diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/48989-sku-fix-failing-test b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/48989-sku-fix-failing-test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35377024795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/48989-sku-fix-failing-test
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: tweak
+Comment: No changelog entry is required, as this just changes a unit test to workaround an issue.
+
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/tests/php/includes/rest-api/Controllers/Version3/class-wc-rest-product-custom-fields-controller-tests.php b/plugins/woocommerce/tests/php/includes/rest-api/Controllers/Version3/class-wc-rest-product-custom-fields-controller-tests.php
index ff18aeadb5d..c6641c6d8a1 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/tests/php/includes/rest-api/Controllers/Version3/class-wc-rest-product-custom-fields-controller-tests.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/tests/php/includes/rest-api/Controllers/Version3/class-wc-rest-product-custom-fields-controller-tests.php
@@ -16,34 +16,9 @@ class WC_REST_Product_Custom_Fields_Controller_Tests extends WC_REST_Unit_Test_C
 	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public static function wpSetUpBeforeClass() {
-		self::$products[] = WC_Helper_Product::create_simple_product(
-			true,
-			array(
-				'name' => 'Pancake',
-				'sku'  => 'pancake-1',
-			)
-		);
-		self::$products[] = WC_Helper_Product::create_simple_product(
-			true,
-			array(
-				'name' => 'Waffle 1',
-				'sku'  => 'pancake-2',
-			)
-		);
-		self::$products[] = WC_Helper_Product::create_simple_product(
-			true,
-			array(
-				'name' => 'French Toast',
-				'sku'  => 'waffle-2',
-			)
-		);
-		self::$products[] = WC_Helper_Product::create_simple_product(
-			true,
-			array(
-				'name' => 'Waffle 3',
-				'sku'  => 'waffle-3',
-			)
-		);
+		for ( $i = 1; $i <= 4; $i ++ ) {
+			self::$products[] = WC_Helper_Product::create_simple_product();
+		}
 
 		foreach ( self::$products as $product ) {
 			for ( $i = 0; $i < 20; $i++ ) {