diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractDaemonTest.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractDaemonTest.java
index 57de49b..7451351 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractDaemonTest.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractDaemonTest.java
@@ -552,10 +552,6 @@
     return resourcePrefix + name;
   }
 
-  protected Project.NameKey createProject(String nameSuffix) throws Exception {
-    return projectOperations.newProject().create();
-  }
-
   protected Project.NameKey createProject(String nameSuffix, Project.NameKey parent)
       throws Exception {
     // Default for createEmptyCommit should match TestProjectConfig.
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/accounts/AccountIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/accounts/AccountIT.java
index 0f195b5..887035b 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/accounts/AccountIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/accounts/AccountIT.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.account.AccountOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.account.TestSshKeys;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.group.GroupOperations;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.Nullable;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.data.AccessSection;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.data.GlobalCapability;
@@ -195,35 +196,23 @@
   }
 
   @Inject private Provider<PublicKeyStore> publicKeyStoreProvider;
-
   @Inject private @ServerInitiated Provider<AccountsUpdate> accountsUpdateProvider;
-
   @Inject private ExternalIds externalIds;
-
   @Inject private DynamicSet<AccountIndexedListener> accountIndexedListeners;
-
   @Inject private DynamicSet<GitReferenceUpdatedListener> refUpdateListeners;
-
   @Inject private Sequences seq;
-
   @Inject private Provider<InternalAccountQuery> accountQueryProvider;
+  @Inject private StalenessChecker stalenessChecker;
+  @Inject private AccountIndexer accountIndexer;
+  @Inject private GitReferenceUpdated gitReferenceUpdated;
+  @Inject private RetryHelper.Metrics retryMetrics;
+  @Inject private Provider<MetaDataUpdate.InternalFactory> metaDataUpdateInternalFactory;
+  @Inject private ExternalIdNotes.Factory extIdNotesFactory;
+  @Inject private VersionedAuthorizedKeys.Accessor authorizedKeys;
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
 
   @Inject protected Emails emails;
 
-  @Inject private StalenessChecker stalenessChecker;
-
-  @Inject private AccountIndexer accountIndexer;
-
-  @Inject private GitReferenceUpdated gitReferenceUpdated;
-
-  @Inject private RetryHelper.Metrics retryMetrics;
-
-  @Inject private Provider<MetaDataUpdate.InternalFactory> metaDataUpdateInternalFactory;
-
-  @Inject private ExternalIdNotes.Factory extIdNotesFactory;
-
-  @Inject private VersionedAuthorizedKeys.Accessor authorizedKeys;
-
   @Inject
   @Named("accounts")
   private LoadingCache<Account.Id, Optional<AccountState>> accountsCache;
@@ -2602,7 +2591,7 @@
   public void deleteAllDraftComments() throws Exception {
     try {
       TestTimeUtil.resetWithClockStep(1, SECONDS);
-      Project.NameKey project2 = createProject("project2");
+      Project.NameKey project2 = projectOperations.newProject().create();
       PushOneCommit.Result r1 = createChange();
 
       TestRepository<?> tr2 = cloneProject(project2);
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
index fc0805e..f2ee8e1 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@
   @Test
   public void pushCommitOfOtherUserThatCannotSeeChange() throws Exception {
     // create hidden project that is only visible to administrators
-    Project.NameKey p = createProject("p");
+    Project.NameKey p = projectOperations.newProject().create();
     try (ProjectConfigUpdate u = updateProject(p)) {
       Util.allow(u.getConfig(), Permission.READ, adminGroupUuid(), "refs/*");
       Util.block(u.getConfig(), Permission.READ, REGISTERED_USERS, "refs/*");
@@ -2976,7 +2976,7 @@
   @Test
   public void createNewPatchSetWithoutPermission() throws Exception {
     // Create new project with clean permissions
-    Project.NameKey p = createProject("addPatchSet1");
+    Project.NameKey p = projectOperations.newProject().create();
 
     // Clone separate repositories of the same project as admin and as user
     TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> adminTestRepo = cloneProject(p, admin);
@@ -3022,7 +3022,7 @@
   @Test
   public void createNewPatchSetAsOwnerWithoutPermission() throws Exception {
     // Create new project with clean permissions
-    Project.NameKey p = createProject("addPatchSet2");
+    Project.NameKey p = projectOperations.newProject().create();
     // Clone separate repositories of the same project as admin and as user
     TestRepository<?> adminTestRepo = cloneProject(project, admin);
 
@@ -3660,7 +3660,7 @@
   @Test
   public void changeCommitMessageWithoutPermissionFails() throws Exception {
     // Create new project with clean permissions
-    Project.NameKey p = createProject("addPatchSetEdit");
+    Project.NameKey p = projectOperations.newProject().create();
     TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> userTestRepo = cloneProject(p, user);
     // Block default permission
     block(p, "refs/for/*", Permission.ADD_PATCH_SET, REGISTERED_USERS);
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIdIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIdIT.java
index fe7da66..7899ecd 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIdIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIdIT.java
@@ -19,18 +19,21 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.AbstractDaemonTest;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.GerritConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.NoHttpd;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ChangeApi;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.DeprecatedIdentifierException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 @NoHttpd
 public class ChangeIdIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
   private ChangeInfo changeInfo;
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
 
   @Before
   public void setup() throws Exception {
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@
 
   @Test
   public void projectChangeNumberReturnsChangeWhenProjectContainsSlashes() throws Exception {
-    Project.NameKey p = createProject("foo/bar");
+    Project.NameKey p = projectOperations.newProject().create();
     ChangeInfo ci = gApi.changes().create(new ChangeInput(p.get(), "master", "msg")).get();
     ChangeApi cApi = gApi.changes().id(p.get(), ci._number);
     assertThat(cApi.get().changeId).isEqualTo(ci.changeId);
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/edit/ChangeEditIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/edit/ChangeEditIT.java
index 96566f6..37bfd42 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/edit/ChangeEditIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/edit/ChangeEditIT.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.PushOneCommit;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.RestResponse;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestProjectInput;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.RawInputUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.data.LabelType;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.data.Permission;
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@
   private static final byte[] CONTENT_NEW2 = CONTENT_NEW2_STR.getBytes(UTF_8);
 
   @Inject private SchemaFactory<ReviewDb> reviewDbProvider;
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
 
   private String changeId;
   private String changeId2;
@@ -679,7 +681,7 @@
   @Test
   public void createEditWithoutPushPatchSetPermission() throws Exception {
     // Create new project with clean permissions
-    Project.NameKey p = createProject("addPatchSetEdit");
+    Project.NameKey p = projectOperations.newProject().create();
     // Clone repository as user
     TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> userTestRepo = cloneProject(p, user);
 
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/account/WatchedProjectsIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/account/WatchedProjectsIT.java
index dd0575d..ae0483b 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/account/WatchedProjectsIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/account/WatchedProjectsIT.java
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
 
   @Test
   public void setAndDeleteWatchedProjects() throws Exception {
-    String projectName1 = createProject(NEW_PROJECT_NAME).get();
-    String projectName2 = createProject(NEW_PROJECT_NAME + "2").get();
+    String projectName1 = this.projectOperations.newProject().create().get();
+    String projectName2 = this.projectOperations.newProject().create().get();
 
     List<ProjectWatchInfo> projectsToWatch = new ArrayList<>();
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 
   @Test
   public void setConflictingWatches() throws Exception {
-    String projectName = createProject(NEW_PROJECT_NAME).get();
+    String projectName = this.projectOperations.newProject().create().get();
 
     List<ProjectWatchInfo> projectsToWatch = new ArrayList<>();
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 
   @Test
   public void setAndGetEmptyWatch() throws Exception {
-    String projectName = createProject(NEW_PROJECT_NAME).get();
+    String projectName = this.projectOperations.newProject().create().get();
 
     List<ProjectWatchInfo> projectsToWatch = new ArrayList<>();
 
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/IndexChangeIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/IndexChangeIT.java
index bb114e7..7cdd266 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/IndexChangeIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/IndexChangeIT.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.PushOneCommit;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestAccount;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.group.GroupOperations;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.data.Permission;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.AccountGroup;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
 public class IndexChangeIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
 
   @Inject protected GroupOperations groupOperations;
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
 
   @Test
   public void indexChange() throws Exception {
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@
     gApi.groups().id(group).addMembers("admin", "user", user2.username);
 
     // Create a project and restrict its visibility to the group
-    Project.NameKey p = createProject("p");
+    Project.NameKey p = projectOperations.newProject().create();
     try (ProjectConfigUpdate u = updateProject(p)) {
       Util.allow(
           u.getConfig(),
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/PrivateByDefaultIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/PrivateByDefaultIT.java
index 0ece00a..f91d31a 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/PrivateByDefaultIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/PrivateByDefaultIT.java
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.AbstractDaemonTest;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.GerritConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.PushOneCommit;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.projects.ConfigInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.InheritableBoolean;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.MethodNotAllowedException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.storage.dfs.InMemoryRepository;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.junit.TestRepository;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevCommit;
@@ -34,10 +36,11 @@
 public class PrivateByDefaultIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
   private Project.NameKey project1;
   private Project.NameKey project2;
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
 
   @Before
   public void setUp() throws Exception {
-    project1 = createProject("project-1");
+    project1 = projectOperations.newProject().create();
     project2 = createProject("project-2", project1);
     setPrivateByDefault(project1, InheritableBoolean.FALSE);
   }
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/SubmitByMergeIfNecessaryIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/SubmitByMergeIfNecessaryIT.java
index 062cb69..13e7642e 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/SubmitByMergeIfNecessaryIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/SubmitByMergeIfNecessaryIT.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.GitUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.PushOneCommit;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.data.Permission;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ChangeApi;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.CherryPickInput;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Branch;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class SubmitByMergeIfNecessaryIT extends AbstractSubmitByMerge {
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
 
   @Override
   protected SubmitType getSubmitType() {
@@ -132,9 +135,9 @@
 
   @Test
   public void submitChangesAcrossRepos() throws Exception {
-    Project.NameKey p1 = createProject("project-where-we-submit");
-    Project.NameKey p2 = createProject("project-impacted-via-topic");
-    Project.NameKey p3 = createProject("project-impacted-indirectly-via-topic");
+    Project.NameKey p1 = this.projectOperations.newProject().create();
+    Project.NameKey p2 = this.projectOperations.newProject().create();
+    Project.NameKey p3 = this.projectOperations.newProject().create();
 
     RevCommit initialHead2 = getRemoteHead(p2, "master");
     RevCommit initialHead3 = getRemoteHead(p3, "master");
@@ -209,9 +212,9 @@
 
   @Test
   public void submitChangesAcrossReposBlocked() throws Exception {
-    Project.NameKey p1 = createProject("project-where-we-submit");
-    Project.NameKey p2 = createProject("project-impacted-via-topic");
-    Project.NameKey p3 = createProject("project-impacted-indirectly-via-topic");
+    Project.NameKey p1 = this.projectOperations.newProject().create();
+    Project.NameKey p2 = this.projectOperations.newProject().create();
+    Project.NameKey p3 = this.projectOperations.newProject().create();
 
     TestRepository<?> repo1 = cloneProject(p1);
     TestRepository<?> repo2 = cloneProject(p2);
@@ -388,7 +391,7 @@
             "3",
             "a-topic-here");
 
-    Project.NameKey p3 = createProject("project-related-to-change3");
+    Project.NameKey p3 = this.projectOperations.newProject().create();
     TestRepository<?> repo3 = cloneProject(p3);
     RevCommit repo3Head = getRemoteHead(p3, "master");
     PushOneCommit.Result change3b =
@@ -710,8 +713,8 @@
     //                    (c2a) <= private
     assume().that(isSubmitWholeTopicEnabled()).isTrue();
 
-    Project.NameKey p1 = createProject("project-where-we-submit");
-    Project.NameKey p2 = createProject("project-impacted-via-topic");
+    Project.NameKey p1 = this.projectOperations.newProject().create();
+    Project.NameKey p2 = this.projectOperations.newProject().create();
 
     grantLabel("Code-Review", -2, 2, p1, "refs/heads/*", false, REGISTERED_USERS, false);
     grant(p1, "refs/*", Permission.SUBMIT, false, REGISTERED_USERS);
@@ -764,7 +767,7 @@
 
   @Test
   public void testPreviewSubmitTgz() throws Exception {
-    Project.NameKey p1 = createProject("project-name");
+    Project.NameKey p1 = this.projectOperations.newProject().create();
 
     TestRepository<?> repo1 = cloneProject(p1);
     PushOneCommit.Result change1 = createChange(repo1, "master", "test", "a.txt", "1", "topic");
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/SuggestReviewersIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/SuggestReviewersIT.java
index 4d499f0..af3cf24 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/SuggestReviewersIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/SuggestReviewersIT.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.AbstractDaemonTest;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.GerritConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestAccount;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.data.GlobalCapability;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.accounts.EmailInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ReviewInput;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 
 public class SuggestReviewersIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
   @Inject private CreateGroup createGroup;
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
 
   private InternalGroup group1;
   private InternalGroup group2;
@@ -372,7 +374,7 @@
   @Test
   public void reviewerRankingProjectIsolation() throws Exception {
     // Create new project
-    Project.NameKey newProject = createProject("test");
+    Project.NameKey newProject = projectOperations.newProject().create();
 
     // Create users who review changes in both the default and the new project
     String fullName = "Primum Finalis";
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/BUILD b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/BUILD
index dad3ca9..9a40346 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/BUILD
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/BUILD
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         ":project",
         ":push_tag_util",
         ":refassert",
+        "//lib/commons:lang",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/DeleteBranchIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/DeleteBranchIT.java
index b426a37..d673f83 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/DeleteBranchIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/DeleteBranchIT.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.AbstractDaemonTest;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.GerritConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.RestResponse;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.data.Permission;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.projects.BranchApi;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.projects.BranchInput;
@@ -31,16 +32,18 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Branch;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.RefNames;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class DeleteBranchIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
 
   private Branch.NameKey testBranch;
 
   @Before
   public void setUp() throws Exception {
-    project = createProject(name("p"));
+    project = projectOperations.newProject().create();
     testBranch = new Branch.NameKey(project, "test");
     branch(testBranch).create(new BranchInput());
   }
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/GarbageCollectionIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/GarbageCollectionIT.java
index 78d0270..48527af 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/GarbageCollectionIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/GarbageCollectionIT.java
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.GcAssert;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.RestResponse;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.UseLocalDisk;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class GarbageCollectionIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
 
   @Inject private GcAssert gcAssert;
 
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@
 
   @Before
   public void setUp() throws Exception {
-    project2 = createProject("p2");
+    project2 = projectOperations.newProject().create();
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/GetChildProjectIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/GetChildProjectIT.java
index d5e811d..b7ee3f7 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/GetChildProjectIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/GetChildProjectIT.java
@@ -18,13 +18,16 @@
 
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.AbstractDaemonTest;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.NoHttpd;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ProjectInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 @NoHttpd
 public class GetChildProjectIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
 
   @Test
   public void getNonExistingChildProject_NotFound() throws Exception {
@@ -33,15 +36,15 @@
 
   @Test
   public void getNonChildProject_NotFound() throws Exception {
-    Project.NameKey p1 = createProject("p1");
-    Project.NameKey p2 = createProject("p2");
+    Project.NameKey p1 = projectOperations.newProject().create();
+    Project.NameKey p2 = projectOperations.newProject().create();
 
     assertChildNotFound(p1, p2.get());
   }
 
   @Test
   public void getChildProject() throws Exception {
-    Project.NameKey child = createProject("p1");
+    Project.NameKey child = projectOperations.newProject().create();
     ProjectInfo childInfo = gApi.projects().name(allProjects.get()).child(child.get()).get();
 
     assertProjectInfo(projectCache.get(child).getProject(), childInfo);
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@
 
   @Test
   public void getGrandChildProject_NotFound() throws Exception {
-    Project.NameKey child = createProject("p1");
+    Project.NameKey child = projectOperations.newProject().create();
     Project.NameKey grandChild = createProject("p1.1", child);
 
     assertChildNotFound(allProjects, grandChild.get());
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@
 
   @Test
   public void getGrandChildProjectWithRecursiveFlag() throws Exception {
-    Project.NameKey child = createProject("p1");
+    Project.NameKey child = projectOperations.newProject().create();
     Project.NameKey grandChild = createProject("p1.1", child);
 
     ProjectInfo grandChildInfo =
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/ListChildProjectsIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/ListChildProjectsIT.java
index d6ae794..7089c43 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/ListChildProjectsIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/ListChildProjectsIT.java
@@ -18,12 +18,16 @@
 
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.AbstractDaemonTest;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.NoHttpd;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.RandomStringUtils;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 @NoHttpd
 public class ListChildProjectsIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
 
   @Test
   public void listChildrenOfNonExistingProject_NotFound() throws Exception {
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@
 
   @Test
   public void listChildren() throws Exception {
-    Project.NameKey child1 = createProject("p1");
+    Project.NameKey child1 = projectOperations.newProject().create();
     Project.NameKey child1_1 = createProject("p1.1", child1);
     Project.NameKey child1_2 = createProject("p1.2", child1);
 
@@ -50,12 +54,16 @@
 
   @Test
   public void listChildrenRecursively() throws Exception {
-    Project.NameKey child1 = createProject("p1");
-    createProject("p2");
-    Project.NameKey child1_1 = createProject("p1.1", child1);
-    Project.NameKey child1_2 = createProject("p1.2", child1);
-    Project.NameKey child1_1_1 = createProject("p1.1.1", child1_1);
-    Project.NameKey child1_1_1_1 = createProject("p1.1.1.1", child1_1_1);
+    String prefix = RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(8);
+    Project.NameKey child1 = projectOperations.newProject().name(prefix + "p1").create();
+    Project.NameKey child1_1 =
+        projectOperations.newProject().parent(child1).name(prefix + "p1.1").create();
+    Project.NameKey child1_2 =
+        projectOperations.newProject().parent(child1).name(prefix + "p1.2").create();
+    Project.NameKey child1_1_1 =
+        projectOperations.newProject().parent(child1_1).name(prefix + "p1.1.1").create();
+    Project.NameKey child1_1_1_1 =
+        projectOperations.newProject().parent(child1_1_1).name(prefix + "p1.1.1.1").create();
 
     assertThatNameList(gApi.projects().name(child1.get()).children(true))
         .containsExactly(child1_1, child1_1_1, child1_1_1_1, child1_2)
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/ListProjectsIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/ListProjectsIT.java
index d5fd74e..1d47408 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/ListProjectsIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/project/ListProjectsIT.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
   @Test
   public void listProjects() throws Exception {
-    Project.NameKey someProject = createProject("some-project");
+    Project.NameKey someProject = this.projectOperations.newProject().create();
     assertThatNameList(gApi.projects().list().get())
         .containsExactly(allProjects, allUsers, project, someProject);
     assertThatNameList(gApi.projects().list().get()).isOrdered();
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@
 
   @Test
   public void listWithHiddenAndReadonlyProjects() throws Exception {
-    Project.NameKey hidden = createProject("project-to-hide");
-    Project.NameKey readonly = createProject("project-to-read");
+    Project.NameKey hidden = this.projectOperations.newProject().create();
+    Project.NameKey readonly = this.projectOperations.newProject().create();
 
     // Set project read-only
     ConfigInput input = new ConfigInput();
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/notedb/OnlineNoteDbMigrationIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/notedb/OnlineNoteDbMigrationIT.java
index 87c5ace..6f226c8 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/notedb/OnlineNoteDbMigrationIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/notedb/OnlineNoteDbMigrationIT.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.PushOneCommit;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.Sandboxed;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.UseLocalDisk;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.RegistrationHandle;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@
 @NoHttpd
 public class OnlineNoteDbMigrationIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
   private static final String INVALID_STATE = "deadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef";
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
 
   @ConfigSuite.Default
   public static Config defaultConfig() {
@@ -303,7 +305,7 @@
   public void rebuildSubsetOfProjects() throws Exception {
     setNotesMigrationState(WRITE);
 
-    Project.NameKey p2 = createProject("project2");
+    Project.NameKey p2 = projectOperations.newProject().create();
     TestRepository<?> tr2 = cloneProject(p2, admin);
 
     PushOneCommit.Result r1 = createChange();
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/permissions/PermissionBackendConditionIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/permissions/PermissionBackendConditionIT.java
index c8574de..2028a68 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/permissions/PermissionBackendConditionIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/permissions/PermissionBackendConditionIT.java
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@
   @Test
   public void refPermissions_differentResourceAndSameUserDoesNotEqual2() throws Exception {
     Branch.NameKey branch1 = new Branch.NameKey(project, "branch");
-    Branch.NameKey branch2 = new Branch.NameKey(createProject("p2"), "branch");
+    Branch.NameKey branch2 =
+        new Branch.NameKey(this.projectOperations.newProject().create(), "branch");
     BooleanCondition cond1 = pb.user(user()).ref(branch1).testCond(RefPermission.READ);
     BooleanCondition cond2 = pb.user(user()).ref(branch2).testCond(RefPermission.READ);
 
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/ssh/GarbageCollectionIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/ssh/GarbageCollectionIT.java
index 4384ab5..c23f889d 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/ssh/GarbageCollectionIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/ssh/GarbageCollectionIT.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.NoHttpd;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.UseLocalDisk;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.UseSsh;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.data.GarbageCollectionResult;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.GarbageCollection;
@@ -40,14 +41,15 @@
   @Inject private GarbageCollectionQueue gcQueue;
 
   @Inject private GcAssert gcAssert;
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
 
   private Project.NameKey project2;
   private Project.NameKey project3;
 
   @Before
   public void setUp() throws Exception {
-    project2 = createProject("p2");
-    project3 = createProject("p3");
+    project2 = projectOperations.newProject().create();
+    project3 = projectOperations.newProject().create();
   }
 
   @Test