diff --git a/test/functional/issue_relations_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/issue_relations_controller_test.rb
index b629808bb..286fd4e39 100644
--- a/test/functional/issue_relations_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/issue_relations_controller_test.rb
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 require File.expand_path('../../test_helper', __FILE__)
-require 'issue_relations_controller'
-
-# Re-raise errors caught by the controller.
-class IssueRelationsController; def rescue_action(e) raise e end; end
-
 
 class IssueRelationsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
   fixtures :projects,
@@ -36,15 +31,12 @@ class IssueRelationsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
            :trackers
 
   def setup
-    @controller = IssueRelationsController.new
-    @request    = ActionController::TestRequest.new
-    @response   = ActionController::TestResponse.new
     User.current = nil
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 3
   end
 
   def test_create
     assert_difference 'IssueRelation.count' do
-      @request.session[:user_id] = 3
       post :create, :issue_id => 1,
                  :relation => {:issue_to_id => '2', :relation_type => 'relates', :delay => ''}
     end
@@ -56,7 +48,6 @@ class IssueRelationsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
 
   def test_create_xhr
     assert_difference 'IssueRelation.count' do
-      @request.session[:user_id] = 3
       xhr :post, :create, :issue_id => 3, :relation => {:issue_to_id => '1', :relation_type => 'relates', :delay => ''}
       assert_response :success
       assert_template 'create'
@@ -71,7 +62,6 @@ class IssueRelationsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
 
   def test_create_should_accept_id_with_hash
     assert_difference 'IssueRelation.count' do
-      @request.session[:user_id] = 3
       post :create, :issue_id => 1,
                  :relation => {:issue_to_id => '#2', :relation_type => 'relates', :delay => ''}
     end
@@ -81,7 +71,6 @@ class IssueRelationsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
 
   def test_create_should_strip_id
     assert_difference 'IssueRelation.count' do
-      @request.session[:user_id] = 3
       post :create, :issue_id => 1,
                  :relation => {:issue_to_id => ' 2  ', :relation_type => 'relates', :delay => ''}
     end
@@ -92,7 +81,6 @@ class IssueRelationsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
   def test_create_should_not_break_with_non_numerical_id
     assert_no_difference 'IssueRelation.count' do
       assert_nothing_raised do
-        @request.session[:user_id] = 3
         post :create, :issue_id => 1,
                    :relation => {:issue_to_id => 'foo', :relation_type => 'relates', :delay => ''}
       end
@@ -104,7 +92,6 @@ class IssueRelationsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_nil Issue.visible(User.find(3)).find_by_id(4)
 
     assert_no_difference 'IssueRelation.count' do
-      @request.session[:user_id] = 3
       post :create, :issue_id => 1,
                  :relation => {:issue_to_id => '4', :relation_type => 'relates', :delay => ''}
     end
@@ -114,7 +101,6 @@ class IssueRelationsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
 
   def test_create_xhr_with_failure
     assert_no_difference 'IssueRelation.count' do
-      @request.session[:user_id] = 3
       xhr :post, :create, :issue_id => 3, :relation => {:issue_to_id => '999', :relation_type => 'relates', :delay => ''}
 
       assert_response :success
@@ -127,7 +113,6 @@ class IssueRelationsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
 
   def test_destroy
     assert_difference 'IssueRelation.count', -1 do
-      @request.session[:user_id] = 3
       delete :destroy, :id => '2'
     end
   end
@@ -139,7 +124,6 @@ class IssueRelationsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     end
 
     assert_difference 'IssueRelation.count', -1 do
-      @request.session[:user_id] = 3
       xhr :delete, :destroy, :id => '2'
 
       assert_response :success