diff --git a/test/test_util.py b/test/test_util.py
index 26640a912..96a741392 100644
--- a/test/test_util.py
+++ b/test/test_util.py
@@ -1370,6 +1370,17 @@ def test_delete_redis_keys(self):
         assert result == True
         assert len(list(test_sentinel.slave.keys(pattern))) == 0
 
+    def test_get_last_name(self):
+        assert util.get_last_name('Sara Smith') == 'Smith'
+        assert util.get_last_name('Sara Two Smith') == 'Smith'
+        assert util.get_last_name('Sara Smith 2') == 'Smith'
+        assert util.get_last_name('3 Sara Smith') == 'Smith'
+        assert util.get_last_name('Smith 1') == 'Smith'
+        assert util.get_last_name('Smith') == 'Smith'
+        assert util.get_last_name('Sara Smith ') == 'Smith'
+        assert util.get_last_name(' Sara Smith ') == 'Smith'
+        assert util.get_last_name('') == ''
+        assert util.get_last_name(None) == ''
 
 class TestIsReservedName(object):
     from test import flask_app as app
diff --git a/test/test_web.py b/test/test_web.py
index b904c91c7..efdc0aae0 100644
--- a/test/test_web.py
+++ b/test/test_web.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch, Mock, call, MagicMock
 from flask import redirect
 from itsdangerous import BadSignature
-from pybossa.util import get_user_signup_method, unicode_csv_reader, get_last_name
+from pybossa.util import get_user_signup_method, unicode_csv_reader
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError
 from pybossa.model.project import Project
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import six
 from pybossa.view.account import get_user_data_as_form
-from pybossa.view.projects import get_last_name
 from pybossa.cloud_store_api.s3 import upload_json_data
 from pybossa.task_creator_helper import get_gold_answers
 
@@ -9967,18 +9966,6 @@ def test_get_assign_users_to_project(self):
             assert user2.fullname in str(res.data), user2.fullname + ' not found on assign-users page.'
             assert user3.fullname not in str(res.data), user3.fullname + ' is disabled and should not be found on assign-users page.'
 
-    def test_get_last_name(self):
-        assert get_last_name('Sara Smith') == 'Smith'
-        assert get_last_name('Sara Two Smith') == 'Smith'
-        assert get_last_name('Sara Smith 2') == 'Smith'
-        assert get_last_name('3 Sara Smith') == 'Smith'
-        assert get_last_name('Smith 1') == 'Smith'
-        assert get_last_name('Smith') == 'Smith'
-        assert get_last_name('Sara Smith ') == 'Smith'
-        assert get_last_name(' Sara Smith ') == 'Smith'
-        assert get_last_name('') == ''
-        assert get_last_name(None) == ''
-
     @with_context
     @patch('pybossa.view.account.send_mail', autospec=True)
     @patch('pybossa.view.account.mail_queue', autospec=True)