diff --git a/addons/website_sale/static/tests/tours/website_sale_shop_archived_variant_multi.js b/addons/website_sale/static/tests/tours/website_sale_shop_archived_variant_multi.js
index 57169ed3853..43ef2993848 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale/static/tests/tours/website_sale_shop_archived_variant_multi.js
+++ b/addons/website_sale/static/tests/tours/website_sale_shop_archived_variant_multi.js
@@ -30,26 +30,37 @@ registry.category("web_tour.tours").add('tour_shop_archived_variant_multi', {
         trigger: 'input[data-attribute_name="Color"][data-value_name="Black"]',
     },
     {
-        content: "Check that brand b is not available and select it",
-        trigger: '.css_not_available input[data-attribute_name="Brand"][data-value_name="Brand B"]',
+        content: "Check that brand b is not available",
+        trigger: '.css_not_available',
+        isCheck: true,
+    },
+    {
+        content: "select brand b even though it's not available",
+        trigger: 'input[data-attribute_name="Brand"][data-value_name="Brand B"]',
     },
     {
         content: "check combination is not possible",
-        trigger: '.js_main_product.css_not_available .css_not_available_msg:contains("This combination does not exist.")'
+        trigger: '.js_main_product.css_not_available .css_not_available_msg:contains("This combination does not exist.")',
+        isCheck: true,
     },
     {
         content: "check add to cart not possible",
         trigger: '#add_to_cart.disabled',
-        run: function () {},
+        isCheck: true,
     },
     {
         content: "change second variant to remove warning",
         trigger: 'input[data-attribute_name="Color"][data-value_name="White"]',
     },
+    {
+        content: "Check that brand b is not available",
+        trigger: '.css_not_available',
+        isCheck: true,
+    },
     {
         content: "Check that second variant is disabled",
         trigger: '.css_not_available input[data-attribute_name="Color"][data-value_name="Black"]',
-        run: function () {},
+        isCheck: true,
     },
 ]});
 
diff --git a/addons/website_sale/tests/test_customize.py b/addons/website_sale/tests/test_customize.py
index 3131f07fe86..237435a1d03 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale/tests/test_customize.py
+++ b/addons/website_sale/tests/test_customize.py
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
 import base64
 
-from odoo.addons.base.tests.common import HttpCaseWithUserDemo, HttpCaseWithUserPortal
 from odoo.fields import Command
 from odoo.tests import tagged
 from odoo.tools.misc import file_open
 
 
+from odoo.addons.base.tests.common import HttpCaseWithUserDemo, HttpCaseWithUserPortal
+
+
 @tagged('post_install', '-at_install')
 class TestUi(HttpCaseWithUserDemo, HttpCaseWithUserPortal):
 
@@ -333,74 +335,72 @@ class TestUi(HttpCaseWithUserDemo, HttpCaseWithUserPortal):
             {
                 'name': 'Size',
                 'create_variant': 'always',
+                'value_ids': [
+                    Command.create({
+                        'name': 'Large',
+                        'sequence': 1,
+                    }),
+                    Command.create({
+                        'name': 'Small',
+                        'sequence': 2,
+                    }),
+                ],
             },
             {
                 'name': 'Color',
                 'create_variant': 'always',
+                'value_ids': [
+                    Command.create({
+                        'name': 'White',
+                        'sequence': 1,
+                    }),
+                    Command.create({
+                        'name': 'Black',
+                        'sequence': 2,
+                    }),
+                ],
             },
             {
                 'name': 'Brand',
                 'create_variant': 'always',
-            },
-        ])
-
-        attribute_values = self.env['product.attribute.value'].create([
-            {
-                'name': 'Large',
-                'attribute_id': attribute_1.id,
-                'sequence': 1,
-            },
-            {
-                'name': 'Small',
-                'attribute_id': attribute_1.id,
-                'sequence': 2,
-            },
-            {
-                'name': 'White',
-                'attribute_id': attribute_2.id,
-                'sequence': 1,
-            },
-            {
-                'name': 'Black',
-                'attribute_id': attribute_2.id,
-                'sequence': 2,
-            },
-            {
-                'name': 'Brand A',
-                'attribute_id': attribute_3.id,
-                'sequence': 1,
-            },
-            {
-                'name': 'Brand B',
-                'attribute_id': attribute_3.id,
-                'sequence': 2,
+                'value_ids': [
+                    Command.create({
+                        'name': 'Brand A',
+                        'sequence': 1,
+                    }),
+                    Command.create({
+                        'name': 'Brand B',
+                        'sequence': 2,
+                    }),
+                ],
             },
         ])
 
         product_template = self.env['product.template'].create({
             'name': 'Test Product 2',
             'is_published': True,
+            'attribute_line_ids': [
+                Command.create({
+                    'attribute_id': attribute_1.id,
+                    'value_ids': [Command.set(attribute_1.value_ids.ids)],
+                }),
+                Command.create({
+                    'attribute_id': attribute_2.id,
+                    'value_ids': [Command.set(attribute_2.value_ids.ids)],
+                }),
+                Command.create({
+                    'attribute_id': attribute_3.id,
+                    'value_ids': [Command.set(attribute_3.value_ids.ids)],
+                }),
+            ]
         })
 
-        self.env['product.template.attribute.line'].create([
-            {
-                'attribute_id': attribute_1.id,
-                'product_tmpl_id': product_template.id,
-                'value_ids': [(6, 0, attribute_values.filtered(lambda v: v.attribute_id == attribute_1).ids)],
-            },
-            {
-                'attribute_id': attribute_2.id,
-                'product_tmpl_id': product_template.id,
-                'value_ids': [(6, 0, attribute_values.filtered(lambda v: v.attribute_id == attribute_2).ids)],
-            },
-            {
-                'attribute_id': attribute_3.id,
-                'product_tmpl_id': product_template.id,
-                'value_ids': [(6, 0, attribute_values.filtered(lambda v: v.attribute_id == attribute_3).ids)],
-            },
-        ])
-
-        product_template.product_variant_ids[-1].active = False
+        # Archive (Small, Black, Brand B) variant
+        product_template._get_variant_for_combination(
+            product_template.attribute_line_ids.product_template_value_ids.filtered(
+                lambda ptav: ptav.product_attribute_value_id.sequence == 2
+            )
+        ).action_archive()
 
         self.start_tour("/", 'tour_shop_archived_variant_multi', login="portal")