diff --git a/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/org/matsim/core/scoring/functions/PersonScoringParametersFromPersonAttributesNoSubpopulationTest.java b/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/org/matsim/core/scoring/functions/PersonScoringParametersFromPersonAttributesNoSubpopulationTest.java
index 3e089eaf6c9..395990c6a8c 100644
--- a/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/org/matsim/core/scoring/functions/PersonScoringParametersFromPersonAttributesNoSubpopulationTest.java
+++ b/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/org/matsim/core/scoring/functions/PersonScoringParametersFromPersonAttributesNoSubpopulationTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 public class PersonScoringParametersFromPersonAttributesNoSubpopulationTest {
 
 	@RegisterExtension
-	private MatsimTestUtils utils;
+	private MatsimTestUtils utils = new MatsimTestUtils();
 	private PersonScoringParametersFromPersonAttributes personScoringParams;
 	private Population population;
 
diff --git a/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/org/matsim/core/scoring/functions/PersonScoringParametersFromPersonAttributesTest.java b/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/org/matsim/core/scoring/functions/PersonScoringParametersFromPersonAttributesTest.java
index 6202e3c83b5..72f00ce92ef 100644
--- a/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/org/matsim/core/scoring/functions/PersonScoringParametersFromPersonAttributesTest.java
+++ b/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/org/matsim/core/scoring/functions/PersonScoringParametersFromPersonAttributesTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 public class PersonScoringParametersFromPersonAttributesTest {
 
 	@RegisterExtension
-	private MatsimTestUtils utils;
+	private MatsimTestUtils utils = new MatsimTestUtils();
 	private PersonScoringParametersFromPersonAttributes personScoringParams;
 	private Population population;
 
diff --git a/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/playground/vsp/ev/UrbanEVTests.java b/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/playground/vsp/ev/UrbanEVTests.java
index 9d9cf8230ec..a71bfc6ce8a 100644
--- a/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/playground/vsp/ev/UrbanEVTests.java
+++ b/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/playground/vsp/ev/UrbanEVTests.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.matsim.api.core.v01.Id;
 import org.matsim.api.core.v01.Scenario;
 import org.matsim.api.core.v01.TransportMode;
diff --git a/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/playground/vsp/scoring/IncomeDependentUtilityOfMoneyPersonScoringParametersNoSubpopulationTest.java b/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/playground/vsp/scoring/IncomeDependentUtilityOfMoneyPersonScoringParametersNoSubpopulationTest.java
index e5c151a010e..0a0d109b4cb 100644
--- a/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/playground/vsp/scoring/IncomeDependentUtilityOfMoneyPersonScoringParametersNoSubpopulationTest.java
+++ b/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/playground/vsp/scoring/IncomeDependentUtilityOfMoneyPersonScoringParametersNoSubpopulationTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 public class IncomeDependentUtilityOfMoneyPersonScoringParametersNoSubpopulationTest {
 
 	@RegisterExtension
-	private MatsimTestUtils utils;
+	private MatsimTestUtils utils = new MatsimTestUtils();
 	private IncomeDependentUtilityOfMoneyPersonScoringParameters personScoringParams;
 	private Population population;
 
diff --git a/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/playground/vsp/scoring/IncomeDependentUtilityOfMoneyPersonScoringParametersTest.java b/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/playground/vsp/scoring/IncomeDependentUtilityOfMoneyPersonScoringParametersTest.java
index 215d1c5816e..9332cbf6bdb 100644
--- a/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/playground/vsp/scoring/IncomeDependentUtilityOfMoneyPersonScoringParametersTest.java
+++ b/contribs/vsp/src/test/java/playground/vsp/scoring/IncomeDependentUtilityOfMoneyPersonScoringParametersTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 public class IncomeDependentUtilityOfMoneyPersonScoringParametersTest {
 
 	@RegisterExtension
-	private MatsimTestUtils utils;
+	private MatsimTestUtils utils = new MatsimTestUtils();
 	private IncomeDependentUtilityOfMoneyPersonScoringParameters personScoringParams;
 	private Population population;