diff --git a/changelog/_0001.md b/changelog/_0001.md
index 19820eacd..43218beec 100644
--- a/changelog/_0001.md
+++ b/changelog/_0001.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+### Changed
+
+- tests: replace the ckeditor fields with TextField in migrations to be able to remove the django-ckeditor package
+
 ### Removed
 
 - remove the no longer needed django-ckeditor package, the transition to
diff --git a/tests/apps/ideas/migrations/0001_initial.py b/tests/apps/ideas/migrations/0001_initial.py
index f10c3287f..fdb474687 100644
--- a/tests/apps/ideas/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/tests/apps/ideas/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 import adhocracy4.categories.fields
 import adhocracy4.maps.fields
-import ckeditor.fields
 from django.db import migrations, models
 import django.db.models.deletion
 
@@ -41,9 +40,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ),
                 (
                     "description",
-                    ckeditor.fields.RichTextField(
-                        blank=True, verbose_name="Description"
-                    ),
+                    models.TextField(blank=True, verbose_name="Description"),
                 ),
                 ("point", adhocracy4.maps.fields.PointField(blank=True)),
                 (
diff --git a/tests/apps/ideas/migrations/0006_alter_idea_description.py b/tests/apps/ideas/migrations/0006_alter_idea_description.py
index 368ecacf7..f73f0643d 100644
--- a/tests/apps/ideas/migrations/0006_alter_idea_description.py
+++ b/tests/apps/ideas/migrations/0006_alter_idea_description.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Generated by Django 3.2.20 on 2023-09-19 13:10
 
-from django.db import migrations
-import django_ckeditor_5.fields
+from django.db import migrations, models
 
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
@@ -13,8 +12,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
         migrations.AlterField(
             model_name="idea",
             name="description",
-            field=django_ckeditor_5.fields.CKEditor5Field(
-                blank=True, verbose_name="Description"
-            ),
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True, verbose_name="Description"),
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/tests/apps/ideas/migrations/0008_alter_idea_description.py b/tests/apps/ideas/migrations/0008_alter_idea_description.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..736d05562
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apps/ideas/migrations/0008_alter_idea_description.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.16 on 2025-01-06 14:07
+
+from django.db import migrations
+import django_ckeditor_5.fields
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("a4test_ideas", "0007_alter_idea_labels"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="idea",
+            name="description",
+            field=django_ckeditor_5.fields.CKEditor5Field(
+                blank=True, verbose_name="Description"
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/tests/apps/moderatorfeedback/migrations/0001_initial.py b/tests/apps/moderatorfeedback/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 3840b99da..2d96ddfef 100644
--- a/tests/apps/moderatorfeedback/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/tests/apps/moderatorfeedback/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Generated by Django 3.2.7 on 2021-09-28 09:59
 
-import ckeditor.fields
 import django.utils.timezone
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import migrations, models
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                     "modified",
                     models.DateTimeField(blank=True, editable=False, null=True),
                 ),
-                ("statement", ckeditor.fields.RichTextField(blank=True)),
+                ("statement", models.TextField(blank=True)),
                 (
                     "creator",
                     models.ForeignKey(