diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/api/1_manage/user_access_termination_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/1_manage/user/user_access_termination_spec.rb
similarity index 70%
rename from qa/qa/specs/features/api/1_manage/user_access_termination_spec.rb
rename to qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/1_manage/user/user_access_termination_spec.rb
index 9d44cd88bb73a1e495cf85cbd96a28a417d746c9..b67143276e881a662ceebf57aba02d3adf84192a 100644
--- a/qa/qa/specs/features/api/1_manage/user_access_termination_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/1_manage/user/user_access_termination_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module QA
   RSpec.describe 'Manage' do
     # TODO: `:reliable` should be added back once https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/359278 is resolved
     describe 'User', :requires_admin, product_group: :authentication_and_authorization do
+      # rubocop:disable RSpec/InstanceVariable
       before(:all) do
         admin_api_client = Runtime::API::Client.as_admin
 
@@ -11,21 +12,30 @@ module QA
 
         @user_api_client = Runtime::API::Client.new(:gitlab, user: @user)
 
-        @sandbox = create(:sandbox, path: "sandbox-for-access-termination-#{SecureRandom.hex(4)}", api_client: admin_api_client)
+        # Use UI to create the top-level group as the `top_level_group_creation_enabled` feature flag
+        # could be disabled on live environments
+        @sandbox = Resource::Sandbox.fabricate! do |sandbox_group|
+          sandbox_group.path = "sandbox-for-access-termination-#{SecureRandom.hex(4)}"
+        end
 
-        group = create(:group, path: "group-to-test-access-termination-#{SecureRandom.hex(8)}", sandbox: @sandbox, api_client: admin_api_client)
+        group = create(:group, path: "group-to-test-access-termination-#{SecureRandom.hex(8)}", sandbox: @sandbox)
 
         @sandbox.add_member(@user)
 
-        @project = create(:project, :with_readme, name: 'project-for-user-group-access-termination', group: group, api_client: admin_api_client)
+        @project = create(:project, :with_readme, name: 'project-for-user-group-access-termination', group: group)
+      end
+
+      after(:all) do
+        @sandbox.remove_via_api!
       end
 
-      context 'after parent group membership termination' do
+      context 'when parent group membership is terminated' do
         before do
           @sandbox.remove_member(@user)
         end
 
-        it 'is not allowed to push code via the CLI', testcase: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/quality/test_cases/347863' do
+        it 'is not allowed to push code via the CLI',
+          testcase: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/quality/test_cases/347863' do
           QA::Support::Retrier.retry_on_exception(max_attempts: 5, sleep_interval: 2) do
             expect do
               Resource::Repository::Push.fabricate! do |push|
@@ -40,7 +50,8 @@ module QA
           end
         end
 
-        it 'is not allowed to create a file via the API', testcase: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/quality/test_cases/347864' do
+        it 'is not allowed to create a file via the API',
+          testcase: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/quality/test_cases/347864' do
           QA::Support::Retrier.retry_on_exception(max_attempts: 5, sleep_interval: 2) do
             expect do
               create(:file,
@@ -51,7 +62,8 @@ module QA
           end
         end
 
-        it 'is not allowed to commit via the API', testcase: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/quality/test_cases/347865' do
+        it 'is not allowed to commit via the API',
+          testcase: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/quality/test_cases/347865' do
           QA::Support::Retrier.retry_on_exception(max_attempts: 5, sleep_interval: 2) do
             expect do
               Resource::Repository::Commit.fabricate_via_api! do |commit|
@@ -62,14 +74,12 @@ module QA
                 commit.commit_message = 'Add new file'
                 commit.add_files([{ file_path: 'test.txt', content: 'new file' }])
               end
-            end.to raise_error(Resource::ApiFabricator::ResourceFabricationFailedError, /403 Forbidden - You are not allowed to push into this branch/)
+            end.to raise_error(Resource::ApiFabricator::ResourceFabricationFailedError,
+              /403 Forbidden - You are not allowed to push into this branch/)
           end
         end
       end
-
-      after(:all) do
-        @sandbox.remove_via_api!
-      end
+      # rubocop:enable RSpec/InstanceVariable
     end
   end
 end