diff --git a/bridges/modules/substrate/src/lib.rs b/bridges/modules/substrate/src/lib.rs
index 9644e508ed..2ecee8628e 100644
--- a/bridges/modules/substrate/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bridges/modules/substrate/src/lib.rs
@@ -658,51 +658,43 @@ impl<T: Config> BridgeStorage for PalletStorage<T> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 	use super::*;
-	use crate::mock::{run_test, test_header, unfinalized_header, Origin, TestRuntime};
+	use crate::mock::{run_test, test_header, unfinalized_header, Origin, TestHeader, TestRuntime};
 	use bp_test_utils::authority_list;
 	use frame_support::{assert_noop, assert_ok};
 	use sp_runtime::DispatchError;
 
+	fn init_with_origin(origin: Origin) -> Result<InitializationData<TestHeader>, DispatchError> {
+		let init_data = InitializationData {
+			header: test_header(1),
+			authority_list: authority_list(),
+			set_id: 1,
+			scheduled_change: None,
+			is_halted: false,
+		};
+
+		Module::<TestRuntime>::initialize(origin, init_data.clone()).map(|_| init_data)
+	}
+
 	#[test]
 	fn init_root_or_owner_origin_can_initialize_pallet() {
 		run_test(|| {
-			let init_data = InitializationData {
-				header: test_header(1),
-				authority_list: authority_list(),
-				set_id: 1,
-				scheduled_change: None,
-				is_halted: false,
-			};
-
-			assert_noop!(
-				Module::<TestRuntime>::initialize(Origin::signed(1), init_data.clone()),
-				DispatchError::BadOrigin,
-			);
-
-			assert_ok!(Module::<TestRuntime>::initialize(Origin::root(), init_data.clone()));
+			assert_noop!(init_with_origin(Origin::signed(1)), DispatchError::BadOrigin);
+			assert_ok!(init_with_origin(Origin::root()));
 
 			// Reset storage so we can initialize the pallet again
 			BestFinalized::<TestRuntime>::kill();
 			ModuleOwner::<TestRuntime>::put(2);
-			assert_ok!(Module::<TestRuntime>::initialize(Origin::signed(2), init_data));
+			assert_ok!(init_with_origin(Origin::signed(2)));
 		})
 	}
 
 	#[test]
 	fn init_storage_entries_are_correctly_initialized() {
 		run_test(|| {
-			let init_data = InitializationData {
-				header: test_header(1),
-				authority_list: authority_list(),
-				set_id: 1,
-				scheduled_change: None,
-				is_halted: false,
-			};
-
 			assert!(Module::<TestRuntime>::best_headers().is_empty());
 			assert_eq!(Module::<TestRuntime>::best_finalized(), test_header(0));
 
-			assert_ok!(Module::<TestRuntime>::initialize(Origin::root(), init_data.clone()));
+			let init_data = init_with_origin(Origin::root()).unwrap();
 
 			let storage = PalletStorage::<TestRuntime>::new();
 			assert!(storage.header_exists(init_data.header.hash()));
@@ -722,17 +714,9 @@ mod tests {
 	#[test]
 	fn init_can_only_initialize_pallet_once() {
 		run_test(|| {
-			let init_data = InitializationData {
-				header: test_header(1),
-				authority_list: authority_list(),
-				set_id: 1,
-				scheduled_change: None,
-				is_halted: false,
-			};
-
-			assert_ok!(Module::<TestRuntime>::initialize(Origin::root(), init_data.clone()));
+			assert_ok!(init_with_origin(Origin::root()));
 			assert_noop!(
-				Module::<TestRuntime>::initialize(Origin::root(), init_data),
+				init_with_origin(Origin::root()),
 				<Error<TestRuntime>>::AlreadyInitialized
 			);
 		})