diff -r 64287dd40326 -r c5877e2c93f2 libpurple/tests/test_person.c
--- a/libpurple/tests/test_person.c	Sat Oct 01 01:48:31 2022 -0500
+++ b/libpurple/tests/test_person.c	Sat Oct 01 01:50:52 2022 -0500
@@ -236,19 +236,18 @@
 	priority = purple_person_get_priority_contact(person);
 	g_assert_null(priority);
 
-	/* Build the presence and status for the contact. */
-	presence = g_object_new(PURPLE_TYPE_PRESENCE, NULL);
+	/* Now create a real contact. */
+	contact = purple_contact_new(account, "username");
+	purple_person_add_contact(person, contact);
+
+	/* Set the status of the contact. */
+	presence = purple_contact_get_presence(contact);
 	status_type = purple_status_type_new(PURPLE_STATUS_AVAILABLE, "available",
 	                                     "Available", FALSE);
 	status = purple_status_new(status_type, presence);
 	g_object_set(G_OBJECT(presence), "active-status", status, NULL);
 	g_clear_object(&status);
 
-	/* Now create a real contact. */
-	contact = purple_contact_new(account, "username");
-	purple_contact_set_presence(contact, presence);
-	purple_person_add_contact(person, contact);
-
 	g_assert_true(called);
 
 	priority = purple_person_get_priority_contact(person);
@@ -309,17 +308,16 @@
 		/* Set changed to false as it shouldn't be changed. */
 		changed = FALSE;
 
-		/* Build the presence and status for the contact. */
-		presence = g_object_new(PURPLE_TYPE_PRESENCE, NULL);
-		status = purple_status_new(offline, presence);
-		g_object_set(G_OBJECT(presence), "active-status", status, NULL);
-		g_clear_object(&status);
-
 		/* Now create a real contact. */
 		username = g_strdup_printf("username%d", i + 1);
 		contact = purple_contact_new(account, username);
 		g_free(username);
-		purple_contact_set_presence(contact, presence);
+
+		/* Set the status for the contact. */
+		presence = purple_contact_get_presence(contact);
+		status = purple_status_new(offline, presence);
+		g_object_set(G_OBJECT(presence), "active-status", status, NULL);
+		g_clear_object(&status);
 
 		purple_person_add_contact(person, contact);
 
@@ -336,7 +334,6 @@
 		}
 
 		g_clear_object(&contact);
-		g_clear_object(&presence);
 	}
 
 	n_items = g_list_model_get_n_items(G_LIST_MODEL(person));