diff --git a/moto/elbv2/responses.py b/moto/elbv2/responses.py
index a686e58d8..63c9ba551 100644
--- a/moto/elbv2/responses.py
+++ b/moto/elbv2/responses.py
@@ -872,7 +872,9 @@ CREATE_LISTENER_TEMPLATE = """<CreateListenerResponse xmlns="http://elasticloadb
           {% endfor %}
         </Certificates>
         {% endif %}
+        {% if listener.port %}
         <Port>{{ listener.port }}</Port>
+        {% endif %}
         <SslPolicy>{{ listener.ssl_policy }}</SslPolicy>
         <ListenerArn>{{ listener.arn }}</ListenerArn>
         <DefaultActions>
diff --git a/tests/test_elbv2/test_elbv2.py b/tests/test_elbv2/test_elbv2.py
index 7b738dca2..61499f074 100644
--- a/tests/test_elbv2/test_elbv2.py
+++ b/tests/test_elbv2/test_elbv2.py
@@ -16,6 +16,31 @@ from tests import EXAMPLE_AMI_ID
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_create_load_balancer():
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
+
+    lb = response.get("LoadBalancers")[0]
+    VPCID = vpc.id
+    lb.get("DNSName").should.equal("my-lb-1.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com")
+    lb.get("LoadBalancerArn").should.equal(
+        "arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:us-east-1:1:loadbalancer/my-lb/50dc6c495c0c9188"
+    )
+    lb.get("SecurityGroups").should.equal([security_group.id])
+    lb.get("AvailabilityZones").should.equal(
+        [
+            {"SubnetId": subnet1.id, "ZoneName": "us-east-1a"},
+            {"SubnetId": subnet2.id, "ZoneName": "us-east-1b"},
+        ]
+    )
+    lb.get("CreatedTime").tzinfo.should_not.be.none
+    lb.get("State").get("Code").should.equal("provisioning")
+
+    # Ensure the tags persisted
+    response = conn.describe_tags(ResourceArns=[lb.get("LoadBalancerArn")])
+    tags = {d["Key"]: d["Value"] for d in response["TagDescriptions"][0]["Tags"]}
+    tags.should.equal({"key_name": "a_value"})
+
+
+def create_load_balancer():
     conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
     ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
 
@@ -37,53 +62,13 @@ def test_create_load_balancer():
         Scheme="internal",
         Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
     )
-
-    lb = response.get("LoadBalancers")[0]
-
-    lb.get("DNSName").should.equal("my-lb-1.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com")
-    lb.get("LoadBalancerArn").should.equal(
-        "arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:us-east-1:1:loadbalancer/my-lb/50dc6c495c0c9188"
-    )
-    lb.get("SecurityGroups").should.equal([security_group.id])
-    lb.get("AvailabilityZones").should.equal(
-        [
-            {"SubnetId": subnet1.id, "ZoneName": "us-east-1a"},
-            {"SubnetId": subnet2.id, "ZoneName": "us-east-1b"},
-        ]
-    )
-    lb.get("CreatedTime").tzinfo.should_not.be.none
-    lb.get("State").get("Code").should.equal("provisioning")
-
-    # Ensure the tags persisted
-    response = conn.describe_tags(ResourceArns=[lb.get("LoadBalancerArn")])
-    tags = {d["Key"]: d["Value"] for d in response["TagDescriptions"][0]["Tags"]}
-    tags.should.equal({"key_name": "a_value"})
+    return response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn
 
 
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_describe_load_balancers():
-    conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    conn.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
 
     response = conn.describe_load_balancers()
 
@@ -109,28 +94,7 @@ def test_describe_load_balancers():
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_add_remove_tags():
-    conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    conn.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
 
     lbs = conn.describe_load_balancers()["LoadBalancers"]
     lbs.should.have.length_of(1)
@@ -250,30 +214,45 @@ def test_create_elb_in_multiple_region():
     ).should.have.length_of(1)
 
 
+@mock_elbv2
+@mock_ec2
+def test_create_listeners_without_port():
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
+    load_balancer_arn = response.get("LoadBalancers")[0].get("LoadBalancerArn")
+    response = conn.create_target_group(
+        Name="a-target",
+        Protocol="HTTP",
+        Port=8080,
+        VpcId=vpc.id,
+        HealthCheckProtocol="HTTP",
+        HealthCheckPort="8080",
+        HealthCheckPath="/",
+        HealthCheckIntervalSeconds=5,
+        HealthCheckTimeoutSeconds=5,
+        HealthyThresholdCount=5,
+        UnhealthyThresholdCount=2,
+        Matcher={"HttpCode": "200"},
+    )
+    target_group = response.get("TargetGroups")[0]
+    target_group_arn = target_group["TargetGroupArn"]
+    response = conn.create_listener(
+        LoadBalancerArn=load_balancer_arn,
+        Protocol="HTTP",
+        DefaultActions=[{"Type": "forward", "TargetGroupArn": target_group_arn}],
+    )
+
+    listener = response.get("Listeners")[0]
+    listener.get("Port").should.equal(None)
+    listener.get("Protocol").should.equal("HTTP")
+    listener.get("DefaultActions").should.equal(
+        [{"TargetGroupArn": target_group_arn, "Type": "forward"}]
+    )
+
+
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_create_target_group_and_listeners():
-    conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = conn.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
 
     load_balancer_arn = response.get("LoadBalancers")[0].get("LoadBalancerArn")
 
@@ -439,27 +418,7 @@ def test_create_target_group_and_listeners():
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_create_target_group_without_non_required_parameters():
-    conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = conn.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
 
     # request without HealthCheckIntervalSeconds parameter
     # which is default to 30 seconds
@@ -574,27 +533,7 @@ def test_describe_paginated_balancers():
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_delete_load_balancer():
-    conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = conn.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
 
     response.get("LoadBalancers").should.have.length_of(1)
     lb = response.get("LoadBalancers")[0]
@@ -842,27 +781,7 @@ def test_terminated_instance_target():
 @mock_ec2
 @mock_elbv2
 def test_target_group_attributes():
-    conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = conn.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
 
     response = conn.create_target_group(
         Name="a-target",
@@ -955,27 +874,7 @@ def test_create_target_group_invalid_protocol():
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_create_rule_priority_in_use():
-    elbv2 = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = elbv2.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, elbv2 = create_load_balancer()
 
     load_balancer_arn = response.get("LoadBalancers")[0].get("LoadBalancerArn")
 
@@ -1002,27 +901,7 @@ def test_create_rule_priority_in_use():
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_handle_listener_rules():
-    conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = conn.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
 
     load_balancer_arn = response.get("LoadBalancers")[0].get("LoadBalancerArn")
 
@@ -1369,27 +1248,7 @@ def test_handle_listener_rules():
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_describe_invalid_target_group():
-    conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = conn.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
 
     response.get("LoadBalancers")[0].get("LoadBalancerArn")
 
@@ -1416,27 +1275,7 @@ def test_describe_invalid_target_group():
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_describe_target_groups_no_arguments():
-    conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = conn.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
 
     response.get("LoadBalancers")[0].get("LoadBalancerArn")
 
@@ -1483,27 +1322,7 @@ def test_describe_ssl_policies():
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_set_ip_address_type():
-    client = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = client.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, client = create_load_balancer()
     arn = response["LoadBalancers"][0]["LoadBalancerArn"]
 
     # Internal LBs cant be dualstack yet
@@ -1617,27 +1436,7 @@ def test_set_subnets_errors():
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_modify_load_balancer_attributes_idle_timeout():
-    client = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = client.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, client = create_load_balancer()
     arn = response["LoadBalancers"][0]["LoadBalancerArn"]
 
     client.modify_load_balancer_attributes(
@@ -1824,28 +1623,7 @@ def test_modify_listener_http_to_https():
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_redirect_action_listener_rule():
-    conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.128/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = conn.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
-
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
     load_balancer_arn = response.get("LoadBalancers")[0].get("LoadBalancerArn")
 
     action = {
@@ -1903,27 +1681,7 @@ def test_redirect_action_listener_rule():
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_cognito_action_listener_rule():
-    conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.128/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = conn.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
     load_balancer_arn = response.get("LoadBalancers")[0].get("LoadBalancerArn")
 
     action = {
@@ -1966,27 +1724,7 @@ def test_cognito_action_listener_rule():
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_fixed_response_action_listener_rule():
-    conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.128/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = conn.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
     load_balancer_arn = response.get("LoadBalancers")[0].get("LoadBalancerArn")
 
     action = {
@@ -2027,27 +1765,7 @@ def test_fixed_response_action_listener_rule():
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_fixed_response_action_listener_rule_validates_status_code():
-    conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.128/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = conn.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
     load_balancer_arn = response.get("LoadBalancers")[0].get("LoadBalancerArn")
 
     invalid_status_code_action = {
@@ -2075,27 +1793,7 @@ def test_fixed_response_action_listener_rule_validates_status_code():
 @mock_elbv2
 @mock_ec2
 def test_fixed_response_action_listener_rule_validates_content_type():
-    conn = boto3.client("elbv2", region_name="us-east-1")
-    ec2 = boto3.resource("ec2", region_name="us-east-1")
-
-    security_group = ec2.create_security_group(
-        GroupName="a-security-group", Description="First One"
-    )
-    vpc = ec2.create_vpc(CidrBlock="172.28.7.0/24", InstanceTenancy="default")
-    subnet1 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.192/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1a"
-    )
-    subnet2 = ec2.create_subnet(
-        VpcId=vpc.id, CidrBlock="172.28.7.128/26", AvailabilityZone="us-east-1b"
-    )
-
-    response = conn.create_load_balancer(
-        Name="my-lb",
-        Subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id],
-        SecurityGroups=[security_group.id],
-        Scheme="internal",
-        Tags=[{"Key": "key_name", "Value": "a_value"}],
-    )
+    response, vpc, security_group, subnet1, subnet2, conn = create_load_balancer()
     load_balancer_arn = response.get("LoadBalancers")[0].get("LoadBalancerArn")
 
     invalid_content_type_action = {