diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/base_items_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/base_items_controller.rb
index b7489d706a..e423c08b49 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/base_items_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/base_items_controller.rb
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ def show
 
   def destroy
     @base_item = BaseItem.includes(:items).find(params[:id])
-    if (@base_item.id = KitCreateService.find_or_create_kit_base_item!.id)
+    if @base_item.id == KitCreateService.find_or_create_kit_base_item!.id
       redirect_to admin_base_items_path, alert: "You cannot delete the Kits base item. This is reserved for all Kits."
-    elsif @base_item.items.any? && @base_item.destroy
+    elsif @base_item.items.empty? && @base_item.destroy
       redirect_to admin_base_items_path, notice: "Base Item deleted!"
     else
       redirect_to admin_base_items_path, alert: "Failed to delete Base Item. Are there still items attached?"
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index fd7f8545d7..c99dc7415a 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def random_record_for_org(org, klass)
 # Base Items
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-require 'seed_base_items'
-seed_base_items
+require 'seeds'
+Seeds.seed_base_items
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # NDBN Members
@@ -856,12 +856,12 @@ def seed_quantity(item_name, organization, storage_location, quantity)
 # Users invitation status
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Mark users `invitation_status` as `accepted`
-# 
+#
 # Addresses and resolves issue #4689, which can be found in:
 # https://github.com/rubyforgood/human-essentials/issues/4689
-User.where(invitation_token: nil).each do |user| 
+User.where(invitation_token: nil).each do |user|
   user.update!(
     invitation_sent_at: Time.current,
     invitation_accepted_at: Time.current
   )
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/lib/seed_base_items.rb b/lib/seed_base_items.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 027aaa986f..0000000000
--- a/lib/seed_base_items.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-def seed_base_items
-  # Initial starting qty for our test organizations
-  base_items = File.read(Rails.root.join("db", "base_items.json"))
-  items_by_category = JSON.parse(base_items)
-
-  items_by_category.each do |category, entries|
-    entries.each do |entry|
-      BaseItem.find_or_create_by!(
-        name: entry["name"],
-        category: category,
-        partner_key: entry["key"],
-        updated_at: Time.zone.now,
-        created_at: Time.zone.now
-      )
-    end
-  end
-  # Create global 'Kit' base item
-  KitCreateService.find_or_create_kit_base_item!
-end
diff --git a/lib/seeds.rb b/lib/seeds.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bcc2333db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/seeds.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module Seeds
+  def seed_base_items
+    # Initial starting qty for our test organizations
+    base_items = File.read(Rails.root.join("db", "base_items.json"))
+    items_by_category = JSON.parse(base_items)
+
+    items_by_category.each do |category, entries|
+      entries.each do |entry|
+        BaseItem.find_or_create_by!(
+          name: entry["name"],
+          category: category,
+          partner_key: entry["key"],
+          updated_at: Time.zone.now,
+          created_at: Time.zone.now
+        )
+      end
+    end
+    # Create global 'Kit' base item
+    KitCreateService.find_or_create_kit_base_item!
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/factories/organizations.rb b/spec/factories/organizations.rb
index 9b6a0f7051..f5fa0aad71 100644
--- a/spec/factories/organizations.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/organizations.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #  account_request_id             :integer
 #  ndbn_member_id                 :bigint
 #
-require 'seed_base_items'
+require 'seeds'
 
 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :organization do
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
     trait :with_items do
       after(:create) do |instance, evaluator|
-        seed_base_items if BaseItem.count.zero? # seeds 45 base items if none exist
+        Seeds.seed_base_items if BaseItem.count.zero? # seeds 45 base items if none exist
         Organization.seed_items(instance) # creates 1 item for each base item
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/services/reports/children_served_report_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/reports/children_served_report_service_spec.rb
index 14e6446bd1..88b66dc536 100644
--- a/spec/services/reports/children_served_report_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/reports/children_served_report_service_spec.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
         create_list(:line_item, 5, :distribution, quantity: 200, item: disposable_item, itemizable: dist)
         create_list(:line_item, 5, :distribution, quantity: 300, item: non_disposable_item, itemizable: dist)
       end
-      # within_time total distributed i
 
       infant_distribution = create(:distribution, organization: organization, issued_at: within_time)
       toddler_distribution = create(:distribution, organization: organization, issued_at: within_time)