diff --git a/tests/integration/integration_test.go b/tests/integration/integration_test.go
index b505c9d857..7c11855d1b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/integration_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/integration_test.go
@@ -286,8 +286,7 @@ func createUser(ctx context.Context, t testing.TB, user *user_model.User) func()
 	assert.NoError(t, db.Insert(ctx, user))
 
 	if len(user.Email) > 0 {
-		changePrimaryEmail := true
-		assert.NoError(t, user_model.UpdateUser(ctx, user, changePrimaryEmail))
+		assert.NoError(t, user_service.ReplacePrimaryEmailAddress(ctx, user, user.Email))
 	}
 
 	return func() {