diff --git a/tests/unit/test_layer.py b/tests/unit/test_layer.py
index 8d5aff89bddaee8701292f71d0dcb6f2f58472c5..f03485289fcc456acadf2b9d4d9ece005f38ef71 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_layer.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_layer.py
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ class TestRouteLayer:
 
     def test_add_route(self, routes, openai_encoder, index_cls):
         index = init_index(index_cls, sync="local")
-        # clear the index
-        index.delete_all()
-        route_layer = RouteLayer(encoder=openai_encoder, index=index)
+        route_layer = RouteLayer(
+            encoder=openai_encoder, routes=[], index=index
+        )
 
         # Initially, the local routes list should be empty
         assert route_layer.routes == []