diff --git a/backend/api/tests/api/utils.py b/backend/api/tests/api/utils.py
index 4ac451ad..a4c5ca32 100644
--- a/backend/api/tests/api/utils.py
+++ b/backend/api/tests/api/utils.py
@@ -1,109 +1,6 @@
-from typing import List
-
-from django.conf import settings
-from model_mommy import mommy
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
 
-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
-from users.tests.utils import make_user
-
-
-class ProjectData:
-
-    def __init__(self, item, members):
-        self.item = item
-        self.members = members
-
-    @property
-    def admin(self):
-        return self.members[0]
-
-    @property
-    def approver(self):
-        return self.members[1]
-
-    @property
-    def annotator(self):
-        return self.members[2]
-
-    @property
-    def staffs(self):
-        return [self.approver, self.annotator]
-
-
-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():
-        mapping = Member.objects.get(user=project_member, project=project)
-        mapping.role = role
-        mapping.save()
-    else:
-        mapping = Member.objects.get_or_create(role_id=role.id, user_id=project_member.id, project_id=project.id)
-    return mapping
-
-
-def make_project(
-        task: str,
-        users: List[str],
-        roles: List[str] = None,
-        collaborative_annotation=False,
-        **kwargs):
-    create_default_roles()
-
-    # create users.
-    users = [
-        make_user(name) for name in users
-    ]
-
-    # create a project.
-    project_model = {
-        DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION: 'TextClassificationProject',
-        SEQUENCE_LABELING: 'SequenceLabelingProject',
-        SEQ2SEQ: 'Seq2seqProject',
-        SPEECH2TEXT: 'Speech2TextProject',
-        IMAGE_CLASSIFICATION: 'ImageClassificationProject',
-        INTENT_DETECTION_AND_SLOT_FILLING: 'IntentDetectionAndSlotFillingProject'
-    }.get(task, 'Project')
-    project = mommy.make(
-        _model=project_model,
-        project_type=task,
-        collaborative_annotation=collaborative_annotation,
-        created_by=users[0],
-        **kwargs
-    )
-
-    # assign roles to the users.
-    for user, role in zip(users, roles):
-        assign_user_to_role(user, project, role)
-
-    return ProjectData(
-        item=project,
-        members=users
-    )
-
-
-def make_tag(project):
-    return mommy.make('Tag', project=project)
-
-
-def prepare_project(task: str = 'Any', collaborative_annotation=False, **kwargs):
-    return make_project(
-        task=task,
-        users=['admin', 'approver', 'annotator'],
-        roles=[
-            settings.ROLE_PROJECT_ADMIN,
-            settings.ROLE_ANNOTATION_APPROVER,
-            settings.ROLE_ANNOTATOR,
-        ],
-        collaborative_annotation=collaborative_annotation,
-        **kwargs
-    )
-
 
 class CRUDMixin(APITestCase):
     url = ''
diff --git a/backend/auto_labeling/tests/test_views.py b/backend/auto_labeling/tests/test_views.py
index a03f0f5f..249acb58 100644
--- a/backend/auto_labeling/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/backend/auto_labeling/tests/test_views.py
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ from model_mommy import mommy
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
-from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION, SEQUENCE_LABELING, SEQ2SEQ
-from labels.models import Category, Span, TextLabel
-from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin, prepare_project
-from examples.tests.utils import make_doc
+
+from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin
 from auto_labeling.pipeline.labels import Categories, Spans, Texts
+from examples.tests.utils import make_doc
+from labels.models import Category, Span, TextLabel
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
+from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION, SEQUENCE_LABELING, SEQ2SEQ
 
 data_dir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / 'data'
 
diff --git a/backend/data_export/tests/test_repositories.py b/backend/data_export/tests/test_repositories.py
index aa0cc4de..3d4ff832 100644
--- a/backend/data_export/tests/test_repositories.py
+++ b/backend/data_export/tests/test_repositories.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import unittest
 from model_mommy import mommy
 
 from projects.models import INTENT_DETECTION_AND_SLOT_FILLING
-from api.tests.api.utils import prepare_project
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
 from ..pipeline.repositories import IntentDetectionSlotFillingRepository
 
 
diff --git a/backend/data_export/tests/test_views.py b/backend/data_export/tests/test_views.py
index a9e47ff8..60568e17 100644
--- a/backend/data_export/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/backend/data_export/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
+from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin
 from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION
-from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin, prepare_project
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
 
 
 class TestDownloadCatalog(CRUDMixin):
diff --git a/backend/data_import/tests/test_tasks.py b/backend/data_import/tests/test_tasks.py
index 36124cd6..1abaa9e8 100644
--- a/backend/data_import/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/backend/data_import/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ import pathlib
 from django.test import TestCase
 
 from data_import.celery_tasks import import_dataset
-from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION, SEQUENCE_LABELING, SEQ2SEQ, IMAGE_CLASSIFICATION, \
-    INTENT_DETECTION_AND_SLOT_FILLING
+
 from examples.models import Example
 from label_types.models import CategoryType, SpanType
 from labels.models import Category, Span
-from api.tests.api.utils import prepare_project
+from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION, SEQUENCE_LABELING, SEQ2SEQ, IMAGE_CLASSIFICATION, \
+    INTENT_DETECTION_AND_SLOT_FILLING
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
 
 
 class TestImportData(TestCase):
diff --git a/backend/data_import/tests/test_views.py b/backend/data_import/tests/test_views.py
index dbab52de..08406e48 100644
--- a/backend/data_import/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/backend/data_import/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
+from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin
 from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION
-from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin, prepare_project
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
 
 
 class TestImportCatalog(CRUDMixin):
diff --git a/backend/examples/tests/test_comment.py b/backend/examples/tests/test_comment.py
index c6d6b491..dec1455e 100644
--- a/backend/examples/tests/test_comment.py
+++ b/backend/examples/tests/test_comment.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
-from api.tests.api.utils import (CRUDMixin, prepare_project)
+from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
 from users.tests.utils import make_user
 from .utils import make_comment, make_doc
 
diff --git a/backend/examples/tests/test_document.py b/backend/examples/tests/test_document.py
index 798dfff8..33ed57f8 100644
--- a/backend/examples/tests/test_document.py
+++ b/backend/examples/tests/test_document.py
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ from django.utils.http import urlencode
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
-from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION
-from api.tests.api.utils import (CRUDMixin, assign_user_to_role, prepare_project)
+from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin
 from users.tests.utils import make_user
+from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION
+from projects.tests.utils import assign_user_to_role, prepare_project
 from .utils import make_doc, make_example_state
 
 
diff --git a/backend/examples/tests/test_example_state.py b/backend/examples/tests/test_example_state.py
index d2b2a723..0740cc1c 100644
--- a/backend/examples/tests/test_example_state.py
+++ b/backend/examples/tests/test_example_state.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
-from api.tests.api.utils import (CRUDMixin, prepare_project)
+from api.tests.api.utils import (CRUDMixin)
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
 from users.tests.utils import make_user
 from .utils import make_doc, make_example_state
 
diff --git a/backend/examples/tests/test_filters.py b/backend/examples/tests/test_filters.py
index 60506432..e435e04d 100644
--- a/backend/examples/tests/test_filters.py
+++ b/backend/examples/tests/test_filters.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 from django.test import TestCase
 
-from api.tests.api.utils import prepare_project
 from examples.models import Example
 from examples.filters import ExampleFilter
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
 from .utils import make_doc, make_example_state
 
 
diff --git a/backend/examples/tests/test_models.py b/backend/examples/tests/test_models.py
index 592a1f85..35df354a 100644
--- a/backend/examples/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/backend/examples/tests/test_models.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from model_mommy import mommy
 
 from projects.models import SEQUENCE_LABELING, IMAGE_CLASSIFICATION
-from api.tests.api.utils import prepare_project
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
 from examples.models import ExampleState
 
 
diff --git a/backend/label_types/tests/test_views.py b/backend/label_types/tests/test_views.py
index a934a07f..51c4f0a3 100644
--- a/backend/label_types/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/backend/label_types/tests/test_views.py
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
 
+from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin
 from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION
-from api.tests.api.utils import (CRUDMixin, make_project, prepare_project)
+from projects.tests.utils import make_project, prepare_project
 from users.tests.utils import make_user
 from .utils import make_label
 
diff --git a/backend/labels/tests/test_category.py b/backend/labels/tests/test_category.py
index 727ff1fe..34e58001 100644
--- a/backend/labels/tests/test_category.py
+++ b/backend/labels/tests/test_category.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from django.db import IntegrityError
 from django.test import TestCase
 from model_mommy import mommy
 
-from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION
 from labels.models import Category
-from api.tests.api.utils import prepare_project
+from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
 
 
 class TestCategoryLabeling(abc.ABC, TestCase):
diff --git a/backend/labels/tests/test_span.py b/backend/labels/tests/test_span.py
index 7a3e0d8b..fec1109a 100644
--- a/backend/labels/tests/test_span.py
+++ b/backend/labels/tests/test_span.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ from django.db import IntegrityError
 from django.test import TestCase
 from model_mommy import mommy
 
-from projects.models import SEQUENCE_LABELING
 from label_types.models import SpanType
 from labels.models import Span
-from api.tests.api.utils import prepare_project
+from projects.models import SEQUENCE_LABELING
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
 
 
 class TestSpanLabeling(abc.ABC, TestCase):
diff --git a/backend/labels/tests/test_text_label.py b/backend/labels/tests/test_text_label.py
index fc181a63..f57d439e 100644
--- a/backend/labels/tests/test_text_label.py
+++ b/backend/labels/tests/test_text_label.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from django.db import IntegrityError
 from django.test import TestCase
 from model_mommy import mommy
 
-from projects.models import SEQ2SEQ
 from labels.models import TextLabel
-from api.tests.api.utils import prepare_project
+from projects.models import SEQ2SEQ
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
 
 
 class TestTextLabeling(abc.ABC, TestCase):
diff --git a/backend/labels/tests/test_views.py b/backend/labels/tests/test_views.py
index b12ffce7..fc43cb55 100644
--- a/backend/labels/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/backend/labels/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
-from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION, SEQUENCE_LABELING, SEQ2SEQ
-from labels.models import Category, Span, TextLabel
-from api.tests.api.utils import (CRUDMixin, prepare_project)
+from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin
 from examples.tests.utils import make_doc
+from labels.models import Category, Span, TextLabel
 from label_types.tests.utils import make_label
+from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION, SEQUENCE_LABELING, SEQ2SEQ
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
 from users.tests.utils import make_user
 from .utils import make_annotation
 
diff --git a/backend/metrics/tests.py b/backend/metrics/tests.py
index 2757b700..d74bb09a 100644
--- a/backend/metrics/tests.py
+++ b/backend/metrics/tests.py
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ from model_mommy import mommy
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
-from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin, prepare_project
+from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin
 from examples.tests.utils import make_doc
 from label_types.tests.utils import make_label
 from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
 
 
 class TestMemberProgress(CRUDMixin):
diff --git a/backend/projects/tests/test_member.py b/backend/projects/tests/test_member.py
index 974d04d1..c844f754 100644
--- a/backend/projects/tests/test_member.py
+++ b/backend/projects/tests/test_member.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 from model_mommy import mommy
 
-from roles.models import Role
+from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin
 from projects.models import Member
-from api.tests.api.utils import (CRUDMixin, prepare_project)
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
+from roles.models import Role
 from users.tests.utils import make_user
 
 
diff --git a/backend/projects/tests/test_project.py b/backend/projects/tests/test_project.py
index 71d4fb26..9fb93172 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, prepare_project
+from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin
+from projects.tests.utils import prepare_project
 from roles.tests.utils import create_default_roles
 from users.tests.utils import make_user
 
diff --git a/backend/projects/tests/test_tag.py b/backend/projects/tests/test_tag.py
index d8c7c2ec..c5458b55 100644
--- a/backend/projects/tests/test_tag.py
+++ b/backend/projects/tests/test_tag.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
-from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin, make_tag, prepare_project
+from api.tests.api.utils import CRUDMixin
+from projects.tests.utils import make_tag, prepare_project
 from users.tests.utils import make_user
 
 
diff --git a/backend/projects/tests/utils.py b/backend/projects/tests/utils.py
index e69de29b..1ab4c50f 100644
--- a/backend/projects/tests/utils.py
+++ b/backend/projects/tests/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+from typing import List
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from model_mommy import mommy
+
+from projects.models import Role, Member
+from projects.models import DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION, SEQUENCE_LABELING, SEQ2SEQ, SPEECH2TEXT,\
+    IMAGE_CLASSIFICATION, INTENT_DETECTION_AND_SLOT_FILLING
+from roles.tests.utils import create_default_roles
+from users.tests.utils import make_user
+
+
+class ProjectData:
+
+    def __init__(self, item, members):
+        self.item = item
+        self.members = members
+
+    @property
+    def admin(self):
+        return self.members[0]
+
+    @property
+    def approver(self):
+        return self.members[1]
+
+    @property
+    def annotator(self):
+        return self.members[2]
+
+    @property
+    def staffs(self):
+        return [self.approver, self.annotator]
+
+
+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():
+        mapping = Member.objects.get(user=project_member, project=project)
+        mapping.role = role
+        mapping.save()
+    else:
+        mapping = Member.objects.get_or_create(role_id=role.id, user_id=project_member.id, project_id=project.id)
+    return mapping
+
+
+def make_project(
+        task: str,
+        users: List[str],
+        roles: List[str] = None,
+        collaborative_annotation=False,
+        **kwargs):
+    create_default_roles()
+
+    # create users.
+    users = [
+        make_user(name) for name in users
+    ]
+
+    # create a project.
+    project_model = {
+        DOCUMENT_CLASSIFICATION: 'TextClassificationProject',
+        SEQUENCE_LABELING: 'SequenceLabelingProject',
+        SEQ2SEQ: 'Seq2seqProject',
+        SPEECH2TEXT: 'Speech2TextProject',
+        IMAGE_CLASSIFICATION: 'ImageClassificationProject',
+        INTENT_DETECTION_AND_SLOT_FILLING: 'IntentDetectionAndSlotFillingProject'
+    }.get(task, 'Project')
+    project = mommy.make(
+        _model=project_model,
+        project_type=task,
+        collaborative_annotation=collaborative_annotation,
+        created_by=users[0],
+        **kwargs
+    )
+
+    # assign roles to the users.
+    for user, role in zip(users, roles):
+        assign_user_to_role(user, project, role)
+
+    return ProjectData(
+        item=project,
+        members=users
+    )
+
+
+def make_tag(project):
+    return mommy.make('Tag', project=project)
+
+
+def prepare_project(task: str = 'Any', collaborative_annotation=False, **kwargs):
+    return make_project(
+        task=task,
+        users=['admin', 'approver', 'annotator'],
+        roles=[
+            settings.ROLE_PROJECT_ADMIN,
+            settings.ROLE_ANNOTATION_APPROVER,
+            settings.ROLE_ANNOTATOR,
+        ],
+        collaborative_annotation=collaborative_annotation,
+        **kwargs
+    )