diff --git a/tests/managers.py b/tests/managers.py
index 03ea473..640420c 100644
--- a/tests/managers.py
+++ b/tests/managers.py
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
-from model_utils.managers import SoftDeletableManager, SoftDeletableQuerySet
+from model_utils.managers import SoftDeletableQuerySet
 
 
 class CustomSoftDeleteQuerySet(SoftDeletableQuerySet):
     def only_read(self):
         return self.filter(is_read=True)
-
-
-class CustomSoftDeleteManager(SoftDeletableManager):
-    _queryset_class = CustomSoftDeleteQuerySet
-
-    def only_read(self):
-        return self.get_queryset().only_read()
diff --git a/tests/models.py b/tests/models.py
index 44f7590..b5b4f37 100644
--- a/tests/models.py
+++ b/tests/models.py
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from model_utils import Choices
 from model_utils.fields import MonitorField, SplitField, StatusField, UUIDField
-from model_utils.managers import InheritanceManager, JoinManager, QueryManager
+from model_utils.managers import (
+    InheritanceManager,
+    JoinManager,
+    QueryManager,
+    SoftDeletableManager,
+)
 from model_utils.models import (
     SoftDeletableModel,
     StatusModel,
@@ -19,7 +24,7 @@ from model_utils.models import (
 )
 from model_utils.tracker import FieldTracker, ModelTracker
 from tests.fields import MutableField
-from tests.managers import CustomSoftDeleteManager
+from tests.managers import CustomSoftDeleteQuerySet
 
 
 class InheritanceManagerTestRelated(models.Model):
@@ -350,7 +355,7 @@ class SoftDeletable(SoftDeletableModel):
 class CustomSoftDelete(SoftDeletableModel):
     is_read = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
-    objects: ClassVar[CustomSoftDeleteManager[SoftDeletableModel]] = CustomSoftDeleteManager()
+    objects = SoftDeletableManager.from_queryset(CustomSoftDeleteQuerySet)()  # type: ignore[misc]
 
 
 class StringyDescriptor: