diff --git a/command/agent/catalog_endpoint_test.go b/command/agent/catalog_endpoint_test.go
index 9ae11c4dbf..c9e094dcb8 100644
--- a/command/agent/catalog_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/catalog_endpoint_test.go
@@ -20,16 +20,14 @@ func TestCatalogRegister(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, srv.agent.RPC)
 
 	// Register node
-	args := &structs.RegisterRequest{
-		Datacenter: "dc1",
-		Node:       "foo",
-		Address:    "127.0.0.1",
-	}
-
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/v1/catalog/register", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
+	args := &structs.RegisterRequest{
+		Node:    "foo",
+		Address: "127.0.0.1",
+	}
 	req.Body = encodeReq(args)
 
 	obj, err := srv.CatalogRegister(nil, req)
@@ -52,15 +50,13 @@ func TestCatalogDeregister(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, srv.agent.RPC)
 
 	// Register node
-	args := &structs.DeregisterRequest{
-		Datacenter: "dc1",
-		Node:       "foo",
-	}
-
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/v1/catalog/deregister", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
+	args := &structs.DeregisterRequest{
+		Node: "foo",
+	}
 	req.Body = encodeReq(args)
 
 	obj, err := srv.CatalogDeregister(nil, req)
diff --git a/consul/catalog_endpoint_test.go b/consul/catalog_endpoint_test.go
index 4c5a2c70b4..149651de6b 100644
--- a/consul/catalog_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/consul/catalog_endpoint_test.go
@@ -257,11 +257,6 @@ func TestCatalogListNodes_StaleRaad(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, client1.Call)
 	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, client2.Call)
 
-	args := structs.DCSpecificRequest{
-		Datacenter:   "dc1",
-		QueryOptions: structs.QueryOptions{AllowStale: true},
-	}
-
 	// Use the follower as the client
 	var client *rpc.Client
 	if !s1.IsLeader() {
@@ -276,6 +271,10 @@ func TestCatalogListNodes_StaleRaad(t *testing.T) {
 		s2.fsm.State().EnsureNode(1, structs.Node{"foo", "127.0.0.1"})
 	}
 
+	args := structs.DCSpecificRequest{
+		Datacenter:   "dc1",
+		QueryOptions: structs.QueryOptions{AllowStale: true},
+	}
 	var out structs.IndexedNodes
 	if err := client.Call("Catalog.ListNodes", &args, &out); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)