diff --git a/backend/app/tests/api/routes/collections/test_collection_info.py b/backend/app/tests/api/routes/collections/test_collection_info.py
index 26e7ef91..762a6654 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/api/routes/collections/test_collection_info.py
+++ b/backend/app/tests/api/routes/collections/test_collection_info.py
@@ -1,26 +1,15 @@
-import pytest
 from uuid import uuid4
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from sqlmodel import Session
 from app.core.config import settings
 from app.models import Collection
-from app.crud.collection import CollectionCrud
 from app.main import app
 from app.tests.utils.utils import get_user_from_api_key
-from app.seed_data.seed_data import seed_database
 from app.models.collection import CollectionStatus
 
 client = TestClient(app)
 
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function", autouse=True)
-def load_seed_data(db):
-    """Load seed data before each test."""
-    seed_database(db)
-    yield
-
-
 original_api_key = "ApiKey No3x47A5qoIGhm0kVKjQ77dhCqEdWRIQZlEPzzzh7i8"
 
 
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/api/routes/collections/test_create_collections.py b/backend/app/tests/api/routes/collections/test_create_collections.py
index 6fb0855c..2a97fb45 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/api/routes/collections/test_create_collections.py
+++ b/backend/app/tests/api/routes/collections/test_create_collections.py
@@ -3,29 +3,19 @@
 import io
 
 import openai_responses
-from sqlmodel import Session, select
+from sqlmodel import Session
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
-from openai import OpenAIError
 
 from app.core.config import settings
 from app.tests.utils.document import DocumentStore
 from app.tests.utils.utils import openai_credentials, get_user_from_api_key
 from app.main import app
 from app.crud.collection import CollectionCrud
-from app.api.routes.collections import CreationRequest, ResponsePayload
-from app.seed_data.seed_data import seed_database
 from app.models.collection import CollectionStatus
 
 client = TestClient(app)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function", autouse=True)
-def load_seed_data(db):
-    """Load seed data before each test."""
-    seed_database(db)
-    yield
-
-
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def mock_s3(monkeypatch):
     class FakeStorage:
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_responses.py b/backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_responses.py
index 049b6dba..e24b7a4d 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_responses.py
+++ b/backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_responses.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 from app.api.routes.responses import router
 from app.models import Project
-from app.seed_data.seed_data import seed_database
 
 # Wrap the router in a FastAPI app instance
 app = FastAPI()
@@ -14,14 +13,6 @@
 client = TestClient(app)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function", autouse=True)
-def load_seed_data(db):
-    """Load seed data before each test."""
-    seed_database(db)
-    yield
-    # Cleanup is handled by the db fixture in conftest.py
-
-
 @patch("app.api.routes.responses.OpenAI")
 @patch("app.api.routes.responses.get_provider_credential")
 def test_responses_endpoint_success(
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/conftest.py b/backend/app/tests/conftest.py
index e2a6464d..9f6fe76c 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/backend/app/tests/conftest.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 )
 from app.tests.utils.user import authentication_token_from_email
 from app.tests.utils.utils import get_superuser_token_headers
+from app.seed_data.seed_data import seed_database
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
@@ -56,3 +57,9 @@ def normal_user_token_headers(client: TestClient, db: Session) -> dict[str, str]
     return authentication_token_from_email(
         client=client, email=settings.EMAIL_TEST_USER, db=db
     )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
+def load_seed_data(db):
+    seed_database(db)
+    yield