diff --git a/libs/utils/src/identity_provider.rs b/libs/utils/src/identity_provider.rs
index 22a7bad..b6f0f94 100644
--- a/libs/utils/src/identity_provider.rs
+++ b/libs/utils/src/identity_provider.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use sp_runtime::DispatchResult;
 
-/// Provides methods to work with an account's identity.
+/// Provides methods to retrieve an account's identity.
 pub trait IdentityProvider<T: frame_system::Config> {
     /// Stored account's identity.
-    type Identity: Default;
+    type Identity;
 
     /// Returns identity for the supplied account [if it exists].
     fn identity(who: &T::AccountId) -> Option<Self::Identity>;
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ pub trait IdentityProvider<T: frame_system::Config> {
     fn has_identity(who: &T::AccountId) -> bool {
         Self::identity(who).is_some()
     }
+}
+
+/// Provides methods to set an account's identity.
+pub trait IdentitySetter<T: frame_system::Config> {
+    /// Idenity information to be associated with the account.
+    type IdentityInfo: Default;
 
     /// Attempts to set identity for the account.
-    fn set_identity(account: T::AccountId, identity: Self::Identity) -> DispatchResult;
+    fn set_identity(account: T::AccountId, identity: Self::IdentityInfo) -> DispatchResult;
 
     /// Attempts to remove identity of the account.
     fn remove_identity(account: &T::AccountId) -> DispatchResult;
diff --git a/substrate/frame/elections-phragmen/src/lib.rs b/substrate/frame/elections-phragmen/src/lib.rs
index 4d15826..f61ce21 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/elections-phragmen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/elections-phragmen/src/lib.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ use sp_runtime::{
     DispatchError, Perbill, RuntimeDebug,
 };
 use sp_std::{cmp::Ordering, prelude::*};
-use utils::IdentityProvider;
+use utils::*;
 
 mod benchmarking;
 pub mod weights;
@@ -296,7 +296,10 @@ pub mod pallet {
         type WeightInfo: WeightInfo;
 
         /// Verifies account submitted as a candidate.
+        #[cfg(not(any(test, feature = "runtime-benchmarks")))]
         type CandidateIdentityProvider: IdentityProvider<Self>;
+        #[cfg(any(test, feature = "runtime-benchmarks"))]
+        type CandidateIdentityProvider: IdentityProvider<Self> + IdentitySetter<Self>;
     }
 
     #[pallet::hooks]
@@ -1325,6 +1328,7 @@ mod tests {
         BuildStorage, DispatchResult,
     };
     use substrate_test_utils::assert_eq_uvec;
+    use utils::IdentitySetter;
 
     parameter_types! {
         pub BlockWeights: frame_system::limits::BlockWeights =
@@ -1455,6 +1459,10 @@ mod tests {
         fn identity(account: &AccountId) -> Option<Self::Identity> {
             ValidCandidates::<Test>::get(account)
         }
+    }
+
+    impl IdentitySetter<Test> for CandidateIdentityProvider<Test> {
+        type IdentityInfo = ();
 
         fn set_identity(account: AccountId, (): ()) -> DispatchResult {
             ValidCandidates::<Test>::insert(account, ());