diff --git a/screening/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/screening/systemtests/AbstractScreeningSystemTestCase.java b/screening/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/screening/systemtests/AbstractScreeningSystemTestCase.java
index 7ca22ac9c20d84276dc8f7e5352a967a5128ec66..cfef409ed3bc6a32aa9a70f9f1fdee7fca5641ce 100644
--- a/screening/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/screening/systemtests/AbstractScreeningSystemTestCase.java
+++ b/screening/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/screening/systemtests/AbstractScreeningSystemTestCase.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractScreeningSystemTestCase extends SystemTestCase
     @Override
     protected void setUpDatabaseProperties()
     {
-        TestInitializer.initEmptyDbNoIndex();
+        TestInitializer.initEmptyDbWithIndex();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/screening/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/screening/systemtests/FeatureVectorsDropboxTest.java b/screening/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/screening/systemtests/FeatureVectorsDropboxTest.java
index 62e1e37ea29ebce32967de19df6878140a5deb95..820fa0ead8861fc787e6365dbecd8b9da3f73e51 100644
--- a/screening/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/screening/systemtests/FeatureVectorsDropboxTest.java
+++ b/screening/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/screening/systemtests/FeatureVectorsDropboxTest.java
@@ -76,15 +76,6 @@ public class FeatureVectorsDropboxTest extends AbstractScreeningSystemTestCase
         return checkOnFinishedPostRegistration(logContent);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * sets up the openbis database to be used by the tests.
-     */
-    @Override
-    protected void setUpDatabaseProperties()
-    {
-        TestInitializer.initEmptyDbWithIndex();
-    }
-
     @BeforeMethod
     public void setUp() throws Exception
     {