diff --git a/integrationtests/basic_example/test_basic.py b/integrationtests/basic_example/test_basic.py
index dd07cd35ae2bff4341dc44292e49820cfe3c281f..b24a1c658cfc9e23ca0ba2de266161864cb6b66c 100755
--- a/integrationtests/basic_example/test_basic.py
+++ b/integrationtests/basic_example/test_basic.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #
 
 """
-basic crawler tests
+module description
 """
 
 from caosadvancedtools.crawler import Crawler as OldCrawler
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ from caoscrawler.identifiable_adapters import CaosDBIdentifiableAdapter
 import pytest
 from caosadvancedtools.models.parser import parse_model_from_yaml
 import yaml
-from caosdb.utils.register_tests import set_test_key, clear_database
 
-set_test_key("10b128cf8a1372f30aa3697466bb55e76974e0c16a599bb44ace88f19c8f61e2")
+# TODO is not yet merged in caosadvancedtools
+#from caosadvancedtools.testutils import clear_database, set_test_key
+# set_test_key("10b128cf8a1372f30aa3697466bb55e76974e0c16a599bb44ace88f19c8f61e2")
 
 
 def rfp(*pathcomponents):
@@ -53,6 +54,11 @@ def rfp(*pathcomponents):
     return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), *pathcomponents)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def clear_database():
+    db.execute_query("FIND Entity").delete()
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def usemodel():
     model = parse_model_from_yaml(rfp("model.yml"))
diff --git a/integrationtests/test_realworld_example.py b/integrationtests/test_realworld_example.py
index 23a47351225015aa81f4b2d2ca75816aa57d8218..5ec2f3219625937e3d18f31eaaa2eb71566c75d7 100644
--- a/integrationtests/test_realworld_example.py
+++ b/integrationtests/test_realworld_example.py
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ from caoscrawler.structure_elements import File, JSONFile, Directory
 import pytest
 from caosadvancedtools.models.parser import parse_model_from_json_schema, parse_model_from_yaml
 
-from caosdb.utils.register_tests import clear_database, set_test_key
+#from caosadvancedtools.testutils import clear_database, set_test_key
 import sys
 
-set_test_key("10b128cf8a1372f30aa3697466bb55e76974e0c16a599bb44ace88f19c8f61e2")
+# TODO is not yet merged in caosadvancedtools
+# set_test_key("10b128cf8a1372f30aa3697466bb55e76974e0c16a599bb44ace88f19c8f61e2")
 
 
 def rfp(*pathcomponents):
@@ -71,6 +72,15 @@ def usemodel():
     dataset_inherits.sync_data_model(noquestion=True)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def clear_database():
+    # TODO(fspreck): Remove once the corresponding advancedtools function can
+    # be used.
+    ents = db.execute_query("FIND ENTITY WITH ID>99")
+    if ents:
+        ents.delete()
+
+
 def create_identifiable_adapter():
     ident = CaosDBIdentifiableAdapter()
     ident.register_identifiable("license", (
diff --git a/integrationtests/test_use_case_simple_presentation.py b/integrationtests/test_use_case_simple_presentation.py
index b4dd777a61b060f6bf1ba55b73ad8908759e470b..f1c838d1aadf4cb8b51043a8a24b93eddf275c75 100644
--- a/integrationtests/test_use_case_simple_presentation.py
+++ b/integrationtests/test_use_case_simple_presentation.py
@@ -32,16 +32,26 @@ from subprocess import run
 import caosdb as db
 from caosadvancedtools.loadFiles import loadpath
 from caosadvancedtools.models import parser as parser
-from caosdb.utils.register_tests import clear_database, set_test_key
 from caoscrawler.crawl import main as crawler_main
 
 
-set_test_key("10b128cf8a1372f30aa3697466bb55e76974e0c16a599bb44ace88f19c8f61e2")
+# TODO(fspreck) Re-eneable once this is part of dev in advancedusertools.
+# from caosadvancedtools.testutils import clear_database, set_test_key
+# set_test_key("10b128cf8a1372f30aa3697466bb55e76974e0c16a599bb44ace88f19c8f61e2")
 
 DATADIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "test_data",
                        "extroot", "use_case_simple_presentation")
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def clear_database():
+    # TODO(fspreck): Remove once the corresponding advancedtools function can be
+    # used.
+    ents = db.execute_query("FIND ENTITY WITH ID>99")
+    if ents:
+        ents.delete()
+
+
 def test_complete_crawler(
         clear_database
 ):