diff --git a/test/boost/sstable_move_test.cc b/test/boost/sstable_move_test.cc
index 07a88293f7..48597383ab 100644
--- a/test/boost/sstable_move_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/sstable_move_test.cc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_sstable_move) {
     auto stop_env = defer([&env] { env.stop().get(); });
 
     sstables::sstable_generation_generator gen_generator;
-    auto [ sst, cur_dir ] = copy_sst_to_tmpdir(tmp.path(), env, uncompressed_schema(), fs::path(uncompressed_dir()), gen_generator());
+    auto [ sst, cur_dir ] = copy_sst_to_tmpdir(tmp.path(), env, uncompressed_schema(), fs::path(uncompressed_dir()), sstables::generation_type(1));
 
     generation_type gen{0};
     for (auto i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
@@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_sstable_move_idempotent) {
     auto scf = make_sstable_compressor_factory_for_tests_in_thread();
     auto env = test_env({}, *scf);
     auto stop_env = defer([&env] { env.stop().get(); });
-    sstables::sstable_generation_generator gen_generator;
 
-    auto [ sst, cur_dir ] = copy_sst_to_tmpdir(tmp.path(), env, uncompressed_schema(), fs::path(uncompressed_dir()), gen_generator());
+    auto [ sst, cur_dir ] = copy_sst_to_tmpdir(tmp.path(), env, uncompressed_schema(), fs::path(uncompressed_dir()), sstables::generation_type(1));
     sstring old_path = sst->get_storage().prefix();
     touch_directory(format("{}/{}", old_path, sstables::staging_dir)).get();
     sst->change_state(sstables::sstable_state::staging).get();
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_sstable_move_replay) {
     auto stop_env = defer([&env] { env.stop().get(); });
 
     sstables::sstable_generation_generator gen_generator;
-    auto [ sst, cur_dir ] = copy_sst_to_tmpdir(tmp.path(), env, uncompressed_schema(), fs::path(uncompressed_dir()), gen_generator());
+    auto [ sst, cur_dir ] = copy_sst_to_tmpdir(tmp.path(), env, uncompressed_schema(), fs::path(uncompressed_dir()), sstables::generation_type(1));
 
     bool done;
     int count = 0;