diff --git a/modules/backlogs/spec/models/work_packages/position_spec.rb b/modules/backlogs/spec/models/work_packages/position_spec.rb
index 8b85499af92..b948f1ad786 100644
--- a/modules/backlogs/spec/models/work_packages/position_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/backlogs/spec/models/work_packages/position_spec.rb
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ RSpec.describe WorkPackage, "positions" do # rubocop:disable RSpec/SpecFilePathF
   end
 
   def have_positions(**) # rubocop:disable Naming/PredicatePrefix
-    have_attr(:position, identified_by: :subject, **)
+    pluck(:position, identified_by: :subject).eq(**)
   end
 
   context "when creating a work_package in a sprint" do
diff --git a/modules/backlogs/spec/services/backlogs/work_packages/rebuild_positions_service_integration_spec.rb b/modules/backlogs/spec/services/backlogs/work_packages/rebuild_positions_service_integration_spec.rb
index ee08ca0b527..82f617010e7 100644
--- a/modules/backlogs/spec/services/backlogs/work_packages/rebuild_positions_service_integration_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/backlogs/spec/services/backlogs/work_packages/rebuild_positions_service_integration_spec.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ RSpec.describe Backlogs::WorkPackages::RebuildPositionsService, "integration", t
   shared_let(:bucket2_wp3) { create_work_package(subject: "Bucket 2 WorkPackage 3", backlog_bucket: bucket2, position: nil) }
 
   def have_positions(**) # rubocop:disable Naming/PredicatePrefix
-    have_attr(:position, identified_by: :subject, **)
+    pluck(:position).eq(**)
   end
 
   context "with the project provided" do
diff --git a/spec/support/matchers/have_attr.rb b/spec/support/matchers/pluck.rb
similarity index 67%
rename from spec/support/matchers/have_attr.rb
rename to spec/support/matchers/pluck.rb
index 1da3353f9cb..6bc20650d0f 100644
--- a/spec/support/matchers/have_attr.rb
+++ b/spec/support/matchers/pluck.rb
@@ -30,23 +30,48 @@
 
 # When you need to check an attribute for multiple records:
 #
-#   expect(WorkPackage.where(sprint:)).to have_attr(:position,
-#     wp1 => 1,
-#     wp2 => 2,
-#     wp3 => nil
+#   expect(WorkPackage.where(sprint:)).to pluck(:position).eq(
+#     sprint1_wp2 => 1,
+#     sprint1_wp3 => 2,
+#     sprint1_wp4 => 3,
+#     sprint1_wp1 => 4,
+#     sprint1_wp5 => 6
 #   )
 #
+# Fails with:
+#
+#    582 => 1,
+#    583 => 2,
+#    584 => 3,
+#   -585 => 6,
+#   +585 => 5,
+#
 # Specify `identified_by` attribute to be used instead of `id` to differentiate
 # records in failurediff, it must be unique:
 #
-#   expect(WorkPackage.where(sprint:)).to have_attr(:position, identified_by: :subject,
-#     wp1 => 1,
-#     wp2 => 2
+#   expect(WorkPackage.where(sprint:)).to pluck(:position, identified_by: :subject).eq(
+#     sprint1_wp2 => 1,
+#     sprint1_wp3 => 2,
+#     sprint1_wp4 => 3,
+#     sprint1_wp1 => 4,
+#     sprint1_wp5 => 6
 #   )
-RSpec::Matchers.define :have_attr do |attribute, identified_by: :id, **expected|
-  match do |actual|
-    @actual   = actual.pluck(identified_by, attribute).to_h
+#
+# Fails with:
+#
+#    "Sprint 1 WorkPackage 2" => 1,
+#    "Sprint 1 WorkPackage 3" => 2,
+#    "Sprint 1 WorkPackage 4" => 3,
+#   -"Sprint 1 WorkPackage 5" => 6,
+#   +"Sprint 1 WorkPackage 5" => 5,
+
+RSpec::Matchers.define :pluck do |attribute, identified_by: :id|
+  chain :eq do |expected|
     @expected = expected.transform_keys { it.public_send(identified_by) }
+  end
+
+  match do |actual|
+    @actual = actual.pluck(identified_by, attribute).to_h
     @actual == @expected
   end