diff --git a/unittests/test_container.py b/unittests/test_container.py
index c2b6fcedd9222ee460f0a5cb657f243f176ba164..b9bb8f9e714596cf8a46d95f414392b8e16a1c41 100644
--- a/unittests/test_container.py
+++ b/unittests/test_container.py
@@ -80,35 +80,29 @@ def test_get_property_values():
 
 
 def test_container_dependencies_for_deletion():
+    not_included_rt = 1000
     rt = db.RecordType("Just a RecordType")
     rt.id = 1001
-    rt_dep = db.RecordType("Just another RecordType")
-    rt_dep.id = 1002
-    rt_record_without_dependencies = db.RecordType(
-        "Records without dependencies")
-    rt_record_without_dependencies.id = 1003
-    rt_record_with_dependencies = db.RecordType("Records with dependencies")
-    rt_record_with_dependencies.id = 1004
     rt_record_with_parent = db.RecordType("Records with parent")
     rt_record_with_parent.id = 1005
     property_which_is_not_a_record = db.Property(
         "Normal Property", datatype=db.DOUBLE, value=1006)
     property_which_is_not_a_record.id = 1006
 
-    record_without_dependencies = db.Record().add_parent(rt_record_without_dependencies)
+    record_without_dependencies = db.Record().add_parent(not_included_rt)
     record_without_dependencies.id = 2003
 
-    record_dep = db.Record().add_parent(rt_dep)
-    record_dep.id = 2002
-    record_with_dependencies = db.Record().add_parent(rt_record_with_dependencies)
+    record_referenced = db.Record().add_parent(not_included_rt)
+    record_referenced.id = 2002
+    record_with_dependencies = db.Record().add_parent(not_included_rt)
     record_with_dependencies.id = 2004
-    record_with_dependencies.add_property(rt_dep, record_dep)
+    record_with_dependencies.add_property(not_included_rt, record_referenced)
 
     record_with_parent = db.Record().add_parent(rt_record_with_parent)
     record_with_parent.id = 2005
 
     record_with_property_which_is_not_a_record = db.Record(
-    ).add_parent(rt_record_without_dependencies)
+    ).add_parent(not_included_rt)
     record_with_property_which_is_not_a_record.id = 2006
     record_with_property_which_is_not_a_record.add_property(
         property_which_is_not_a_record)
@@ -118,7 +112,7 @@ def test_container_dependencies_for_deletion():
         rt,
         rt_record_with_parent,  # 1005, dependency
         record_without_dependencies,
-        record_dep,  # 2002, dependency
+        record_referenced,  # 2002, dependency
         record_with_dependencies,
         record_with_parent,
         record_with_property_which_is_not_a_record