diff --git a/test/test_datasets.py b/test/test_datasets.py
index 3ac7fae8ac..a02c365dec 100644
--- a/test/test_datasets.py
+++ b/test/test_datasets.py
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ def test_cmuarctic(self):
         data[0]
 
 
-@common_utils.skipIfNoSoxBackend
 class TestCommonVoice(common_utils.TorchaudioTestCase):
-    backend = 'sox'
     path = common_utils.get_asset_path()
 
     def test_commonvoice(self):
diff --git a/test/test_sox_compatibility.py b/test/test_sox_compatibility.py
index 23d58a3fb1..cafcca71fc 100644
--- a/test/test_sox_compatibility.py
+++ b/test/test_sox_compatibility.py
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ def test_lowpass(self):
 
         cutoff_freq = 3000
 
-        noise_filepath = common_utils.get_asset_path('whitenoise.wav')
+        noise_waveform = common_utils.get_whitenoise(sample_rate=44100, duration=5)
+        noise_filepath = self.get_temp_path('whitenoise.wav')
+        common_utils.save_wav(noise_filepath, noise_waveform)
+    
         E = torchaudio.sox_effects.SoxEffectsChain()
         E.set_input_file(noise_filepath)
         E.append_effect_to_chain("lowpass", [cutoff_freq])