diff --git a/swh/web/tests/api/test_utils.py b/swh/web/tests/api/test_utils.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/api/test_utils.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/api/test_utils.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from swh.web.api import utils
 from swh.web.common.origin_visits import get_origin_visits
 from swh.web.common.utils import resolve_branch_alias, reverse
-from swh.web.tests.strategies import release, revision, snapshot
+from swh.web.tests.strategies import revision, snapshot
 
 url_map = [
     {
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@
     assert actual_release == {}
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_enrich_release_content_target(api_request_factory, archive_data, release):
 
     release_data = archive_data.release_get(release)
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@
     assert actual_release == release_data
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_enrich_release_directory_target(api_request_factory, archive_data, release):
 
     release_data = archive_data.release_get(release)
@@ -140,7 +138,6 @@
     assert actual_release == release_data
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_enrich_release_revision_target(api_request_factory, archive_data, release):
 
     release_data = archive_data.release_get(release)
@@ -158,7 +155,6 @@
     assert actual_release == release_data
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_enrich_release_release_target(api_request_factory, archive_data, release):
 
     release_data = archive_data.release_get(release)
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_identifiers.py b/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_identifiers.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_identifiers.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 from swh.web.common.utils import reverse
 from swh.web.tests.data import random_sha1
 from swh.web.tests.strategies import (
-    release,
     revision,
     snapshot,
     unknown_content,
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@
 from swh.web.tests.utils import check_api_get_responses, check_api_post_responses
 
 
-@given(release(), revision(), snapshot())
+@given(revision(), snapshot())
 def test_swhid_resolve_success(
     api_client, client, content, directory, origin, release, revision, snapshot
 ):
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@
     check_api_get_responses(api_client, url, status_code=400)
 
 
-@given(release(), revision(), snapshot())
+@given(revision(), snapshot())
 def test_api_known_swhid_all_present(
     api_client, content, directory, release, revision, snapshot
 ):
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_release.py b/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_release.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_release.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_release.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from hypothesis import given
-
 from swh.model.hashutil import hash_to_bytes, hash_to_hex
 from swh.model.model import (
     ObjectType,
@@ -17,11 +15,9 @@
 )
 from swh.web.common.utils import reverse
 from swh.web.tests.data import random_sha1
-from swh.web.tests.strategies import release
 from swh.web.tests.utils import check_api_get_responses, check_http_get_response
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_api_release(api_client, archive_data, release):
     url = reverse("api-1-release", url_args={"sha1_git": release})
 
@@ -39,7 +35,6 @@
     assert rv.data == expected_release
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_api_release_target_type_not_a_revision(
     api_client, archive_data, content, directory, release
 ):
@@ -107,7 +102,6 @@
     }
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_api_release_uppercase(api_client, release):
     url = reverse(
         "api-1-release-uppercase-checksum", url_args={"sha1_git": release.upper()}
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_identifiers.py b/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_identifiers.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_identifiers.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from swh.web.common.identifiers import gen_swhid
 from swh.web.common.utils import reverse
 from swh.web.tests.django_asserts import assert_contains
-from swh.web.tests.strategies import release, revision, snapshot
+from swh.web.tests.strategies import revision, snapshot
 from swh.web.tests.utils import check_html_get_response
 
 
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
         assert resp["location"] == revision_browse_url
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_release_id_browse(client, release):
     swhid = gen_swhid(ObjectType.RELEASE, release)
 
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@
         assert resp["location"] == release_browse_url
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_bad_id_browse(client, release):
     swhid = f"swh:1:foo:{release}"
     url = reverse("browse-swhid", url_args={"swhid": swhid})
@@ -165,7 +163,6 @@
     assert resp["location"] == content_browse_url
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_origin_id_not_resolvable(client, release):
     swhid = "swh:1:ori:8068d0075010b590762c6cb5682ed53cb3c13deb"
     url = reverse("browse-swhid", url_args={"swhid": swhid})
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_origin.py b/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_origin.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_origin.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_origin.py
@@ -33,9 +33,13 @@
 )
 from swh.web.tests.data import get_content, random_sha1
 from swh.web.tests.django_asserts import assert_contains, assert_not_contains
-from swh.web.tests.strategies import new_origin, new_snapshot
-from swh.web.tests.strategies import release as existing_release
-from swh.web.tests.strategies import revisions, unknown_revision, visit_dates
+from swh.web.tests.strategies import (
+    new_origin,
+    new_snapshot,
+    revisions,
+    unknown_revision,
+    visit_dates,
+)
 from swh.web.tests.utils import check_html_get_response
 
 
@@ -1229,10 +1233,10 @@
 
 
 @given(
-    new_origin(), visit_dates(), revisions(min_size=10, max_size=10), existing_release()
+    new_origin(), visit_dates(), revisions(min_size=10, max_size=10),
 )
 def test_origin_branches_pagination_with_alias(
-    client, archive_data, mocker, new_origin, visit_dates, revisions, existing_release
+    client, archive_data, mocker, release, new_origin, visit_dates, revisions,
 ):
     """
     When a snapshot contains a branch or a release alias, pagination links
@@ -1246,14 +1250,14 @@
             "target_type": "revision",
             "target": hash_to_bytes(revisions[i]),
         }
-    release = "".join(random.choices(string.ascii_lowercase, k=8))
+    release_name = "".join(random.choices(string.ascii_lowercase, k=8))
     snp_dict["branches"][b"RELEASE_ALIAS"] = {
         "target_type": "alias",
-        "target": release.encode(),
+        "target": release_name.encode(),
     }
-    snp_dict["branches"][release.encode()] = {
+    snp_dict["branches"][release_name.encode()] = {
         "target_type": "release",
-        "target": hash_to_bytes(existing_release),
+        "target": hash_to_bytes(release),
     }
     archive_data.origin_add([new_origin])
     archive_data.snapshot_add([Snapshot.from_dict(snp_dict)])
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_release.py b/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_release.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_release.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_release.py
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
 from swh.web.common.identifiers import gen_swhid
 from swh.web.common.utils import format_utc_iso_date, reverse
 from swh.web.tests.django_asserts import assert_contains
-from swh.web.tests.strategies import release, unknown_release
+from swh.web.tests.strategies import unknown_release
 from swh.web.tests.utils import check_html_get_response
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_release_browse(client, archive_data, release):
     _release_browse_checks(client, release, archive_data)
 
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@
     assert_contains(resp, err_msg, status_code=404)
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_release_uppercase(client, release):
     url = reverse(
         "browse-release-uppercase-checksum", url_args={"sha1_git": release.upper()}
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/common/test_archive.py b/swh/web/tests/common/test_archive.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/common/test_archive.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/common/test_archive.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
     new_origin,
     new_revision,
     non_ancestor_revisions,
-    release,
-    releases,
     revision,
     revision_with_submodules,
     revisions,
@@ -251,7 +249,6 @@
     assert e.match("Only sha1_git is supported.")
 
 
-@given(releases())
 def test_lookup_release_multiple(archive_data, releases):
     actual_releases = list(archive.lookup_release_multiple(releases))
 
@@ -288,7 +285,6 @@
     assert actual_result == directory_entry
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_lookup_release(archive_data, release):
     actual_release = archive.lookup_release(release)
 
@@ -821,7 +817,7 @@
     )
 
 
-@given(release(), revision(), snapshot())
+@given(revision(), snapshot())
 def test_lookup_known_objects(
     archive_data, content, directory, release, revision, snapshot
 ):
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py b/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 from swh.web.common.typing import SWHObjectInfo
 from swh.web.common.utils import reverse
 from swh.web.tests.data import random_sha1
-from swh.web.tests.strategies import release, revision, snapshot
+from swh.web.tests.strategies import revision, snapshot
 
 
 def test_gen_swhid(content):
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     assert e.match("Invalid swh object type")
 
 
-@given(release(), revision(), snapshot())
+@given(revision(), snapshot())
 def test_resolve_swhid_legacy(content, directory, release, revision, snapshot):
     for obj_type, obj_id in (
         (ObjectType.CONTENT, content["sha1_git"]),
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         resolve_swhid(f"swh:1:ori:{random_sha1()}")
 
 
-@given(release(), revision(), snapshot())
+@given(revision(), snapshot())
 def test_get_swhid(content, directory, release, revision, snapshot):
     for obj_type, obj_id in (
         (ObjectType.CONTENT, content["sha1_git"]),
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
         get_swhid("foo")
 
 
-@given(release(), revision(), snapshot())
+@given(revision(), snapshot())
 def test_group_swhids(content, directory, release, revision, snapshot):
     swhids = []
     expected = {}
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/conftest.py b/swh/web/tests/conftest.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/conftest.py
@@ -386,6 +386,22 @@
     return Directory(entries=()).id.hex()
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def release(tests_data):
+    """Fixture returning a random release ingested into the test archive.
+    """
+    return random.choice(_known_swh_objects(tests_data, "releases"))
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def releases(tests_data):
+    """Fixture returning random releases ingested into the test archive.
+    """
+    return random.choices(
+        _known_swh_objects(tests_data, "releases"), k=random.randint(2, 8)
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def origin(tests_data):
     """Fixturee returning a random origin ingested into the test archive.
@@ -460,6 +476,14 @@
     return _object_type_swhid(tests_data, ObjectType.DIRECTORY)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def release_swhid(tests_data):
+    """Fixture returning a qualified SWHID for a random release object
+    ingested into the test archive.
+    """
+    return _object_type_swhid(tests_data, ObjectType.RELEASE)
+
+
 # Fixture to manipulate data from a sample archive used in the tests
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def archive_data(tests_data):
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/misc/test_badges.py b/swh/web/tests/misc/test_badges.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/misc/test_badges.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/misc/test_badges.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 from swh.web.tests.strategies import (
     invalid_sha1,
     new_origin,
-    release,
     revision,
     snapshot,
     unknown_content,
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@
     _test_badge_endpoints(client, "origin", origin["url"])
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_release_badge(client, release):
     _test_badge_endpoints(client, "release", release)
 
@@ -112,7 +110,6 @@
         _check_generated_badge(resp, "", "", error="invalid id")
 
 
-@given(release())
 def test_badge_endpoints_have_cors_header(client, origin, release):
     url = reverse(
         "swh-badge", url_args={"object_type": "origin", "object_id": origin["url"]}
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/strategies.py b/swh/web/tests/strategies.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/strategies.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/strategies.py
@@ -160,22 +160,6 @@
     ).map(sorted)
 
 
-def release():
-    """
-    Hypothesis strategy returning a random release ingested
-    into the test archive.
-    """
-    return _known_swh_object("releases")
-
-
-def releases(min_size=2, max_size=8):
-    """
-    Hypothesis strategy returning random releases ingested
-    into the test archive.
-    """
-    return lists(release(), min_size=min_size, max_size=max_size)
-
-
 def unknown_release():
     """
     Hypothesis strategy returning a random revision not ingested
@@ -412,14 +396,6 @@
     return _known_swh_object("swhids")
 
 
-def release_swhid():
-    """
-    Hypothesis strategy returning a qualified SWHID for a release object
-    ingested into the test archive.
-    """
-    return swhid().filter(lambda swhid: swhid.object_type == ObjectType.RELEASE)
-
-
 def revision_swhid():
     """
     Hypothesis strategy returning a qualified SWHID for a revision object