diff --git a/waddrmgr/common_test.go b/waddrmgr/common_test.go
index 14bad47..0a47970 100644
--- a/waddrmgr/common_test.go
+++ b/waddrmgr/common_test.go
@@ -206,8 +206,6 @@ func emptyDB(t *testing.T) (tearDownFunc func(), db walletdb.DB) {
 // setupManager creates a new address manager and returns a teardown function
 // that should be invoked to ensure it is closed and removed upon completion.
 func setupManager(t *testing.T) (tearDownFunc func(), db walletdb.DB, mgr *waddrmgr.Manager) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
 	// Create a new manager in a temp directory.
 	dirName, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "mgrtest")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/waddrmgr/manager_test.go b/waddrmgr/manager_test.go
index 932f50a..32d71bf 100644
--- a/waddrmgr/manager_test.go
+++ b/waddrmgr/manager_test.go
@@ -1859,6 +1859,8 @@ func TestManager(t *testing.T) {
 // TestEncryptDecryptErrors ensures that errors which occur while encrypting and
 // decrypting data return the expected errors.
 func TestEncryptDecryptErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	teardown, db, mgr := setupManager(t)
 	defer teardown()
 
@@ -1911,6 +1913,8 @@ func TestEncryptDecryptErrors(t *testing.T) {
 // TestEncryptDecrypt ensures that encrypting and decrypting data with the
 // the various crypto key types works as expected.
 func TestEncryptDecrypt(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	teardown, db, mgr := setupManager(t)
 	defer teardown()