diff --git a/tests/api/endpoints/admin/test_institution_users.py b/tests/api/endpoints/admin/test_institution_users.py
index 463f96a5b8a..ec7603ba08e 100644
--- a/tests/api/endpoints/admin/test_institution_users.py
+++ b/tests/api/endpoints/admin/test_institution_users.py
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
 from seahub.institutions.models import Institution
 from seahub.profile.models import Profile
 
-try:
-    from seahub.settings import LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV
-except ImportError:
-    LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV = False
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -31,12 +26,9 @@ def _delete_institution(self, name=''):
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(e)
 
-    @patch('seahub.api2.endpoints.admin.institution_users.IsProVersion')
+    @patch('seahub.api2.permissions.IsProVersion.has_permission')
     def test_can_get(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
-        if not LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV:
-            return
-
         mock_is_pro_version.return_value = True
 
         self.login_as(self.admin)
@@ -50,12 +42,9 @@ def test_can_get(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
         inst.delete()
 
-    @patch('seahub.api2.endpoints.admin.institution_users.IsProVersion')
+    @patch('seahub.api2.permissions.IsProVersion.has_permission')
     def test_no_permission(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
-        if not LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV:
-            return
-
         mock_is_pro_version.return_value = True
 
         self.logout()
@@ -66,12 +55,9 @@ def test_no_permission(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
         self.assertEqual(403, resp.status_code)
 
-    @patch('seahub.api2.endpoints.admin.institution_users.IsProVersion')
+    @patch('seahub.api2.permissions.IsProVersion.has_permission')
     def test_can_create(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
-        if not LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV:
-            return
-
         mock_is_pro_version.return_value = True
 
         self.login_as(self.admin)
@@ -111,12 +97,9 @@ def _add_user_in_institution(self, email, inst_name):
             profile.institution = inst_name
         profile.save()
 
-    @patch('seahub.api2.endpoints.admin.institution_users.IsProVersion')
+    @patch('seahub.api2.permissions.IsProVersion.has_permission')
     def test_can_update(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
-        if not LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV:
-            return
-
         mock_is_pro_version.return_value = True
 
         self.login_as(self.admin)
@@ -133,12 +116,9 @@ def test_can_update(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
         inst.delete()
 
-    @patch('seahub.api2.endpoints.admin.institution_users.IsProVersion')
+    @patch('seahub.api2.permissions.IsProVersion.has_permission')
     def test_can_delete(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
-        if not LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV:
-            return
-
         mock_is_pro_version.return_value = True
 
         self.login_as(self.admin)
diff --git a/tests/api/endpoints/admin/test_institutions.py b/tests/api/endpoints/admin/test_institutions.py
index dbae18a311c..42396447501 100644
--- a/tests/api/endpoints/admin/test_institutions.py
+++ b/tests/api/endpoints/admin/test_institutions.py
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
 from tests.common.utils import randstring
 from seahub.institutions.models import Institution
 
-try:
-    from seahub.settings import LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV
-except ImportError:
-    LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV = False
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -31,12 +26,9 @@ def _delete_institution(self, name=''):
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(e)
 
-    @patch('seahub.api2.endpoints.admin.institutions.IsProVersion')
+    @patch('seahub.api2.permissions.IsProVersion.has_permission')
     def test_can_get(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
-        if not LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV:
-            return
-
         mock_is_pro_version.return_value = True
 
         self.login_as(self.admin)
@@ -51,12 +43,9 @@ def test_can_get(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
         inst.delete()
 
-    @patch('seahub.api2.endpoints.admin.institutions.IsProVersion')
+    @patch('seahub.api2.permissions.IsProVersion.has_permission')
     def test_no_permission(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
-        if not LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV:
-            return
-
         mock_is_pro_version.return_value = True
 
         self.logout()
@@ -68,12 +57,9 @@ def test_no_permission(self, mock_is_pro_version):
         self.assertEqual(403, resp.status_code)
         inst.delete()
 
-    @patch('seahub.api2.endpoints.admin.institutions.IsProVersion')
+    @patch('seahub.api2.permissions.IsProVersion.has_permission')
     def test_can_create(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
-        if not LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV:
-            return
-
         mock_is_pro_version.return_value = True
 
         self.login_as(self.admin)
@@ -107,12 +93,9 @@ def _delete_institution(self, name=''):
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(e)
 
-    @patch('seahub.api2.endpoints.admin.institutions.IsProVersion')
+    @patch('seahub.api2.permissions.IsProVersion.has_permission')
     def test_can_get(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
-        if not LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV:
-            return
-
         mock_is_pro_version.return_value = True
 
         self.login_as(self.admin)
@@ -128,12 +111,9 @@ def test_can_get(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
         inst.delete()
 
-    @patch('seahub.api2.endpoints.admin.institutions.IsProVersion')
+    @patch('seahub.api2.permissions.IsProVersion.has_permission')
     def test_can_update(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
-        if not LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV:
-            return
-
         mock_is_pro_version.return_value = True
 
         self.login_as(self.admin)
@@ -150,12 +130,9 @@ def test_can_update(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
         inst.delete()
 
-    @patch('seahub.api2.endpoints.admin.institutions.IsProVersion')
+    @patch('seahub.api2.permissions.IsProVersion.has_permission')
     def test_can_delete(self, mock_is_pro_version):
 
-        if not LOCAL_PRO_DEV_ENV:
-            return
-
         mock_is_pro_version.return_value = True
 
         self.login_as(self.admin)