diff --git a/src/test/javascript/spec/component/exam/manage/exercise-groups/exercise-groups.component.spec.ts b/src/test/javascript/spec/component/exam/manage/exercise-groups/exercise-groups.component.spec.ts
index d46517c338eb..d7fd64238ca6 100644
--- a/src/test/javascript/spec/component/exam/manage/exercise-groups/exercise-groups.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/test/javascript/spec/component/exam/manage/exercise-groups/exercise-groups.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { HttpResponse } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, fakeAsync, tick } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { ActivatedRoute, Router, convertToParamMap, provideRouter } from '@angular/router';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router, convertToParamMap } from '@angular/router';
 import { faCheckDouble, faFileUpload, faFont, faKeyboard, faProjectDiagram } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
 import { NgbModal, NgbModalRef } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { AlertService } from 'app/core/util/alert.service';
@@ -13,22 +13,12 @@ import { Exercise, ExerciseType } from 'app/entities/exercise.model';
 import { ExamManagementService } from 'app/exam/manage/exam-management.service';
 import { ExerciseGroupService } from 'app/exam/manage/exercise-groups/exercise-group.service';
 import { ExerciseGroupsComponent } from 'app/exam/manage/exercise-groups/exercise-groups.component';
-import { FileUploadExerciseGroupCellComponent } from 'app/exam/manage/exercise-groups/file-upload-exercise-cell/file-upload-exercise-group-cell.component';
-import { ModelingExerciseGroupCellComponent } from 'app/exam/manage/exercise-groups/modeling-exercise-cell/modeling-exercise-group-cell.component';
-import { ProgrammingExerciseGroupCellComponent } from 'app/exam/manage/exercise-groups/programming-exercise-cell/programming-exercise-group-cell.component';
-import { QuizExerciseGroupCellComponent } from 'app/exam/manage/exercise-groups/quiz-exercise-cell/quiz-exercise-group-cell.component';
-import { ProgrammingExerciseInstructorStatusComponent } from 'app/exercises/programming/manage/status/programming-exercise-instructor-status.component';
-import { ExamExerciseRowButtonsComponent } from 'app/exercises/shared/exam-exercise-row-buttons/exam-exercise-row-buttons.component';
-import { HasAnyAuthorityDirective } from 'app/shared/auth/has-any-authority.directive';
-import { DeleteButtonDirective } from 'app/shared/delete-dialog/delete-button.directive';
-import { TranslateDirective } from 'app/shared/language/translate.directive';
-import { ArtemisTranslatePipe } from 'app/shared/pipes/artemis-translate.pipe';
 import dayjs from 'dayjs/esm';
-import { MockComponent, MockDirective, MockPipe, MockProvider } from 'ng-mocks';
+import { MockProvider } from 'ng-mocks';
 import { of } from 'rxjs';
 import { MockRouter } from '../../../../helpers/mocks/mock-router';
-import { MockNgbModalService } from '../../../../helpers/mocks/service/mock-ngb-modal.service';
 import { ArtemisTestModule } from '../../../../test.module';
+import { MockNgbModalService } from '../../../../helpers/mocks/service/mock-ngb-modal.service';
 
 describe('Exercise Groups Component', () => {
     const course = new Course();
@@ -58,28 +48,10 @@ describe('Exercise Groups Component', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-            imports: [ArtemisTestModule],
-            declarations: [
-                ExerciseGroupsComponent,
-                MockComponent(ExamExerciseRowButtonsComponent),
-                MockComponent(ProgrammingExerciseInstructorStatusComponent),
-                MockDirective(DeleteButtonDirective),
-                MockDirective(HasAnyAuthorityDirective),
-                MockPipe(ArtemisTranslatePipe),
-                MockComponent(FileUploadExerciseGroupCellComponent),
-                MockComponent(ModelingExerciseGroupCellComponent),
-                MockComponent(ProgrammingExerciseGroupCellComponent),
-                MockComponent(QuizExerciseGroupCellComponent),
-                MockDirective(TranslateDirective),
-            ],
-            providers: [
-                provideRouter([]),
-                MockProvider(AlertService),
-                { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: route },
-                { provide: Router, useClass: MockRouter },
-                { provide: NgbModal, useClass: MockNgbModalService },
-            ],
+            imports: [ArtemisTestModule, ExerciseGroupsComponent],
+            providers: [{ provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: route }, { provide: Router, useClass: MockRouter }, MockProvider(AlertService)],
         })
+            .overrideProvider(NgbModal, { useValue: new MockNgbModalService() })
             .compileComponents()
             .then(() => {
                 fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ExerciseGroupsComponent);