diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py b/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py
index e91b90f6..771c9892 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ def create_widget(qtbot, widget, *args, **kwargs):
     """
     Create a widget and add it to the qtbot for testing. This is a helper function that
     should be used in all tests that require a widget to be created.
-    DO NOT CREATE WIDGETS DIRECTLY IN A FIXTURE!
 
     Args:
         qtbot (fixture): pytest-qt fixture
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ def create_widget(qtbot, widget, *args, **kwargs):
 
     Returns:
         QWidget: the created widget
-
     """
     widget = widget(*args, **kwargs)
     qtbot.addWidget(widget)
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_positioner_box.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_positioner_box.py
index 78a5e546..a9d07c9f 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_positioner_box.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_positioner_box.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from bec_widgets.widgets.positioner_box.positioner_box import PositionerBox
 from bec_widgets.widgets.positioner_box.positioner_control_line import PositionerControlLine
 
 from .client_mocks import mocked_client
+from .conftest import create_widget
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -24,8 +25,7 @@ def positioner_box(qtbot, mocked_client):
             "bec_widgets.widgets.positioner_box.positioner_box.PositionerBox._check_device_is_valid",
             return_value=True,
         ):
-            db = PositionerBox(device="samx", client=mocked_client)
-            qtbot.addWidget(db)
+            db = create_widget(qtbot, PositionerBox, device="samx", client=mocked_client)
             yield db