diff --git a/test/unit/data/model/conftest.py b/test/unit/data/model/conftest.py
index a3daec99bc2e..a10f10cb00ce 100644
--- a/test/unit/data/model/conftest.py
+++ b/test/unit/data/model/conftest.py
@@ -428,6 +428,24 @@ def f(**kwd):
     return f
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def make_user_and_role(session, make_user, make_role, make_user_role_association):
+    """
+    Each user created in Galaxy is assumed to have a private role, such that role.type == Role.types.PRIVATE.
+    Since we are testing user/group/role associations here, to ensure the correct state of the test database,
+    we need to ensure that a user is never created without a corresponding private role.
+    Therefore, we use this fixture instead of make_user (which only creates a user).
+    """
+
+    def f(**kwd):
+        user = make_user(**kwd)
+        private_role = make_role(type=m.Role.types.PRIVATE)
+        make_user_role_association(user, private_role)
+        return user, private_role
+
+    return f
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def make_user_item_rating_association(session):
     def f(assoc_class, user, item, rating):
diff --git a/test/unit/data/model/db/test_security.py b/test/unit/data/model/db/test_security.py
index 13c6aa9419fe..a255e408048b 100644
--- a/test/unit/data/model/db/test_security.py
+++ b/test/unit/data/model/db/test_security.py
@@ -10,24 +10,6 @@
 from . import have_same_elements
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def make_user_and_role(session, make_user, make_role, make_user_role_association):
-    """
-    Each user created in Galaxy is assumed to have a private role, such that role.type == Role.types.PRIVATE.
-    Since we are testing user/group/role associations here, to ensure the correct state of the test database,
-    we need to ensure that a user is never created without a corresponding private role.
-    Therefore, we use this fixture instead of make_user (which only creates a user).
-    """
-
-    def f(**kwd):
-        user = make_user()
-        private_role = make_role(type=Role.types.PRIVATE)
-        make_user_role_association(user, private_role)
-        return user, private_role
-
-    return f
-
-
 def test_private_user_role_assoc_not_affected_by_setting_user_roles(session, make_user_and_role):
     # Create user with a private role
     user, private_role = make_user_and_role()