diff --git a/__integration-tests__/server/pages/api/blocks/[id]/subtree.spec.ts b/__integration-tests__/server/pages/api/blocks/[id]/subtree.spec.ts
index caee7f2a93..8b8392e0f0 100644
--- a/__integration-tests__/server/pages/api/blocks/[id]/subtree.spec.ts
+++ b/__integration-tests__/server/pages/api/blocks/[id]/subtree.spec.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type { BlockWithDetails } from 'lib/databases/block';
 import type { BoardFields, IPropertyTemplate } from 'lib/databases/board';
 import { createMissingCards } from 'lib/databases/proposalsSource/createMissingCards';
 import { getCardPropertyTemplates } from 'lib/databases/proposalsSource/getCardProperties';
+import { updateBoardProperties } from 'lib/databases/proposalsSource/updateBoardProperties';
 
 let adminSpace: Space;
 
@@ -562,7 +563,10 @@ describe('GET /api/blocks/[id]/subtree - proposal databases', () => {
       createdBy: admin.id,
       spaceId: space.id,
       viewDataSource: 'proposals',
-      cardCount: 0,
+      cardCount: 0
+    });
+    await updateBoardProperties({
+      boardId: proposalsDatabase.id,
       selectedProperties: {
         defaults: ['proposalStep', 'proposalEvaluationType'],
         customProperties: [],
diff --git a/packages/testing/src/generateBoardStub.ts b/packages/testing/src/generateBoardStub.ts
index 980931d5e5..44c4352dbe 100644
--- a/packages/testing/src/generateBoardStub.ts
+++ b/packages/testing/src/generateBoardStub.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ import { typedKeys } from '@packages/utils/types';
 import type { BoardFields, DataSourceType, IPropertyOption, IPropertyTemplate } from '@root/lib/databases/board';
 import type { BoardViewFields, IViewType } from '@root/lib/databases/boardView';
 import type { CardFields } from '@root/lib/databases/card';
-import { Constants } from '@root/lib/databases/constants';
+// import { Constants } from '@root/lib/databases/constants';
 import type { RelatedPageData } from '@root/lib/templates/exportWorkspacePages';
 import { v4 } from 'uuid';
 
 import { pageContentStub } from './generatePageStub';
 
+const titleColumnId = '__title';
+
 export type CustomBoardProps = {
   propertyTemplates: (Omit<IPropertyTemplate, 'options'> & { options?: IPropertyOption[] | undefined })[];
   cardPropertyValues: Record<string, any> | Record<string, any>[];
@@ -94,8 +96,8 @@ export function boardWithCardsArgs({
         updatedBy: createdBy,
         title:
           (Array.isArray(customProps?.cardPropertyValues)
-            ? customProps?.cardPropertyValues[0]?.[Constants.titleColumnId]
-            : customProps?.cardPropertyValues?.[Constants.titleColumnId]) ?? 'Beer to Web3',
+            ? customProps?.cardPropertyValues[0]?.[titleColumnId]
+            : customProps?.cardPropertyValues?.[titleColumnId]) ?? 'Beer to Web3',
         content: {
           type: 'doc',
           content: [
@@ -158,8 +160,8 @@ export function boardWithCardsArgs({
         updatedBy: createdBy,
         title:
           (Array.isArray(customProps?.cardPropertyValues)
-            ? customProps?.cardPropertyValues[1]?.[Constants.titleColumnId]
-            : customProps?.cardPropertyValues?.[Constants.titleColumnId]) ?? 'How to web3 in Uni?',
+            ? customProps?.cardPropertyValues[1]?.[titleColumnId]
+            : customProps?.cardPropertyValues?.[titleColumnId]) ?? 'How to web3 in Uni?',
         content: {
           type: 'doc',
           content: [
@@ -292,8 +294,8 @@ export function boardWithCardsArgs({
   for (let i = 2; i < cardCount; i++) {
     const title =
       (Array.isArray(customProps?.cardPropertyValues)
-        ? customProps?.cardPropertyValues[i]?.[Constants.titleColumnId]
-        : customProps?.cardPropertyValues?.[Constants.titleColumnId]) ?? cardPages[i % 2 === 0 ? 0 : 1].title;
+        ? customProps?.cardPropertyValues[i]?.[titleColumnId]
+        : customProps?.cardPropertyValues?.[titleColumnId]) ?? cardPages[i % 2 === 0 ? 0 : 1].title;
 
     if (i % 2 === 0) {
       cardPages.push({ ...cardPages[0], createdAt: new Date().toISOString(), id: cardIds[i] || v4(), title });
diff --git a/packages/testing/src/setupDatabase.ts b/packages/testing/src/setupDatabase.ts
index b8d6759042..326d6d1cd1 100644
--- a/packages/testing/src/setupDatabase.ts
+++ b/packages/testing/src/setupDatabase.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import { uid } from '@packages/utils/strings';
 import { typedKeys } from '@packages/utils/types';
 import type { DataSourceType } from '@root/lib/databases/board';
 import type { IViewType } from '@root/lib/databases/boardView';
-import { updateBoardProperties } from '@root/lib/databases/proposalsSource/updateBoardProperties';
 import type { NotificationToggles } from '@root/lib/notifications/notificationToggles';
 import type { TargetPermissionGroup, AssignablePermissionGroupsWithPublic } from '@root/lib/permissions/interfaces';
 import type { ProposalWithUsersAndRubric } from '@root/lib/proposals/interfaces';
@@ -1073,10 +1072,8 @@ export async function generateBoard({
   linkedSourceId,
   customProps,
   deletedAt,
-  permissions,
-  selectedProperties
+  permissions
 }: {
-  selectedProperties?: SelectedProposalProperties;
   createdBy: string;
   spaceId: string;
   cardCount?: number;
@@ -1157,13 +1154,6 @@ export async function generateBoard({
     permissionsToCreate
   ]).then((result) => result.filter((r) => (r as Page).boardId)[0] as Page);
 
-  if (selectedProperties) {
-    await updateBoardProperties({
-      boardId: createdBoard.id,
-      selectedProperties
-    });
-  }
-
   return createdBoard;
 }