diff --git a/mayan/apps/acls/tests/mixins.py b/mayan/apps/acls/tests/mixins.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc386c42e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/acls/tests/mixins.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
+
+from mayan.apps.permissions.models import Role
+from mayan.apps.permissions.tests.literals import TEST_ROLE_LABEL
+from mayan.apps.user_management.tests import (
+    TEST_ADMIN_EMAIL, TEST_ADMIN_PASSWORD, TEST_ADMIN_USERNAME,
+    TEST_GROUP_NAME, TEST_USER_EMAIL, TEST_USER_PASSWORD,
+    TEST_USER_USERNAME
+)
+
+from ..models import AccessControlList
+
+
+class ACLBaseTestMixin(object):
+    auto_create_group = True
+    auto_create_users = True
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(ACLBaseTestMixin, self).setUp()
+        if self.auto_create_users:
+            self.admin_user = get_user_model().objects.create_superuser(
+                username=TEST_ADMIN_USERNAME, email=TEST_ADMIN_EMAIL,
+                password=TEST_ADMIN_PASSWORD
+            )
+
+            self.user = get_user_model().objects.create_user(
+                username=TEST_USER_USERNAME, email=TEST_USER_EMAIL,
+                password=TEST_USER_PASSWORD
+            )
+
+        if self.auto_create_group:
+            self.group = Group.objects.create(name=TEST_GROUP_NAME)
+            self.role = Role.objects.create(label=TEST_ROLE_LABEL)
+            self.group.user_set.add(self.user)
+            self.role.groups.add(self.group)
+
+    def grant_access(self, obj, permission):
+        return AccessControlList.objects.grant(
+            obj=obj, permission=permission, role=self.role
+        )
+
+    def grant_permission(self, permission):
+        self.role.permissions.add(
+            permission.stored_permission
+        )
diff --git a/mayan/apps/common/tests/base.py b/mayan/apps/common/tests/base.py
index c7da71e826..f87649500b 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/common/tests/base.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/common/tests/base.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from django.test.utils import ContextList
 from django.urls import clear_url_caches, reverse
 from django_downloadview import assert_download_response
 
+from mayan.apps.acls.tests.mixins import ACLBaseTestMixin
 from mayan.apps.permissions.classes import Permission
 from mayan.apps.smart_settings.classes import Namespace
 from mayan.apps.user_management.tests import (
@@ -19,11 +20,11 @@ from mayan.apps.user_management.tests import (
 from .literals import TEST_VIEW_NAME, TEST_VIEW_URL
 from .mixins import (
     ContentTypeCheckMixin, DatabaseConversionMixin, OpenFileCheckMixin,
-    TempfileCheckMixin, UserMixin
+    TempfileCheckMixin
 )
 
 
-class BaseTestCase(DatabaseConversionMixin, UserMixin, ContentTypeCheckMixin, OpenFileCheckMixin, TempfileCheckMixin, TestCase):
+class BaseTestCase(DatabaseConversionMixin, ACLBaseTestMixin, ContentTypeCheckMixin, OpenFileCheckMixin, TempfileCheckMixin, TestCase):
     """
     This is the most basic test case class any test in the project should use.
     """
diff --git a/mayan/apps/common/tests/mixins.py b/mayan/apps/common/tests/mixins.py
index c0246f56bb..f44bd7f4e9 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/common/tests/mixins.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/common/tests/mixins.py
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
 from django.core import management
 
-from mayan.apps.acls.models import AccessControlList
-from mayan.apps.permissions.models import Role
-from mayan.apps.permissions.tests.literals import TEST_ROLE_LABEL
 from mayan.apps.user_management.tests import (
     TEST_ADMIN_EMAIL, TEST_ADMIN_PASSWORD, TEST_ADMIN_USERNAME,
     TEST_GROUP_NAME, TEST_USER_EMAIL, TEST_USER_PASSWORD,
@@ -127,37 +124,3 @@ class TempfileCheckMixin(object):
                 )
             )
         super(TempfileCheckMixin, self).tearDown()
-
-
-class UserMixin(object):
-    auto_create_group = True
-    auto_create_users = True
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(UserMixin, self).setUp()
-        if self.auto_create_users:
-            self.admin_user = get_user_model().objects.create_superuser(
-                username=TEST_ADMIN_USERNAME, email=TEST_ADMIN_EMAIL,
-                password=TEST_ADMIN_PASSWORD
-            )
-
-            self.user = get_user_model().objects.create_user(
-                username=TEST_USER_USERNAME, email=TEST_USER_EMAIL,
-                password=TEST_USER_PASSWORD
-            )
-
-        if self.auto_create_group:
-            self.group = Group.objects.create(name=TEST_GROUP_NAME)
-            self.role = Role.objects.create(label=TEST_ROLE_LABEL)
-            self.group.user_set.add(self.user)
-            self.role.groups.add(self.group)
-
-    def grant_access(self, obj, permission):
-        AccessControlList.objects.grant(
-            obj=obj, permission=permission, role=self.role
-        )
-
-    def grant_permission(self, permission):
-        self.role.permissions.add(
-            permission.stored_permission
-        )
diff --git a/mayan/apps/rest_api/tests/base.py b/mayan/apps/rest_api/tests/base.py
index de5696e17c..f088f2c8c9 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/rest_api/tests/base.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/rest_api/tests/base.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.urls import reverse
 
 from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
 
-from mayan.apps.common.tests.mixins import UserMixin
+from mayan.apps.acls.tests.mixins import ACLBaseTestMixin
 from mayan.apps.permissions.classes import Permission
 from mayan.apps.smart_settings.classes import Namespace
 from mayan.apps.user_management.tests import (
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from mayan.apps.user_management.tests import (
 )
 
 
-class BaseAPITestCase(UserMixin, APITestCase):
+class BaseAPITestCase(ACLBaseTestMixin, APITestCase):
     """
     API test case class that invalidates permissions and smart settings
     """