diff --git a/backend/api/tests/api/utils.py b/backend/api/tests/api/utils.py
index 9dc65dcf..48d9cf44 100644
--- a/backend/api/tests/api/utils.py
+++ b/backend/api/tests/api/utils.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from projects.models import (DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION, IMAGE_CLASSIFICATION,
                              INTENT_DETECTION_AND_SLOT_FILLING, SEQ2SEQ,
                              SEQUENCE_LABELING, SPEECH2TEXT, Member)
 from roles.models import Role
+from roles.tests.utils import create_default_roles
 
 
 class ProjectData:
@@ -35,12 +36,6 @@ class ProjectData:
         return [self.approver, self.annotator]
 
 
-def create_default_roles():
-    Role.objects.get_or_create(name=settings.ROLE_PROJECT_ADMIN)
-    Role.objects.get_or_create(name=settings.ROLE_ANNOTATOR)
-    Role.objects.get_or_create(name=settings.ROLE_ANNOTATION_APPROVER)
-
-
 def assign_user_to_role(project_member, project, role_name):
     role, _ = Role.objects.get_or_create(name=role_name)
     if Member.objects.filter(user=project_member, project=project).exists():
diff --git a/backend/projects/tests/test_project.py b/backend/projects/tests/test_project.py
index 9b281cbb..e20e377a 100644
--- a/backend/projects/tests/test_project.py
+++ b/backend/projects/tests/test_project.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
-from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin, create_default_roles, make_user, prepare_project
+from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin, make_user, prepare_project
+from roles.tests.utils import create_default_roles
 
 
 class TestProjectList(CRUDMixin):
diff --git a/backend/roles/tests/__init__.py b/backend/roles/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/backend/roles/tests.py b/backend/roles/tests/test_views.py
similarity index 84%
rename from backend/roles/tests.py
rename to backend/roles/tests/test_views.py
index a14e29ae..a64ea06e 100644
--- a/backend/roles/tests.py
+++ b/backend/roles/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
-from api.tests.api.utils import (CRUDMixin, create_default_roles, make_user)
+from api.tests.api.utils import (CRUDMixin, make_user)
+from .utils import create_default_roles
 
 
 class TestRoleAPI(CRUDMixin):
diff --git a/backend/roles/tests/utils.py b/backend/roles/tests/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae0fb54f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/roles/tests/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from django.conf import settings
+
+from roles.models import Role
+
+
+def create_default_roles():
+    Role.objects.get_or_create(name=settings.ROLE_PROJECT_ADMIN)
+    Role.objects.get_or_create(name=settings.ROLE_ANNOTATOR)
+    Role.objects.get_or_create(name=settings.ROLE_ANNOTATION_APPROVER)