diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/services/errors.py b/invenio_rdm_records/services/errors.py
index 5757c5d55..011460fcc 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/services/errors.py
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/services/errors.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class CommunityNotSelectedError(Exception):
     description = "Cannot publish without selecting a community."
 
 
-class CannotRemoveCommunityError(PermissionDenied):
+class CannotRemoveCommunityError(Exception):
     """Error thrown when the last community is being removed from the record."""
 
     description = "Cannot remove. A record should be part of atleast 1 community."
diff --git a/tests/resources/test_resources_communities.py b/tests/resources/test_resources_communities.py
index 2913ddf9e..12e0021d2 100644
--- a/tests/resources/test_resources_communities.py
+++ b/tests/resources/test_resources_communities.py
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ def test_add_record_to_community_submission_open_non_member(
 def test_add_record_to_restricted_community_submission_open_non_member(
     client,
     uploader,
-    record_required_community,
+    record_community,
     headers,
     restricted_community,
 ):
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ def test_remove_last_community_api_error_handling(
 ):
     """Testing error message when trying to remove last community."""
     record = record_required_community.create_record()
-    record_pid = record._record.pic_pid_value
+    record_pid = record._record.pid.pid_value
     data = {"communities": [{"id": community.id}]}
     for user in [uploader, curator]:
         client = user.login(client)
@@ -1049,10 +1049,12 @@ def test_remove_record_last_community_with_multiple_communities(
     ]  # one more in the rec fixture so it's 4
     for com in comm:
         _add_to_community(db, record, com)
-    assert len(record.parent.communities.ids) == 4
+    assert len(record._record.parent.communities.ids) == 4
 
     with ensure_record_community_exists_config(app):
-        data = {"communities": [{"id": x} for x in record.parent.communities.ids]}
+        data = {
+            "communities": [{"id": x} for x in record._record.parent.communities.ids]
+        }
 
         response = client.delete(
             f"/records/{record_pid}/communities",
@@ -1070,7 +1072,9 @@ def test_remove_record_last_community_with_multiple_communities(
         response = client.delete(
             f"/records/{record_pid}/communities",
             headers=headers,
-            json={"communities": [{"id": str(record.parent.communities.ids[0])}]},
+            json={
+                "communities": [{"id": str(record._record.parent.communities.ids[0])}]
+            },
         )
         assert response.status_code == 400
         assert "error" in str(response.data)