diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteSpawnCacheTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteSpawnCacheTest.java
index 61ce8de1bd9734..4171d01fe5b763 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteSpawnCacheTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteSpawnCacheTest.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public MetadataProvider getMetadataProvider() {
 
         @Override
         public ArtifactExpander getArtifactExpander() {
-          return SIMPLE_ARTIFACT_EXPANDER;
+          throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteSpawnRunnerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteSpawnRunnerTest.java
index 81bbc05a481c43..68fce99846b68b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteSpawnRunnerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteSpawnRunnerTest.java
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.exec.RemoteLocalFallbackRegistry;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.exec.SpawnCheckingCacheEvent;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.exec.SpawnExecutingEvent;
-import com.google.devtools.build.lib.exec.SpawnInputExpander;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.exec.SpawnRunner;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.exec.SpawnRunner.SpawnExecutionContext;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.exec.SpawnSchedulingEvent;
@@ -1268,7 +1267,6 @@ public void shouldReportCheckingCacheBeforeScheduling() throws Exception {
 
     Spawn spawn = newSimpleSpawn();
     SpawnExecutionContext policy = mock(SpawnExecutionContext.class);
-    when(policy.getSpawnInputExpander()).thenReturn(mock(SpawnInputExpander.class));
     when(policy.getTimeout()).thenReturn(Duration.ZERO);
 
     when(executor.executeRemotely(
@@ -1312,7 +1310,6 @@ public void shouldReportExecutingStatusWithoutMetadata() throws Exception {
 
     Spawn spawn = newSimpleSpawn();
     SpawnExecutionContext policy = mock(SpawnExecutionContext.class);
-    when(policy.getSpawnInputExpander()).thenReturn(mock(SpawnInputExpander.class));
     when(policy.getTimeout()).thenReturn(Duration.ZERO);
 
     when(executor.executeRemotely(
@@ -1356,7 +1353,6 @@ public void shouldReportExecutingStatusAfterGotExecutingStageFromMetadata() thro
 
     Spawn spawn = newSimpleSpawn();
     SpawnExecutionContext policy = mock(SpawnExecutionContext.class);
-    when(policy.getSpawnInputExpander()).thenReturn(mock(SpawnInputExpander.class));
     when(policy.getTimeout()).thenReturn(Duration.ZERO);
 
     when(executor.executeRemotely(
@@ -1417,7 +1413,6 @@ public void shouldIgnoreInvalidMetadata() throws Exception {
 
     Spawn spawn = newSimpleSpawn();
     SpawnExecutionContext policy = mock(SpawnExecutionContext.class);
-    when(policy.getSpawnInputExpander()).thenReturn(mock(SpawnInputExpander.class));
     when(policy.getTimeout()).thenReturn(Duration.ZERO);
 
     when(executor.executeRemotely(
@@ -1466,7 +1461,6 @@ public void shouldReportExecutingStatusIfNoExecutingStatusFromMetadata() throws
 
     Spawn spawn = newSimpleSpawn();
     SpawnExecutionContext policy = mock(SpawnExecutionContext.class);
-    when(policy.getSpawnInputExpander()).thenReturn(mock(SpawnInputExpander.class));
     when(policy.getTimeout()).thenReturn(Duration.ZERO);
 
     when(executor.executeRemotely(
@@ -1516,7 +1510,6 @@ public void shouldReportExecutingStatusEvenNoOperationFromServer() throws Except
 
     Spawn spawn = newSimpleSpawn();
     SpawnExecutionContext policy = mock(SpawnExecutionContext.class);
-    when(policy.getSpawnInputExpander()).thenReturn(mock(SpawnInputExpander.class));
     when(policy.getTimeout()).thenReturn(Duration.ZERO);
 
     when(executor.executeRemotely(