diff --git a/tests/migration_test_data_persistence/migrations/0001_initial.py b/tests/migration_test_data_persistence/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 0b13e8b200..d49c47b188 100644
--- a/tests/migration_test_data_persistence/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/tests/migration_test_data_persistence/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from django.db import models, migrations
 
 
-def add_book(apps, schema_editor):
-    apps.get_model("migration_test_data_persistence", "Book").objects.using(
-        schema_editor.connection.alias,
-    ).create(
-        title="I Love Django",
-    )
-
-
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
     dependencies = [
@@ -28,7 +20,4 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             },
             bases=(models.Model,),
         ),
-        migrations.RunPython(
-            add_book,
-        ),
     ]
diff --git a/tests/migration_test_data_persistence/migrations/0002_add_book.py b/tests/migration_test_data_persistence/migrations/0002_add_book.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ce7fff26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/migration_test_data_persistence/migrations/0002_add_book.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+def add_book(apps, schema_editor):
+    apps.get_model("migration_test_data_persistence", "Book").objects.using(
+        schema_editor.connection.alias,
+    ).create(
+        title="I Love Django",
+    )
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [("migration_test_data_persistence", "0001_initial")]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(
+            add_book,
+        ),
+    ]