diff --git a/src/test/mon/MonMap.cc b/src/test/mon/MonMap.cc
index 81b054a9048f1..5dbf2b65bc422 100644
--- a/src/test/mon/MonMap.cc
+++ b/src/test/mon/MonMap.cc
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ TEST_F(MonMapTest, DISABLED_build_initial_config_from_dns) {
 
 
 
-  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct = new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MON);
+  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct(new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MON), false);
   cct->_conf.set_val("mon_dns_srv_name", "cephmon");
   MonMap monmap;
   int r = monmap.build_initial(cct.get(), false, std::cerr);
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ TEST_F(MonMapTest, DISABLED_build_initial_config_from_dns_fail) {
       .WillOnce(Return(0));
 #endif
 
-  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct = new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MON);
+  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct(new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MON), false);
   // using default value of mon_dns_srv_name option
   MonMap monmap;
   int r = monmap.build_initial(cct.get(), false, std::cerr);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ TEST_F(MonMapTest, DISABLED_build_initial_config_from_dns_with_domain) {
 
 
 
-  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct = new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MON);
+  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct(new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MON), false);
   cct->_conf.set_val("mon_dns_srv_name", "cephmon_ceph.com");
   MonMap monmap;
   int r = monmap.build_initial(cct.get(), false, std::cerr);
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ TEST_F(MonMapTest, DISABLED_build_initial_config_from_dns_with_domain) {
 }
 
 TEST(MonMapBuildInitial, build_initial_mon_host_from_dns) {
-  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct = new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MON);
+  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct(new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MON), false);
   cct->_conf.set_val("mon_host", "ceph.io");
   MonMap monmap;
   int r = monmap.build_initial(cct.get(), false, std::cerr);
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ TEST(MonMapBuildInitial, build_initial_mon_host_from_dns) {
 }
 
 TEST(MonMapBuildInitial, build_initial_mon_host_from_dns_fail) {
-  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct = new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MON);
+  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct(new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MON), false);
   cct->_conf.set_val("mon_host", "ceph.noname");
   MonMap monmap;
   int r = monmap.build_initial(cct.get(), false, std::cerr);
diff --git a/src/test/rgw/test_rgw_lc.cc b/src/test/rgw/test_rgw_lc.cc
index 7d24db622938b..7c7133f0338e6 100644
--- a/src/test/rgw/test_rgw_lc.cc
+++ b/src/test/rgw/test_rgw_lc.cc
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ TEST(TestLCConfigurationDecoder, XMLDoc5)
 
 struct LCWorkTimeTests : ::testing::Test
 {
-   CephContext* cct;
+   boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct;
    std::unique_ptr<RGWLC::LCWorker> worker;
 
    // expects input in the form of "%m/%d/%y %H:%M:%S"; e.g., "01/15/23 23:59:01"
@@ -234,15 +234,15 @@ struct LCWorkTimeTests : ::testing::Test
 protected:
 
    void SetUp() override {
-      cct = (new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_ANY))->get();
+      cct.reset(new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_ANY), false);
 
       cct->_conf->set_value("rgw_lc_max_wp_worker", 0, 0); // no need to create a real workpool
-      worker = std::make_unique<RGWLC::LCWorker>(nullptr, cct, nullptr, 0);
+      worker = std::make_unique<RGWLC::LCWorker>(nullptr, cct.get(), nullptr, 0);
    }
 
    void TearDown() override {
       worker.reset();
-      cct->put();
+      cct.reset();
    }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/test/test_ipaddr.cc b/src/test/test_ipaddr.cc
index 8b362df9880d8..49038815318aa 100644
--- a/src/test/test_ipaddr.cc
+++ b/src/test/test_ipaddr.cc
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ TEST(pick_address, filtering)
   ipv4(&a_two, "10.2.1.123");
   ipv6(&a_three, "2001:1234:5678:90ab::cdef");
 
-  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct = new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MON);
+  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct(new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MON), false);
   cct->_conf._clear_safe_to_start_threads();  // so we can set configs
 
   cct->_conf.set_val("public_addr", "");
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ TEST(pick_address, ipv4_ipv6_enabled)
 
   ipv4(&a_one, "10.1.1.2");
 
-  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct = new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_OSD);
+  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct(new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_OSD), false);
   cct->_conf._clear_safe_to_start_threads();  // so we can set configs
 
   cct->_conf.set_val("public_addr", "");
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ TEST(pick_address, ipv4_ipv6_enabled2)
 
   ipv6(&a_one, "2001:1234:5678:90ab::cdef");
 
-  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct = new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_OSD);
+  boost::intrusive_ptr<CephContext> cct(new CephContext(CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_OSD), false);
   cct->_conf._clear_safe_to_start_threads();  // so we can set configs
 
   cct->_conf.set_val("public_addr", "");