diff --git a/addons/event/test/ui/event_users.yml b/addons/event/test/ui/event_users.yml
index 34564d6c433..e08464bdfd8 100644
--- a/addons/event/test/ui/event_users.yml
+++ b/addons/event/test/ui/event_users.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 -
   Create a user as 'Event manager'
+-
+  !context
+    default_groups_ref: [event.group_event_manager]
 -
   !record {model: res.users, id: res_users_eventmanager}:
     company_id: base.main_company
     name: Event manager
     login: em
     password: em
-    groups_id:
-      - event.group_event_manager
 -
   Create a user as 'Event user'
+-
+  !context
+    default_groups_ref: [event.group_event_user]
 -
   !record {model: res.users, id: res_users_eventuser}:
     company_id: base.main_company
     name: User
     login: eu
     password: eu
-    groups_id:
-      - event.group_event_user
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diff --git a/addons/hr_attendance/test/attendance_process.yml b/addons/hr_attendance/test/attendance_process.yml
index 8348757b63e..383cf209bd4 100644
--- a/addons/hr_attendance/test/attendance_process.yml
+++ b/addons/hr_attendance/test/attendance_process.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 -
   Create a user as 'HR Attendance Officer'
+-
+  !context
+    default_groups_ref: [base.group_hr_user]
 -
   !record {model: res.users, id: res_users_attendance_officer}:
     company_id: base.main_company
     name: HR Officer
     login: ao
     password: ao
-    groups_id:
-      - base.group_hr_user
 -
   Give the access rights of Hr Officer to test attendance process.
 -
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/test/hr_timesheet_users.yml b/addons/hr_timesheet/test/hr_timesheet_users.yml
index 428c1b7c40f..4a557bff44f 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/test/hr_timesheet_users.yml
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/test/hr_timesheet_users.yml
@@ -1,30 +1,33 @@
 -
   Create a user as 'HR Manager'
+-
+  !context
+    default_groups_ref: [base.group_hr_manager]
 -
   !record {model: res.users, id: res_hr_timesheet_manager}:
     company_id: base.main_company
     name: HR manager
     login: hrtm
     password: hrtm
-    groups_id:
-      - base.group_hr_manager
 -
   Create a user as 'HR Officer'
+-
+  !context
+    default_groups_ref: [base.group_hr_user]
 -
   !record {model: res.users, id: res_hr_timesheet_officer}:
     company_id: base.main_company
     name: HR Officer
     login: hrto
     password: hrto
-    groups_id:
-      - base.group_hr_user
 -
   Create a user as 'Employee'
+-
+  !context
+    default_groups_ref: [base.group_user]
 -
   !record {model: res.users, id: res_hr_timesheet_employee}:
     company_id: base.main_company
     name: Employee
     login: empt
     password: empt
-    groups_id:
-      - base.group_user
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