1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/tests/unittest.py b/tests/unittest.py
index c630760e51..e39cb8dec9 100644
--- a/tests/unittest.py
+++ b/tests/unittest.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class HomeserverTestCase(TestCase):
 
         from tests.rest.client.v1.utils import RestHelper
 
-        self.helper = RestHelper(self.hs, self.resource, getattr(self, "user_id", None))
+        self.helper = RestHelper(self.hs, self.site, getattr(self, "user_id", None))
 
         if hasattr(self, "user_id"):
             if self.hijack_auth:
@@ -425,11 +425,9 @@ class HomeserverTestCase(TestCase):
         Returns:
             Tuple[synapse.http.site.SynapseRequest, channel]
         """
-        if isinstance(content, dict):
-            content = json.dumps(content).encode("utf8")
-
         return make_request(
             self.reactor,
+            self.site,
             method,
             path,
             content,