diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_one_union.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_one_union.rs
index 679c81f46aca6..c343e2576c041 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_one_union.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/eliminate_one_union.rs
@@ -61,12 +61,13 @@ impl OptimizerRule for EliminateOneUnion {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::eliminate_filter::EliminateFilter;
-    use crate::propagate_empty_relation::PropagateEmptyRelation;
     use crate::test::*;
     use arrow::datatypes::{DataType, Field, Schema};
-    use datafusion_common::ScalarValue;
-    use datafusion_expr::{logical_plan::table_scan, Expr};
+    use datafusion_common::ToDFSchema;
+    use datafusion_expr::{
+        expr_rewriter::coerce_plan_expr_for_schema,
+        logical_plan::{table_scan, Union},
+    };
     use std::sync::Arc;
 
     fn schema() -> Schema {
@@ -79,11 +80,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     fn assert_optimized_plan_equal(plan: &LogicalPlan, expected: &str) -> Result<()> {
         assert_optimized_plan_eq_with_rules(
-            vec![
-                Arc::new(EliminateFilter::new()),
-                Arc::new(PropagateEmptyRelation::new()),
-                Arc::new(EliminateOneUnion::new()),
-            ],
+            vec![Arc::new(EliminateOneUnion::new())],
             plan,
             expected,
         )
@@ -107,19 +104,17 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn eliminate_nested_union() -> Result<()> {
-        let plan_builder = table_scan(Some("table"), &schema(), None)?;
-
-        let plan = plan_builder
-            .clone()
-            .union(
-                plan_builder
-                    .clone()
-                    .filter(Expr::Literal(ScalarValue::Boolean(Some(false))))?
-                    .build()?,
-            )?
-            .build()?;
+        let table_plan = coerce_plan_expr_for_schema(
+            &table_scan(Some("table"), &schema(), None)?.build()?,
+            &schema().to_dfschema()?,
+        )?;
+        let schema = table_plan.schema().clone();
+        let single_union_plan = LogicalPlan::Union(Union {
+            inputs: vec![Arc::new(table_plan)],
+            schema,
+        });
 
         let expected = "TableScan: table";
-        assert_optimized_plan_equal(&plan, expected)
+        assert_optimized_plan_equal(&single_union_plan, expected)
     }
 }