diff --git a/pulp_rpm/tests/functional/api/test_crud_content_unit.py b/pulp_rpm/tests/functional/api/test_crud_content_unit.py
index 5a2e1a779..d6d44b7c8 100644
--- a/pulp_rpm/tests/functional/api/test_crud_content_unit.py
+++ b/pulp_rpm/tests/functional/api/test_crud_content_unit.py
@@ -173,9 +173,10 @@ def do_test_remove_unit(self, remote_url):
         repo_content = get_content(repo.to_dict())
         base_addr = self.cfg.get_host_settings()[0]["url"]
 
+        basic_auth = requests.auth.HTTPBasicAuth("admin", "password")
         for content_type in repo_content.keys():
             response = requests.delete(
-                urljoin(base_addr, repo_content[content_type][0]["pulp_href"])
+                urljoin(base_addr, repo_content[content_type][0]["pulp_href"]), auth=basic_auth
             )
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 405)