diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_request/test_payment_request.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_request/test_payment_request.py
index ee76ce94d934..2d656cfa2465 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_request/test_payment_request.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_request/test_payment_request.py
@@ -13,62 +13,8 @@
 
 test_dependencies = ["Currency Exchange", "Journal Entry", "Contact", "Address"]
 
-payment_gateway_settings = {
-	"doctype": "DocType",
-	"module": "Accounts",
-	"custom": 1,
-	"fields": [{"label": "Name", "fieldname": "name", "fieldtype": "Data"}],
-	"name": "Test Gateway Settings",
-}
-
-payment_gateway_controller = {
-	"doctype": "Test Gateway Settings",
-	"name": "_Test Gateway Controller",
-}
-
-payment_gateway = {
-	"doctype": "Payment Gateway",
-	"gateway": "_Test Gateway",
-	"gateway_settings": payment_gateway_settings_doctype["name"],
-	"gateway_controller": payment_gateway_settings["name"],
-}
-
-payment_method = [
-	{
-		"doctype": "Payment Gateway Account",
-		"is_default": 1,
-		"payment_gateway": "_Test Gateway",
-		"payment_account": "_Test Bank - _TC",
-		"currency": "INR",
-	},
-	{
-		"doctype": "Payment Gateway Account",
-		"payment_gateway": "_Test Gateway",
-		"payment_account": "_Test Bank USD - _TC",
-		"currency": "USD",
-	},
-]
-
 
 class TestPaymentRequest(unittest.TestCase):
-	def setUp(self):
-		if not frappe.db.exists("DocType", payment_gateway_settings["name"]):
-			frappe.get_doc(payment_gateway_settings).insert(ignore_permissions=True)
-
-		if not frappe.db.exists(payment_gateway_settings["name"], payment_gateway_controller["name"]):
-			frappe.get_doc(payment_gateway_controller).insert(ignore_permissions=True)
-
-		if not frappe.db.get_value("Payment Gateway", payment_gateway["gateway"], "name"):
-			frappe.get_doc(payment_gateway).insert(ignore_permissions=True)
-
-		for method in payment_method:
-			if not frappe.db.get_value(
-				"Payment Gateway Account",
-				{"payment_gateway": method["payment_gateway"], "currency": method["currency"]},
-				"name",
-			):
-				frappe.get_doc(method).insert(ignore_permissions=True)
-
 	def test_payment_request_linkings(self):
 		so_inr = make_sales_order(currency="INR", do_not_save=True)
 		so_inr.disable_rounded_total = 1
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_request/test_records.json b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_request/test_records.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bce468c2dd5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_request/test_records.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+[
+  {
+    "doctype": "DocType",
+    "module": "Accounts",
+    "custom": 1,
+    "fields": [{"label": "Name", "fieldname": "name", "fieldtype": "Data"}],
+    "name": "Test Gateway Settings"
+  },
+  {
+    "doctype": "Test Gateway Settings",
+    "name": "_Test Gateway Controller"
+  },
+  {
+    "doctype": "Payment Gateway",
+    "gateway": "_Test Gateway",
+    "gateway_settings": "Test Gateway Settings",
+    "gateway_controller": "_Test Gateway Controller"
+  },
+  {
+    "doctype": "Payment Gateway Account",
+    "is_default": 1,
+    "payment_gateway": "_Test Gateway",
+    "payment_account": "_Test Bank - _TC",
+    "currency": "INR"
+  },
+  {
+    "doctype": "Payment Gateway Account",
+    "payment_gateway": "_Test Gateway",
+    "payment_account": "_Test Bank USD - _TC",
+    "currency": "USD"
+  }
+]