diff --git a/spec/models/repository_spec.rb b/spec/models/repository_spec.rb
index b2b4d38756f1f24ad1c1f0fa2d3dcd1a40e825cf..40cbb3d635e591fbbe40a0cb426af36f34cf5e0a 100644
--- a/spec/models/repository_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/repository_spec.rb
@@ -659,4 +659,15 @@ describe Repository, models: true do
       repository.rm_branch(user, 'feature')
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#rm_tag' do
+    it 'removes a tag' do
+      expect(repository).to receive(:before_remove_tag)
+
+      expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::Shell).to receive(:rm_tag).
+        with(repository.path_with_namespace, '8.5')
+
+      repository.rm_tag('8.5')
+    end
+  end
 end