diff --git a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_clean.py b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_clean.py
index ab944ed964f3..a78c3a7a37df 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_clean.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_clean.py
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ def test_simple_run(self):
                              '%r was not removed' % path)
 
         # let's run the command again (should spit warnings but succeed)
-        cmd.all = True
-        cmd.ensure_finalized()
         cmd.run()
 
 
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_install_data.py b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_install_data.py
index 94d6a215b364..8d4373d685de 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_install_data.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_install_data.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def test_simple_run(self):
 
         # let's try with warn_dir one
         cmd.warn_dir = True
+        cmd.finalized = False
         cmd.ensure_finalized()
         cmd.run()
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ def test_simple_run(self):
 
         cmd.data_files = {one: '{inst}/one', two: '{inst2}/two',
                           three: '{inst3}/three'}
+        cmd.finalized = False
         cmd.ensure_finalized()
         cmd.run()
 
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_register.py b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_register.py
index 73d983439b00..1903abe09b90 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_register.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_register.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ def _no_way(prompt=''):
 
         register_module.input = _no_way
         cmd.show_response = True
+        cmd.finalized = False
         cmd.ensure_finalized()
         cmd.run()
 
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_sdist.py b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_sdist.py
index 34a2e9cd585c..0b9f5be43d2b 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_sdist.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_sdist.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def test_make_distribution(self):
 
         # now trying a tar then a gztar
         cmd.formats = ['tar', 'gztar']
-
+        cmd.finalized = False
         cmd.ensure_finalized()
         cmd.run()