diff --git a/services/repository/create.go b/services/repository/create.go
index b5207e6ba3..bba68aa0ab 100644
--- a/services/repository/create.go
+++ b/services/repository/create.go
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func CreateRepositoryDirectly(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User,
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			// we can not use the ctx because it maybe canceled or timeout
-			cleanupRepository(doer, repo.ID)
+			cleanupRepository(repo.ID)
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ func createRepositoryInDB(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, repo *r
 	return nil
 }
 
-func cleanupRepository(doer *user_model.User, repoID int64) {
+func cleanupRepository(repoID int64) {
 	if errDelete := DeleteRepositoryDirectly(db.DefaultContext, repoID); errDelete != nil {
 		log.Error("cleanupRepository failed: %v", errDelete)
 		// add system notice
diff --git a/services/repository/fork.go b/services/repository/fork.go
index bd1554f163..3694977da8 100644
--- a/services/repository/fork.go
+++ b/services/repository/fork.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func ForkRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User, opts Fork
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			// we can not use the ctx because it maybe canceled or timeout
-			cleanupRepository(doer, repo.ID)
+			cleanupRepository(repo.ID)
 		}
 	}()
 
diff --git a/services/repository/template.go b/services/repository/template.go
index 621bd95cb1..6906a60083 100644
--- a/services/repository/template.go
+++ b/services/repository/template.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func GenerateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User, templ
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			// we can not use the ctx because it maybe canceled or timeout
-			cleanupRepository(doer, generateRepo.ID)
+			cleanupRepository(generateRepo.ID)
 		}
 	}()
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/ephemeral_actions_runner_deletion_test.go b/tests/integration/ephemeral_actions_runner_deletion_test.go
index e3464b7559..40f8c643a8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ephemeral_actions_runner_deletion_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/ephemeral_actions_runner_deletion_test.go
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ func testEphemeralActionsRunnerDeletionByRepository(t *testing.T) {
 	task := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &actions_model.ActionTask{ID: 52})
 	assert.Equal(t, actions_model.StatusRunning, task.Status)
 
-	user := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 2})
-
 	err = repo_service.DeleteRepositoryDirectly(t.Context(), task.RepoID, true)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/pull_compare_test.go b/tests/integration/pull_compare_test.go
index 5b6b4a3fb4..ba4cc82992 100644
--- a/tests/integration/pull_compare_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/pull_compare_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	issues_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/issues"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
-	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/test"
 	repo_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/repository"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ func TestPullCompare(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Positive(t, editButtonCount, "Expected to find a button to edit a file in the PR diff view but there were none")
 
 		repoForked := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{OwnerName: "user1", Name: "repo1"})
-		user2 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 2})
 
 		// delete the head repository and revisit the PR diff view
 		err := repo_service.DeleteRepositoryDirectly(db.DefaultContext, repoForked.ID)