diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/functions/index.test.js b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/functions/index.test.js
index becf00a634e8..e831f0600ac7 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/functions/index.test.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/functions/index.test.js
@@ -749,6 +749,11 @@ describe('AwsCompileFunctions', () => {
       let s3Folder;
       let s3FileName;
 
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        s3Folder = awsCompileFunctions.serverless.service.package.artifactDirectoryName;
+        s3FileName = awsCompileFunctions.serverless.service.package.artifact.split(path.sep).pop();
+      });
+
       describe('when IamRoleLambdaExecution is used', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
           // pretend that the IamRoleLambdaExecution is used
@@ -2301,29 +2306,6 @@ describe('AwsCompileFunctions', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('Errors if unsupported object type is provided', () => {
-      it('should throw for object type { Ref: "Foo" }', () => {
-        const role = { Ref: 'Foo' };
-        const resource = { Properties: {} };
-
-        expect(() => awsCompileFunctions.compileRole(resource, role)).to.throw(Error);
-      });
-
-      it('should throw for object type Buffer', () => {
-        const role = Buffer.from('Foo');
-        const resource = { Properties: {} };
-
-        expect(() => awsCompileFunctions.compileRole(resource, role)).to.throw(Error);
-      });
-
-      it('should throw for object type Array', () => {
-        const role = [1, 2, 3];
-        const resource = { Properties: {} };
-
-        expect(() => awsCompileFunctions.compileRole(resource, role)).to.throw(Error);
-      });
-    });
-
     it('should not set unset properties when not specified in yml (layers, vpc, etc)', () => {
       const s3Folder = awsCompileFunctions.serverless.service.package.artifactDirectoryName;
       const s3FileName = awsCompileFunctions.serverless.service.package.artifact