diff --git a/tests/integration/project_test.go b/tests/integration/project_test.go
index 848f4f2b03..d36c83b411 100644
--- a/tests/integration/project_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/project_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 package integration
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	project_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/project"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -30,7 +30,23 @@ func TestPrivateRepoProject(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMoveRepoProjectColumns(t *testing.T) {
 	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
 
-	project1 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &project_model.Project{ID: 1})
+	project1 := project_model.Project{
+		Title:     "new created project",
+		RepoID:    1,
+		Type:      project_model.TypeRepository,
+		BoardType: project_model.BoardTypeNone,
+	}
+	err := project_model.NewProject(db.DefaultContext, &project1)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		err = project_model.NewBoard(db.DefaultContext, &project_model.Board{
+			Title:     fmt.Sprintf("column %d", i+1),
+			ProjectID: project1.ID,
+		})
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
 	columns, err := project1.GetBoards(db.DefaultContext)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, columns, 3)
@@ -39,11 +55,11 @@ func TestMoveRepoProjectColumns(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, 2, columns[2].Sorting)
 
 	sess := loginUser(t, "user2")
-	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/user2/repo1/projects/1")
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("/user2/repo1/projects/%d", project1.ID))
 	resp := sess.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	htmlDoc := NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body)
 
-	req = NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", "/user2/repo1/projects/1/move?_csrf="+htmlDoc.GetCSRF(), map[string]any{
+	req = NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", fmt.Sprintf("/user2/repo1/projects/%d/move?_csrf="+htmlDoc.GetCSRF(), project1.ID), map[string]any{
 		"columns": []map[string]any{
 			{"columnID": columns[1].ID, "sorting": 0},
 			{"columnID": columns[2].ID, "sorting": 1},
@@ -60,7 +76,7 @@ func TestMoveRepoProjectColumns(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, columns[0].ID, columnsAfter[2].ID)
 
 	// update the sorting back
-	req = NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", "/user2/repo1/projects/1/move?_csrf="+htmlDoc.GetCSRF(), map[string]any{
+	req = NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", fmt.Sprintf("/user2/repo1/projects/%d/move?_csrf="+htmlDoc.GetCSRF(), project1.ID), map[string]any{
 		"columns": []map[string]any{
 			{"columnID": columns[0].ID, "sorting": 0},
 			{"columnID": columns[1].ID, "sorting": 1},
@@ -68,4 +84,6 @@ func TestMoveRepoProjectColumns(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 	sess.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, project_model.DeleteProjectByID(db.DefaultContext, project1.ID))
 }