diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index e582287f941..1f18116b24b 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Tests initialization.
 """
 import betamax
 
+from homeassistant import util
 from homeassistant.util import location
 
 with betamax.Betamax.configure() as config:
@@ -28,3 +29,4 @@ location.detect_location_info = lambda: location.LocationInfo(
 )
 
 location.elevation = lambda latitude, longitude: 0
+util.get_local_ip = lambda: '127.0.0.1'
diff --git a/tests/components/device_tracker/test_locative.py b/tests/components/device_tracker/test_locative.py
index 32a63d0962f..5182a536034 100644
--- a/tests/components/device_tracker/test_locative.py
+++ b/tests/components/device_tracker/test_locative.py
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ def _url(data={}):
     return "{}{}locative?{}".format(HTTP_BASE_URL, const.URL_API, data)
 
 
-@patch('homeassistant.components.http.util.get_local_ip',
-       return_value='127.0.0.1')
-def setUpModule(mock_get_local_ip):   # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+def setUpModule():   # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     """ Initalizes a Home Assistant server. """
     global hass
 
diff --git a/tests/components/test_alexa.py b/tests/components/test_alexa.py
index fa08f8e9129..f1de566a57e 100644
--- a/tests/components/test_alexa.py
+++ b/tests/components/test_alexa.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Tests Home Assistant Alexa component does what it should do.
 # pylint: disable=protected-access,too-many-public-methods
 import unittest
 import json
-from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import requests
 
@@ -29,9 +28,7 @@ hass = None
 calls = []
 
 
-@patch('homeassistant.components.http.util.get_local_ip',
-       return_value='127.0.0.1')
-def setUpModule(mock_get_local_ip):   # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+def setUpModule():   # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     """ Initalize a Home Assistant server for testing this module. """
     global hass
 
diff --git a/tests/components/test_api.py b/tests/components/test_api.py
index 6e72666454f..3dbaedd8c1a 100644
--- a/tests/components/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/components/test_api.py
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ def _url(path=""):
     return HTTP_BASE_URL + path
 
 
-@patch('homeassistant.components.http.util.get_local_ip',
-       return_value='127.0.0.1')
-def setUpModule(mock_get_local_ip):   # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+def setUpModule():   # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     """ Initializes a Home Assistant server. """
     global hass
 
diff --git a/tests/components/test_frontend.py b/tests/components/test_frontend.py
index a81cea899f6..8455bd5a8f9 100644
--- a/tests/components/test_frontend.py
+++ b/tests/components/test_frontend.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Tests Home Assistant HTTP component does what it should do.
 # pylint: disable=protected-access,too-many-public-methods
 import re
 import unittest
-from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import requests
 
@@ -30,9 +29,7 @@ def _url(path=""):
     return HTTP_BASE_URL + path
 
 
-@patch('homeassistant.components.http.util.get_local_ip',
-       return_value='127.0.0.1')
-def setUpModule(mock_get_local_ip):   # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+def setUpModule():   # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     """ Initalizes a Home Assistant server. """
     global hass
 
diff --git a/tests/test_remote.py b/tests/test_remote.py
index 725ba25ac80..435cbde79f9 100644
--- a/tests/test_remote.py
+++ b/tests/test_remote.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Tests Home Assistant remote methods and classes.
 """
 # pylint: disable=protected-access,too-many-public-methods
 import unittest
-from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import homeassistant.core as ha
 import homeassistant.bootstrap as bootstrap
@@ -24,7 +23,8 @@ HTTP_BASE_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:{}".format(MASTER_PORT)
 
 HA_HEADERS = {HTTP_HEADER_HA_AUTH: API_PASSWORD}
 
-hass, slave, master_api, broken_api = None, None, None, None
+broken_api = remote.API('127.0.0.1', BROKEN_PORT)
+hass, slave, master_api = None, None, None
 
 
 def _url(path=""):
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ def _url(path=""):
     return HTTP_BASE_URL + path
 
 
-@patch('homeassistant.components.http.util.get_local_ip',
-       return_value='127.0.0.1')
-def setUpModule(mock_get_local_ip):   # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+def setUpModule():   # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     """ Initalizes a Home Assistant server and Slave instance. """
     global hass, slave, master_api, broken_api
 
@@ -63,9 +61,6 @@ def setUpModule(mock_get_local_ip):   # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
     slave.start()
 
-    # Setup API pointing at nothing
-    broken_api = remote.API("127.0.0.1", "", BROKEN_PORT)
-
 
 def tearDownModule():   # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     """ Stops the Home Assistant server and slave. """