diff --git a/test/main.py b/test/main.py
index a56a84a..9e4de54 100644
--- a/test/main.py
+++ b/test/main.py
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ def test_leasing_v1_lessor():
     assert len(lease_result_list[0]['lease']['ref']) == 36
     assert str(UUID(lease_result_list[0]['lease']['ref'])) == lease_result_list[0]['lease']['ref']
 
-    return lease_result_list[0]['lease']['ref']
-
 
 def test_leasing_v1_lessor_lease():
     response = client.get('/leasing/v1/lessor/leases', headers={'authorization': __bearer_token(ORIGIN_REF)})
@@ -231,7 +229,23 @@ def test_leasing_v1_lease_delete():
 
 
 def test_leasing_v1_lessor_lease_remove():
-    lease_ref = test_leasing_v1_lessor()
+    # see "test_leasing_v1_lessor()"
+    payload = {
+        'fulfillment_context': {
+            'fulfillment_class_ref_list': []
+        },
+        'lease_proposal_list': [{
+            'license_type_qualifiers': {'count': 1},
+            'product': {'name': 'NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation'}
+        }],
+        'proposal_evaluation_mode': 'ALL_OF',
+        'scope_ref_list': [ALLOTMENT_REF]
+    }
+
+    response = client.post('/leasing/v1/lessor', json=payload, headers={'authorization': __bearer_token(ORIGIN_REF)})
+    lease_result_list = response.json().get('lease_result_list')
+    lease_ref = lease_result_list[0]['lease']['ref']
+    #
 
     response = client.delete('/leasing/v1/lessor/leases', headers={'authorization': __bearer_token(ORIGIN_REF)})
     assert response.status_code == 200