diff --git a/tests/integration/project_test.go b/tests/integration/project_test.go
index 8c157ad26c..5ddea4314a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/project_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/project_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	project_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/project"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unit"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
 
@@ -33,21 +32,15 @@ func TestPrivateRepoProject(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMoveRepoProjectColumns(t *testing.T) {
 	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
 
-	repo4 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 4})
-	repoUnit := repo_model.RepoUnit{
-		RepoID: repo4.ID,
-		Type:   unit.TypeProjects,
-	}
-	err := db.Insert(db.DefaultContext, &repoUnit)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	repo2 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 2})
 
 	project1 := project_model.Project{
 		Title:     "new created project",
-		RepoID:    repo4.ID,
+		RepoID:    repo2.ID,
 		Type:      project_model.TypeRepository,
 		BoardType: project_model.BoardTypeNone,
 	}
-	err = project_model.NewProject(db.DefaultContext, &project1)
+	err := project_model.NewProject(db.DefaultContext, &project1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
@@ -66,11 +59,11 @@ func TestMoveRepoProjectColumns(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, 2, columns[2].Sorting)
 
 	sess := loginUser(t, "user1")
-	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("/%s/projects/%d", repo4.FullName(), project1.ID))
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("/%s/projects/%d", repo2.FullName(), project1.ID))
 	resp := sess.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	htmlDoc := NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body)
 
-	req = NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", fmt.Sprintf("/%s/projects/%d/move?_csrf="+htmlDoc.GetCSRF(), repo4.FullName(), project1.ID), map[string]any{
+	req = NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", fmt.Sprintf("/%s/projects/%d/move?_csrf="+htmlDoc.GetCSRF(), repo2.FullName(), project1.ID), map[string]any{
 		"columns": []map[string]any{
 			{"columnID": columns[1].ID, "sorting": 0},
 			{"columnID": columns[2].ID, "sorting": 1},
@@ -87,6 +80,4 @@ func TestMoveRepoProjectColumns(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, columns[0].ID, columnsAfter[2].ID)
 
 	assert.NoError(t, project_model.DeleteProjectByID(db.DefaultContext, project1.ID))
-	_, err = db.DeleteByID[repo_model.RepoUnit](db.DefaultContext, repoUnit.ID)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }