diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_docker_containers.py b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_docker_containers.py
index 3497c878..86771577 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_docker_containers.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_docker_containers.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from ansible.parsing.dataloader import DataLoader
 from ansible.template import Templar
 
 from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.compat.mock import create_autospec
+from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.utils.trust import make_trusted
 
 from ansible_collections.community.docker.plugins.inventory.docker_containers import InventoryModule
 
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ def test_populate_filter(inventory, mocker):
         'groups': {},
         'keyed_groups': {},
         'filters': [
-            {'include': 'docker_state.Running is true'},
+            {'include': make_trusted('docker_state.Running is true')},
             {'exclude': True},
         ],
     }))
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/plugin_utils/test_unsafe.py b/tests/unit/plugins/plugin_utils/test_unsafe.py
index 286c51cf..b2b5cdf7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/plugin_utils/test_unsafe.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/plugin_utils/test_unsafe.py
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 import pytest
 
-from ansible.utils.unsafe_proxy import AnsibleUnsafe
+from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.utils.trust import (
+    make_untrusted as _make_untrusted,
+    make_trusted as _make_trusted,
+    is_trusted as _is_trusted,
+    SUPPORTS_DATA_TAGGING,
+)
 
 from ansible_collections.community.docker.plugins.plugin_utils.unsafe import (
     make_unsafe,
@@ -20,28 +25,14 @@ from ansible_collections.community.docker.plugins.plugin_utils.unsafe import (
 
 TEST_MAKE_UNSAFE = [
     (
-        u'text',
+        _make_trusted(u'text'),
         [],
         [
             (),
         ],
     ),
     (
-        u'{{text}}',
-        [
-            (),
-        ],
-        [],
-    ),
-    (
-        b'text',
-        [],
-        [
-            (),
-        ],
-    ),
-    (
-        b'{{text}}',
+        _make_trusted(u'{{text}}'),
         [
             (),
         ],
@@ -49,14 +40,14 @@ TEST_MAKE_UNSAFE = [
     ),
     (
         {
-            'skey': 'value',
-            'ukey': '{{value}}',
+            _make_trusted('skey'): _make_trusted('value'),
+            _make_trusted('ukey'): _make_trusted('{{value}}'),
             1: [
-                'value',
-                '{{value}}',
+                _make_trusted('value'),
+                _make_trusted('{{value}}'),
                 {
-                    1.0: '{{value}}',
-                    2.0: 'value',
+                    1.0: _make_trusted('{{value}}'),
+                    2.0: _make_trusted('value'),
                 },
             ],
         },
@@ -72,7 +63,7 @@ TEST_MAKE_UNSAFE = [
         ],
     ),
     (
-        ['value', '{{value}}'],
+        [_make_trusted('value'), _make_trusted('{{value}}')],
         [
             (1, ),
         ],
@@ -82,6 +73,24 @@ TEST_MAKE_UNSAFE = [
     ),
 ]
 
+if not SUPPORTS_DATA_TAGGING:
+    TEST_MAKE_UNSAFE.extend([
+        (
+            _make_trusted(b"text"),
+            [],
+            [
+                (),
+            ],
+        ),
+        (
+            _make_trusted(b"{{text}}"),
+            [
+                (),
+            ],
+            [],
+        ),
+    ])
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("value, check_unsafe_paths, check_safe_paths", TEST_MAKE_UNSAFE)
 def test_make_unsafe(value, check_unsafe_paths, check_safe_paths):
@@ -91,43 +100,59 @@ def test_make_unsafe(value, check_unsafe_paths, check_safe_paths):
         obj = unsafe_value
         for elt in check_path:
             obj = obj[elt]
-        assert isinstance(obj, AnsibleUnsafe)
+        assert not _is_trusted(obj)
     for check_path in check_safe_paths:
         obj = unsafe_value
         for elt in check_path:
             obj = obj[elt]
-        assert not isinstance(obj, AnsibleUnsafe)
+        assert _is_trusted(obj)
+
+
+def test_make_unsafe_idempotence():
+    assert make_unsafe(None) is None
+
+    unsafe_str = _make_untrusted('{{test}}')
+    assert id(make_unsafe(unsafe_str)) == id(unsafe_str)
+
+    safe_str = _make_trusted('{{test}}')
+    assert id(make_unsafe(safe_str)) != id(safe_str)
 
 
 def test_make_unsafe_dict_key():
     value = {
-        b'test': 1,
-        u'test': 2,
+        _make_trusted(u'test'): 2,
     }
+    if not SUPPORTS_DATA_TAGGING:
+        value[_make_trusted(b"test")] = 1
     unsafe_value = make_unsafe(value)
     assert unsafe_value == value
     for obj in unsafe_value:
-        assert not isinstance(obj, AnsibleUnsafe)
+        assert _is_trusted(obj)
 
     value = {
-        b'{{test}}': 1,
-        u'{{test}}': 2,
+        _make_trusted(u'{{test}}'): 2,
     }
+    if not SUPPORTS_DATA_TAGGING:
+        value[_make_trusted(b"{{test}}")] = 1
     unsafe_value = make_unsafe(value)
     assert unsafe_value == value
     for obj in unsafe_value:
-        assert isinstance(obj, AnsibleUnsafe)
+        assert not _is_trusted(obj)
 
 
 def test_make_unsafe_set():
-    value = set([b'test', u'test'])
+    value = set([_make_trusted(u'test')])
+    if not SUPPORTS_DATA_TAGGING:
+        value.add(_make_trusted(b"test"))
     unsafe_value = make_unsafe(value)
     assert unsafe_value == value
     for obj in unsafe_value:
-        assert not isinstance(obj, AnsibleUnsafe)
+        assert _is_trusted(obj)
 
-    value = set([b'{{test}}', u'{{test}}'])
+    value = set([_make_trusted(u'{{test}}')])
+    if not SUPPORTS_DATA_TAGGING:
+        value.add(_make_trusted(b"{{test}}"))
     unsafe_value = make_unsafe(value)
     assert unsafe_value == value
     for obj in unsafe_value:
-        assert isinstance(obj, AnsibleUnsafe)
+        assert not _is_trusted(obj)