diff --git a/compiler_opt/es/policy_utils_test.py b/compiler_opt/es/policy_utils_test.py
index 2603fe1a..240517ed 100644
--- a/compiler_opt/es/policy_utils_test.py
+++ b/compiler_opt/es/policy_utils_test.py
@@ -110,9 +110,8 @@ class VectorTest(absltest.TestCase):
   params = np.arange(expected_length_of_a_perturbation, dtype=np.float32)
   POLICY_NAME = 'test_policy_name'
 
-  # TODO(abenalaast): Issue #280
-  def test_set_vectorized_parameters_for_policy(self):
-    # create a policy
+  def _save_inlining_policy(
+      self) -> tuple[str, actor_policy.ActorPolicy, policy_saver.PolicySaver]:
     problem_config = registry.get_configuration(
         implementation=inlining.InliningConfig)
     time_step_spec, action_spec = problem_config.get_signature_spec()
@@ -143,6 +142,12 @@ def test_set_vectorized_parameters_for_policy(self):
     testing_path = self.create_tempdir()
     policy_save_path = os.path.join(testing_path, 'temp_output', 'policy')
     saver.save(policy_save_path)
+    return (policy_save_path, policy, saver)
+
+  # TODO(abenalaast): Issue #280
+  def test_set_vectorized_parameters_for_policy(self):
+    # create a policy
+    policy_save_path, policy, _ = self._save_inlining_policy()
 
     # set the values of the policy variables
     policy_utils.set_vectorized_parameters_for_policy(policy, VectorTest.params)
@@ -177,36 +182,7 @@ def test_set_vectorized_parameters_for_policy(self):
   # TODO(abenalaast): Issue #280
   def test_get_vectorized_parameters_from_policy(self):
     # create a policy
-    problem_config = registry.get_configuration(
-        implementation=inlining.InliningConfig)
-    time_step_spec, action_spec = problem_config.get_signature_spec()
-    quantile_file_dir = os.path.join(TEST_PATH_PREFIX, 'compiler_opt', 'rl',
-                                     'inlining', 'vocab')
-    creator = inlining_config.get_observation_processing_layer_creator(
-        quantile_file_dir=quantile_file_dir,
-        with_sqrt=False,
-        with_z_score_normalization=False)
-    layers = tf.nest.map_structure(creator, time_step_spec.observation)
-
-    actor_network = actor_distribution_network.ActorDistributionNetwork(
-        input_tensor_spec=time_step_spec.observation,
-        output_tensor_spec=action_spec,
-        preprocessing_layers=layers,
-        preprocessing_combiner=tf.keras.layers.Concatenate(),
-        fc_layer_params=(64, 64, 64, 64),
-        dropout_layer_params=None,
-        activation_fn=tf.keras.activations.relu)
-
-    policy = actor_policy.ActorPolicy(
-        time_step_spec=time_step_spec,
-        action_spec=action_spec,
-        actor_network=actor_network)
-
-    # save the policy
-    saver = policy_saver.PolicySaver({VectorTest.POLICY_NAME: policy})
-    testing_path = self.create_tempdir()
-    policy_save_path = os.path.join(testing_path, 'temp_output', 'policy')
-    saver.save(policy_save_path)
+    policy_save_path, policy, _ = self._save_inlining_policy()
 
     # functionality verified in previous test
     policy_utils.set_vectorized_parameters_for_policy(policy, VectorTest.params)
@@ -226,36 +202,7 @@ def test_get_vectorized_parameters_from_policy(self):
   # TODO(abenalaast): Issue #280
   def test_tfpolicy_and_loaded_policy_produce_same_variable_order(self):
     # create a policy
-    problem_config = registry.get_configuration(
-        implementation=inlining.InliningConfig)
-    time_step_spec, action_spec = problem_config.get_signature_spec()
-    quantile_file_dir = os.path.join(TEST_PATH_PREFIX, 'compiler_opt', 'rl',
-                                     'inlining', 'vocab')
-    creator = inlining_config.get_observation_processing_layer_creator(
-        quantile_file_dir=quantile_file_dir,
-        with_sqrt=False,
-        with_z_score_normalization=False)
-    layers = tf.nest.map_structure(creator, time_step_spec.observation)
-
-    actor_network = actor_distribution_network.ActorDistributionNetwork(
-        input_tensor_spec=time_step_spec.observation,
-        output_tensor_spec=action_spec,
-        preprocessing_layers=layers,
-        preprocessing_combiner=tf.keras.layers.Concatenate(),
-        fc_layer_params=(64, 64, 64, 64),
-        dropout_layer_params=None,
-        activation_fn=tf.keras.activations.relu)
-
-    policy = actor_policy.ActorPolicy(
-        time_step_spec=time_step_spec,
-        action_spec=action_spec,
-        actor_network=actor_network)
-
-    # save the policy
-    saver = policy_saver.PolicySaver({VectorTest.POLICY_NAME: policy})
-    testing_path = self.create_tempdir()
-    policy_save_path = os.path.join(testing_path, 'temp_output', 'policy')
-    saver.save(policy_save_path)
+    policy_save_path, policy, saver = self._save_inlining_policy()
 
     # set the values of the variables
     policy_utils.set_vectorized_parameters_for_policy(policy, VectorTest.params)