diff --git a/tests/unit/test_cost_map_guard.py b/tests/unit/test_cost_map_guard.py
index d553237bbbe..0a19903da59 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_cost_map_guard.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_cost_map_guard.py
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ def test_relocated_pins_keep_the_same_validation(tmp_path: Path, pins_path: str,
     destination.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     (tmp_path / guard.PINS_PATH).rename(destination)
     destination.write_text(pins)
-    head: Final = _git_commit(tmp_path, "relocate pins")
+    head: Final = _commit_code_only(tmp_path, "relocate pins")
     result: Final = _run_guard(tmp_path, base, head, "litellm_fix_pricing")
     assert result.returncode == (0 if pins == PINS else 1), result.stdout + result.stderr