diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp
index f3f3de42bb..d8afabcc22 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp
@@ -1330,6 +1330,8 @@ bool RiaApplication::parseArguments()
 int RiaApplication::launchUnitTests()
 {
 #ifdef USE_UNIT_TESTS
+
+    caf::ProgressInfoBlocker progressBlocker;
     cvf::Assert::setReportMode(cvf::Assert::CONSOLE);
 
 #if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UnitTests/RifReaderEclipseOutput-Test.cpp b/ApplicationCode/UnitTests/RifReaderEclipseOutput-Test.cpp
index d747195260..5e36e4d141 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UnitTests/RifReaderEclipseOutput-Test.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UnitTests/RifReaderEclipseOutput-Test.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 #include "RifReaderSettings.h"
 #include "RimEclipseResultCase.h"
 
-#include <cafProgressInfo.h>
-
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QDir>
 
@@ -49,8 +47,6 @@ using namespace RiaDefines;
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TEST(RigReservoirTest, BasicTest10k)
 {
-    caf::ProgressInfoBlocker progressBlocker;
-
     QDir baseFolder(TEST_MODEL_DIR);
     bool subFolderExists = baseFolder.cd("TEST10K_FLT_LGR_NNC");
     EXPECT_TRUE(subFolderExists);
@@ -103,8 +99,6 @@ TEST(RigReservoirTest, BasicTest10k)
 
 TEST(RigReservoirTest, BasicTest10kRestart)
 {
-    caf::ProgressInfoBlocker progressBlocker;
-
     RifEclipseUnifiedRestartFileAccess unrstAccess;
 
     QDir baseFolder(TEST_MODEL_DIR);
@@ -143,8 +137,6 @@ TEST(RigReservoirTest, BasicTest10kRestart)
 
 TEST(RigReservoirTest, BasicTest10k_NativeECL)
 {
-    caf::ProgressInfoBlocker progressBlocker;
-
     QDir baseFolder(TEST_MODEL_DIR);
     bool subFolderExists = baseFolder.cd("TEST10K_FLT_LGR_NNC");
     EXPECT_TRUE(subFolderExists);
@@ -191,8 +183,6 @@ TEST(RigReservoirTest, BasicTest10k_NativeECL)
 
 TEST(RigReservoirTest, Test10k_ReadThenWriteToECL)
 {
-    caf::ProgressInfoBlocker progressBlocker;
-
     QDir baseFolder(TEST_MODEL_DIR);
     bool subFolderExists = baseFolder.cd("TEST10K_FLT_LGR_NNC");
     EXPECT_TRUE(subFolderExists);