diff --git a/test/units/playbook/test_role.py b/test/units/playbook/test_role.py
index 031871ce32..208fe9aeda 100644
--- a/test/units/playbook/test_role.py
+++ b/test/units/playbook/test_role.py
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ class TestRole(unittest.TestCase):
             """,
         })
 
+        mock_play = MagicMock()
+        mock_play.ROLE_CACHE = {}
+
         i = RoleInclude.load('foo_tasks', loader=fake_loader)
-        r = Role.load(i)
+        r = Role.load(i, play=mock_play)
 
         self.assertEqual(str(r), 'foo_tasks')
         self.assertEqual(len(r._task_blocks), 1)
@@ -62,8 +65,11 @@ class TestRole(unittest.TestCase):
             """,
         })
 
+        mock_play = MagicMock()
+        mock_play.ROLE_CACHE = {}
+
         i = RoleInclude.load('foo_handlers', loader=fake_loader)
-        r = Role.load(i)
+        r = Role.load(i, play=mock_play)
 
         self.assertEqual(len(r._handler_blocks), 1)
         assert isinstance(r._handler_blocks[0], Block)
@@ -79,8 +85,11 @@ class TestRole(unittest.TestCase):
             """,
         })
 
+        mock_play = MagicMock()
+        mock_play.ROLE_CACHE = {}
+
         i = RoleInclude.load('foo_vars', loader=fake_loader)
-        r = Role.load(i)
+        r = Role.load(i, play=mock_play)
 
         self.assertEqual(r._default_vars, dict(foo='bar'))
         self.assertEqual(r._role_vars, dict(foo='bam'))
@@ -122,8 +131,11 @@ class TestRole(unittest.TestCase):
             """,
         })
 
+        mock_play = MagicMock()
+        mock_play.ROLE_CACHE = {}
+
         i = RoleInclude.load('foo_metadata', loader=fake_loader)
-        r = Role.load(i)
+        r = Role.load(i, play=mock_play)
 
         role_deps = r.get_direct_dependencies()
 
@@ -141,13 +153,13 @@ class TestRole(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(all_deps[2].get_name(), 'bar_metadata')
 
         i = RoleInclude.load('bad1_metadata', loader=fake_loader)
-        self.assertRaises(AnsibleParserError, Role.load, i)
+        self.assertRaises(AnsibleParserError, Role.load, i, play=mock_play)
 
         i = RoleInclude.load('bad2_metadata', loader=fake_loader)
-        self.assertRaises(AnsibleParserError, Role.load, i)
+        self.assertRaises(AnsibleParserError, Role.load, i, play=mock_play)
 
         i = RoleInclude.load('recursive1_metadata', loader=fake_loader)
-        self.assertRaises(AnsibleError, Role.load, i)
+        self.assertRaises(AnsibleError, Role.load, i, play=mock_play)
 
     def test_load_role_complex(self):
 
@@ -160,8 +172,11 @@ class TestRole(unittest.TestCase):
             """,
         })
 
+        mock_play = MagicMock()
+        mock_play.ROLE_CACHE = {}
+
         i = RoleInclude.load(dict(role='foo_complex'), loader=fake_loader)
-        r = Role.load(i)
+        r = Role.load(i, play=mock_play)
 
         self.assertEqual(r.get_name(), "foo_complex")