diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/MetadataExportTest.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/MetadataExportIT.java
similarity index 52%
rename from dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/MetadataExportTest.java
rename to dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/MetadataExportIT.java
index 9594e2a2b1ce..7ebe7b781c63 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/MetadataExportTest.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/MetadataExportIT.java
@@ -14,49 +14,53 @@
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
-import org.dspace.AbstractIntegrationTest;
+import org.dspace.AbstractIntegrationTestWithDatabase;
 import org.dspace.app.launcher.ScriptLauncher;
 import org.dspace.app.scripts.handler.impl.TestDSpaceRunnableHandler;
+import org.dspace.builder.CollectionBuilder;
+import org.dspace.builder.CommunityBuilder;
+import org.dspace.builder.WorkspaceItemBuilder;
 import org.dspace.content.Collection;
 import org.dspace.content.Community;
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
 import org.dspace.content.WorkspaceItem;
 import org.dspace.content.factory.ContentServiceFactory;
-import org.dspace.content.service.CollectionService;
-import org.dspace.content.service.CommunityService;
 import org.dspace.content.service.InstallItemService;
 import org.dspace.content.service.ItemService;
-import org.dspace.content.service.WorkspaceItemService;
 import org.dspace.services.ConfigurationService;
 import org.dspace.services.factory.DSpaceServicesFactory;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-public class MetadataExportTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
-
-    private ItemService itemService = ContentServiceFactory.getInstance().getItemService();
-    private CollectionService collectionService = ContentServiceFactory.getInstance().getCollectionService();
-    private CommunityService communityService = ContentServiceFactory.getInstance().getCommunityService();
-    private WorkspaceItemService workspaceItemService = ContentServiceFactory.getInstance().getWorkspaceItemService();
-    private InstallItemService installItemService = ContentServiceFactory.getInstance().getInstallItemService();
-    private ConfigurationService configurationService = DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance().getConfigurationService();
+public class MetadataExportIT
+        extends AbstractIntegrationTestWithDatabase {
+    private final ItemService itemService
+            = ContentServiceFactory.getInstance().getItemService();
+    private final InstallItemService installItemService
+            = ContentServiceFactory.getInstance().getInstallItemService();
+    private final ConfigurationService configurationService
+            = DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance().getConfigurationService();
 
     @Test
     public void metadataExportToCsvTest() throws Exception {
         context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
-        Community community = communityService.create(null, context);
-        Collection collection = collectionService.create(context, community);
-        WorkspaceItem wi = workspaceItemService.create(context, collection, true);
+        Community community = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context).build();
+        Collection collection = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, community).build();
+        WorkspaceItem wi = WorkspaceItemBuilder.createWorkspaceItem(context, collection).build();
         Item item = wi.getItem();
         itemService.addMetadata(context, item, "dc", "contributor", "author", null, "Donald, Smith");
         item = installItemService.installItem(context, wi);
         context.restoreAuthSystemState();
-        String fileLocation = configurationService.getProperty("dspace.dir") + testProps.get("test.exportcsv")
-                                                                                        .toString();
+        String fileLocation = configurationService.getProperty("dspace.dir")
+                + testProps.get("test.exportcsv").toString();
 
-        String[] args = new String[] {"metadata-export", "-i", String.valueOf(item.getHandle()), "-f", fileLocation};
-        TestDSpaceRunnableHandler testDSpaceRunnableHandler = new TestDSpaceRunnableHandler();
+        String[] args = new String[] {"metadata-export",
+            "-i", String.valueOf(item.getHandle()),
+            "-f", fileLocation};
+        TestDSpaceRunnableHandler testDSpaceRunnableHandler
+                = new TestDSpaceRunnableHandler();
 
-        ScriptLauncher.handleScript(args, ScriptLauncher.getConfig(kernelImpl), testDSpaceRunnableHandler, kernelImpl);
+        ScriptLauncher.handleScript(args, ScriptLauncher.getConfig(kernelImpl),
+                testDSpaceRunnableHandler, kernelImpl);
         File file = new File(fileLocation);
         String fileContent = IOUtils.toString(new FileInputStream(file), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
         assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Donald, Smith"));
@@ -64,8 +68,6 @@ public void metadataExportToCsvTest() throws Exception {
 
         context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
         itemService.delete(context, itemService.find(context, item.getID()));
-        collectionService.delete(context, collectionService.find(context, collection.getID()));
-        communityService.delete(context, communityService.find(context, community.getID()));
         context.restoreAuthSystemState();
     }
 }