll1->add_override(override);
 
     // add synonym
-    synonym_t synonym1{"ipod-synonyms", {}, {{"ipod"}, {"i", "pod"}, {"pod"}} };
-    coll1->add_synonym(synonym1.to_view_json());
+    coll1->add_synonym(R"({"id": "ipod-synonyms", "synonyms": ["ipod", "i pod", "pod"]})"_json);
 
     collectionManager.drop_collection("coll1");
 
diff --git a/test/collection_synonyms_test.cpp b/test/collection_synonyms_test.cpp
index fe59ae54..c06c7062 100644
--- a/test/collection_synonyms_test.cpp
+++ b/test/collection_synonyms_test.cpp
@@ -774,8 +774,7 @@ TEST_F(CollectionSynonymsTest, SynonymSingleTokenExactMatch) {
         ASSERT_TRUE(coll1->add(doc.dump()).ok());
     }
 
-    synonym_t synonym1{"syn-1", {"lulu", "lemon"}, {{"lululemon"}}};
-    coll1->add_synonym(synonym1.to_view_json());
+    coll1->add_synonym(R"({"id": "syn-1", "root": "lulu lemon", "synonyms": ["lululemon"]})"_json);
 
     auto res = coll1->search("lulu lemon", {"title"}, "", {}, {}, {2}, 10, 1, FREQUENCY, {true}, 0).get();
 
@@ -814,8 +813,6 @@ TEST_F(CollectionSynonymsTest, SynonymExpansionAndCompressionRanking) {
         ASSERT_TRUE(coll1->add(doc.dump()).ok());
     }
 
-    nlohmann::json foo = R"({"id": "syn-1", "root": "lululemon", "synonyms": ["lulu lemon"]})"_json;
-
     coll1->add_synonym(R"({"id": "syn-1", "root": "lululemon", "synonyms": ["lulu lemon"]})"_json);
 
     auto res = coll1->search("lululemon", {"title"}, "", {}, {}, {2}, 10, 1, FREQUENCY, {true}, 0).get();
@@ -871,7 +868,6 @@ TEST_F(CollectionSynonymsTest, SynonymQueriesMustHavePrefixEnabled) {
         ASSERT_TRUE(coll1->add(doc.dump()).ok());
     }
 
-    synonym_t synonym1{"syn-1", {"ns"}, {{"nonstick"}}};
     coll1->add_synonym(R"({"id": "syn-1", "root": "ns", "synonyms": ["nonstick"]})"_json);
 
     auto res = coll1->search("ns cook", {"title"}, "", {}, {}, {2}, 10, 1, FREQUENCY, {true}, 0).get();