diff --git a/backend/server/database/migrations_test.go b/backend/server/database/migrations_test.go
index 892e21736..2bb2253ce 100644
--- a/backend/server/database/migrations_test.go
+++ b/backend/server/database/migrations_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-pg/pg/v10"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"isc.org/stork/server/apps/kea"
 	dbops "isc.org/stork/server/database"
 	"isc.org/stork/server/database/maintenance"
 	dbmodel "isc.org/stork/server/database/model"
@@ -591,7 +592,12 @@ func TestMigration55LocalHostInDatabaseAndConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}`)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = server.DetectReferences()
+
+	fec := &storktestdbmodel.FakeEventCenter{}
+	lookup := dbmodel.NewDHCPOptionDefinitionLookup()
+	app, _ := server.GetKea()
+
+	err = kea.CommitAppIntoDB(db, app, fec, nil, lookup)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Add a database host reservations.
diff --git a/backend/server/database/model/test/keaserver.go b/backend/server/database/model/test/keaserver.go
index fc6e7ce52..97ddb8050 100644
--- a/backend/server/database/model/test/keaserver.go
+++ b/backend/server/database/model/test/keaserver.go
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ package dbmodeltest
 
 import (
 	"github.com/go-pg/pg/v10"
-	"isc.org/stork/server/apps/kea"
 	dbmodel "isc.org/stork/server/database/model"
-	storktestdbmodel "isc.org/stork/server/test/dbmodel"
 )
 
 // A wrapper for a Kea daemon.
@@ -52,19 +50,6 @@ func (server *KeaServer) Configure(config string) error {
 	return dbmodel.UpdateDaemon(server.kea.machine.db, d)
 }
 
-// Detects the referenced objects i.e., subnets, shared networks, and hosts.
-func (server *KeaServer) DetectReferences() error {
-	app, err := server.GetKea()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	fec := &storktestdbmodel.FakeEventCenter{}
-	lookup := dbmodel.NewDHCPOptionDefinitionLookup()
-
-	return kea.CommitAppIntoDB(server.kea.machine.db, app, fec, nil, lookup)
-}
-
 // Returns a machine the Kea server belongs to.
 func (server *KeaServer) GetMachine() (*dbmodel.Machine, error) {
 	return server.kea.GetMachine()