diff --git a/spec/policies/issue_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/issue_policy_spec.rb
index 7591bfd147145e3684a41f439000e95fe7c0aaeb..2905d5b26a5db0edf382ed0c3873b07d824e803a 100644
--- a/spec/policies/issue_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/issue_policy_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe IssuePolicy, models: true do
 
   describe '#rules' do
     context 'using a regular issue' do
-      let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
+      let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
       let(:issue) { create(:issue, project: project) }
       let(:policies) { described_class.abilities(user, issue).to_set }
 
diff --git a/spec/policies/project_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/project_policy_spec.rb
index 0a5edf35f592ec35aed1aa56dc595dbab0e2aef9..064847ee3dc5d6db2ed7c556aeac450e565151c0 100644
--- a/spec/policies/project_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/project_policy_spec.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe ProjectPolicy, models: true do
   end
 
   it 'does not include the read_issue permission when the issue author is not a member of the private project' do
-    project = create(:project, :private)
+    project = create(:empty_project, :private)
     issue   = create(:issue, project: project)
     user    = issue.author