diff --git a/cypress/integration/kanban.js b/cypress/integration/kanban.js
index 04a72a9436..f14c991c7c 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/kanban.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/kanban.js
@@ -98,15 +98,17 @@ context("Kanban Board", () => {
 	});
 
 	it("Checks if Kanban Board edits are blocked for non-System Manager and non-owner of the Board", () => {
-		// create admin kanban board
-		cy.call("frappe.tests.ui_test_helpers.create_todo", { description: "Frappe User ToDo" });
-
 		cy.switch_to_user("Administrator");
-		cy.call("frappe.tests.ui_test_helpers.create_admin_kanban");
-		// remove sys manager
-		cy.remove_role("frappe@example.com", "System Manager");
 
-		cy.switch_to_user("frappe@example.com");
+		const noSystemManager = "nosysmanager@example.com";
+		cy.call("frappe.tests.ui_test_helpers.create_test_user", {
+			username: noSystemManager,
+		});
+		cy.remove_role(noSystemManager, "System Manager");
+		cy.call("frappe.tests.ui_test_helpers.create_todo", { description: "Frappe User ToDo" });
+		cy.call("frappe.tests.ui_test_helpers.create_admin_kanban");
+
+		cy.switch_to_user(noSystemManager);
 
 		cy.visit("/app/todo/view/kanban/Admin Kanban");
 
@@ -122,7 +124,8 @@ context("Kanban Board", () => {
 		// Column actions should be hidden (dropdown for 'Archive' and indicators)
 		cy.get(".kanban .column-options").should("have.length", 0);
 
-		cy.add_role("frappe@example.com", "System Manager");
+		cy.switch_to_user("Administrator");
+		cy.call("frappe.client.delete", { doctype: "User", name: noSystemManager });
 	});
 
 	after(() => {
diff --git a/frappe/tests/ui_test_helpers.py b/frappe/tests/ui_test_helpers.py
index 2846b33eb9..4d3e3ec11f 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/ui_test_helpers.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/ui_test_helpers.py
@@ -426,12 +426,15 @@ def create_blog_post():
 	return doc
 
 
-def create_test_user():
-	if frappe.db.exists("User", UI_TEST_USER):
+@whitelist_for_tests
+def create_test_user(username=None):
+	name = username or UI_TEST_USER
+
+	if frappe.db.exists("User", name):
 		return
 
 	user = frappe.new_doc("User")
-	user.email = UI_TEST_USER
+	user.email = name
 	user.first_name = "Frappe"
 	user.new_password = frappe.local.conf.admin_password
 	user.send_welcome_email = 0