diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/pytestplugin.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/pytestplugin.py
index 3b276cae8..435e21d18 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/pytestplugin.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/pytestplugin.py
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ class ACFactory:
     def get_online_accounts(self, num: int) -> List[Account]:
         return [self.get_online_account() for _ in range(num)]
 
+    def resetup_account(self, ac: Account) -> Account:
+        """Resetup account from scratch, losing the encryption key."""
+        ac.stop_io()
+        ac_clone = self.get_unconfigured_account()
+        for i in ["addr", "mail_pw"]:
+            ac_clone.set_config(i, ac.get_config(i))
+        ac.remove()
+        ac_clone.configure()
+        return ac_clone
+
     def send_message(
         self,
         to_account: Account,
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
index 1100d1c93..7fe8c462e 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
@@ -419,14 +419,7 @@ def test_verified_group_recovery(acfactory, rpc) -> None:
             break
 
     logging.info("ac2 logs in on a new device")
-    ac2.stop_io()
-    ac2_clone = acfactory.get_unconfigured_account()
-    for i in ["addr", "mail_pw"]:
-        ac2_clone.set_config(i, ac2.get_config(i))
-    rpc.remove_account(ac2.id)
-    ac2_clone.configure()
-    ac2 = ac2_clone
-    del ac2_clone
+    ac2 = acfactory.resetup_account(ac2)
 
     logging.info("ac2 reverifies with ac3")
     qr_code, _svg = ac3.get_qr_code()