diff --git a/mayan/apps/rest_api/tests/base.py b/mayan/apps/rest_api/tests/base.py
index 1a7de24fd1..5cae2cb46e 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/rest_api/tests/base.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/rest_api/tests/base.py
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
 
-from mayan.apps.acls.tests.mixins import ACLTestCaseMixin
-from mayan.apps.common.tests.mixins import ClientMethodsTestCaseMixin
+from mayan.apps.common.tests import GenericViewTestCase
 from mayan.apps.permissions.classes import Permission
 from mayan.apps.smart_settings.classes import Namespace
-from mayan.apps.user_management.tests.mixins import UserTestCaseMixin
 
 
-class BaseAPITestCase(ClientMethodsTestCaseMixin, ACLTestCaseMixin, UserTestCaseMixin, APITestCase):
+class BaseAPITestCase(APITestCase, GenericViewTestCase):
     """
     API test case class that invalidates permissions and smart settings
     """
+    expected_content_type = 'application/json'
+
     def setUp(self):
         super(BaseAPITestCase, self).setUp()
         Namespace.invalidate_cache_all()