diff --git a/internal/processor/string-decode_test.go b/internal/processor/string-decode_test.go
index 0223215..dff2f9f 100644
--- a/internal/processor/string-decode_test.go
+++ b/internal/processor/string-decode_test.go
@@ -40,22 +40,20 @@ func TestStringDecodeFromRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGoodStringDecode(t *testing.T) {
 	stringDecoder := processor.StringDecode{}
 	tests := []struct {
-		processor processor.Processor
-		name      string
-		payload   any
-		expected  string
+		name     string
+		payload  any
+		expected string
 	}{
 		{
-			processor: &stringDecoder,
-			name:      "hello",
-			payload:   []byte{0x68, 0x65, 0x6c, 0x6c, 0x6f},
-			expected:  "hello",
+			name:     "hello",
+			payload:  []byte{0x68, 0x65, 0x6c, 0x6c, 0x6f},
+			expected: "hello",
 		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := test.processor.Process(t.Context(), test.payload)
+			got, err := stringDecoder.Process(t.Context(), test.payload)
 
 			gotString, ok := got.(string)
 			if !ok {
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ func TestGoodStringDecode(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBadStringDecode(t *testing.T) {
 	stringDecoder := processor.StringDecode{}
 	tests := []struct {
-		processor   processor.Processor
 		name        string
 		payload     any
 		errorString string
diff --git a/internal/processor/string-encode_test.go b/internal/processor/string-encode_test.go
index 5d40c0f..a1db3b4 100644
--- a/internal/processor/string-encode_test.go
+++ b/internal/processor/string-encode_test.go
@@ -79,13 +79,11 @@ func TestGoodStringEncode(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBadStringEncode(t *testing.T) {
 	stringEncoder := processor.StringEncode{}
 	tests := []struct {
-		processor   processor.Processor
 		name        string
 		payload     any
 		errorString string
 	}{
 		{
-			processor:   &stringEncoder,
 			name:        "non-string input",
 			payload:     []byte{0x68, 0x65, 0x6c, 0x6c, 0x6f},
 			errorString: "string.encode processor only accepts a string",
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ func TestBadStringEncode(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := test.processor.Process(t.Context(), test.payload)
+			got, err := stringEncoder.Process(t.Context(), test.payload)
 
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("string.encode expected to fail but got payload: %s", got)