diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/requires-input-fixture.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/requires-input-fixture.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..be674499429326635f4491f1f36083fcf3e2c8f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/requires-input-fixture.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Replace static fixture for behaviors/requires_input_spec.js
+merge_request: 9162
+author: winniehell
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/behaviors/requires_input_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/behaviors/requires_input_spec.js
index a958ac76e669f59888416cc36b02ffb1f5b8c146..631fca0651499737c9dda337f5267788a7a08010 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/behaviors/requires_input_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/behaviors/requires_input_spec.js
@@ -4,18 +4,19 @@ require('~/behaviors/requires_input');
 
 (function() {
   describe('requiresInput', function() {
-    preloadFixtures('static/behaviors/requires_input.html.raw');
+    preloadFixtures('branches/new_branch.html.raw');
     beforeEach(function() {
-      return loadFixtures('static/behaviors/requires_input.html.raw');
+      loadFixtures('branches/new_branch.html.raw');
+      this.submitButton = $('button[type="submit"]');
     });
     it('disables submit when any field is required', function() {
       $('.js-requires-input').requiresInput();
-      return expect($('.submit')).toBeDisabled();
+      return expect(this.submitButton).toBeDisabled();
     });
     it('enables submit when no field is required', function() {
       $('*[required=required]').removeAttr('required');
       $('.js-requires-input').requiresInput();
-      return expect($('.submit')).not.toBeDisabled();
+      return expect(this.submitButton).not.toBeDisabled();
     });
     it('enables submit when all required fields are pre-filled', function() {
       $('*[required=required]').remove();
@@ -25,9 +26,9 @@ require('~/behaviors/requires_input');
     it('enables submit when all required fields receive input', function() {
       $('.js-requires-input').requiresInput();
       $('#required1').val('input1').change();
-      expect($('.submit')).toBeDisabled();
+      expect(this.submitButton).toBeDisabled();
       $('#optional1').val('input1').change();
-      expect($('.submit')).toBeDisabled();
+      expect(this.submitButton).toBeDisabled();
       $('#required2').val('input2').change();
       $('#required3').val('input3').change();
       $('#required4').val('input4').change();
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/behaviors/requires_input.html.haml b/spec/javascripts/fixtures/behaviors/requires_input.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index c3f905e912ebd81b34ef9d2f8501fce9510e4eaa..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/spec/javascripts/fixtures/behaviors/requires_input.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-%form.js-requires-input
-  %input{type: 'text', id: 'required1', required: 'required'}
-  %input{type: 'text', id: 'required2', required: 'required'}
-  %input{type: 'text', id: 'required3', required: 'required', value: 'Pre-filled'}
-  %input{type: 'text', id: 'optional1'}
-
-  %textarea{id: 'required4', required: 'required'}
-  %textarea{id: 'optional2'}
-
-  %select{id: 'required5', required: 'required'}
-    %option Zero
-    %option{value: '1'} One
-  %select{id: 'optional3', required: 'required'}
-    %option Zero
-    %option{value: '1'} One
-
-  %button.submit{type: 'submit', value: 'Submit'}
-  %input.submit{type: 'submit', value: 'Submit'}