diff --git a/cpp/tests/scalar/factories_test.cpp b/cpp/tests/scalar/factories_test.cpp
index c91fb6b3b5e..fd0a92a0168 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/scalar/factories_test.cpp
+++ b/cpp/tests/scalar/factories_test.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ TYPED_TEST(TimestampScalarFactory, TypeCast)
 }
 
 template <typename T>
-struct DefaultScalarFactory : public cudf::test::BaseFixture {
+struct DefaultScalarFactory : public ScalarFactoryTest {
   static constexpr auto factory = cudf::make_default_constructed_scalar;
 };
 
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ TYPED_TEST_CASE(DefaultScalarFactory, MixedTypes);
 
 TYPED_TEST(DefaultScalarFactory, FactoryDefault)
 {
-  std::unique_ptr<cudf::scalar> s = this->factory(cudf::data_type{cudf::type_to_id<TypeParam>()});
+  std::unique_ptr<cudf::scalar> s =
+    this->factory(cudf::data_type{cudf::type_to_id<TypeParam>()}, this->stream(), this->mr());
 
   EXPECT_EQ(s->type(), cudf::data_type{cudf::type_to_id<TypeParam>()});
   EXPECT_FALSE(s->is_valid());
@@ -106,7 +107,8 @@ TYPED_TEST(DefaultScalarFactory, FactoryDefault)
 
 TYPED_TEST(DefaultScalarFactory, TypeCast)
 {
-  std::unique_ptr<cudf::scalar> s = this->factory(cudf::data_type{cudf::type_to_id<TypeParam>()});
+  std::unique_ptr<cudf::scalar> s =
+    this->factory(cudf::data_type{cudf::type_to_id<TypeParam>()}, this->stream(), this->mr());
 
   auto numeric_s = static_cast<cudf::scalar_type_t<TypeParam>*>(s.get());