diff --git a/spec/features/dashboard/archived_projects_spec.rb b/spec/features/dashboard/archived_projects_spec.rb
index 814ec0e59c7fe0fac443dbbdbe51872da0626ee6..ceac6a0a27cfe895a16d69ca0920942d6cf431a4 100644
--- a/spec/features/dashboard/archived_projects_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/dashboard/archived_projects_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 RSpec.describe 'Dashboard Archived Project' do
   let(:user) { create :user }
   let(:project) { create :project}
-  let(:archived_project) { create(:project, :archived) }
+  let(:archived_project) { create(:empty_project, :archived) }
 
   before do
     project.team << [user, :master]
diff --git a/spec/features/dashboard/datetime_on_tooltips_spec.rb b/spec/features/dashboard/datetime_on_tooltips_spec.rb
index b6dce1b8ec4aa836b1451a1200a71d6efb6129fd..05dcdd93f370393fc9211645063bb0b8970c752c 100644
--- a/spec/features/dashboard/datetime_on_tooltips_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/dashboard/datetime_on_tooltips_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 feature 'Tooltips on .timeago dates', js: true do
   let(:user)            { create(:user) }
-  let(:project)         { create(:project, name: 'test', namespace: user.namespace) }
+  let(:project)         { create(:empty_project, name: 'test', namespace: user.namespace) }
   let(:created_date)    { Date.yesterday.to_time }
   let(:expected_format) { created_date.in_time_zone.strftime('%b %-d, %Y %l:%M%P') }
 
diff --git a/spec/features/dashboard/label_filter_spec.rb b/spec/features/dashboard/label_filter_spec.rb
index b1a207682c352da1ada5f28b3ab5d270a932b3b6..8e19fb93665fcd694ff792e80fac99b39f3bb564 100644
--- a/spec/features/dashboard/label_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/dashboard/label_filter_spec.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'Dashboard > label filter', js: true do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project, name: 'test', namespace: user.namespace) }
-  let(:project2) { create(:project, name: 'test2', path: 'test2', namespace: user.namespace) }
+  let(:project) { create(:empty_project, name: 'test', namespace: user.namespace) }
+  let(:project2) { create(:empty_project, name: 'test2', path: 'test2', namespace: user.namespace) }
   let(:label) { create(:label, title: 'bug', color: '#ff0000') }
   let(:label2) { create(:label, title: 'bug') }
 
diff --git a/spec/features/dashboard/milestone_filter_spec.rb b/spec/features/dashboard/milestone_filter_spec.rb
index c965b565ca3f1dabf3223bdc9d44fa042341a79e..5ebef1eb097eeb2fb855f469bd6b8ba83553504d 100644
--- a/spec/features/dashboard/milestone_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/dashboard/milestone_filter_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ feature 'Dashboard > milestone filter', :js do
   include FilterItemSelectHelper
 
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project, name: 'test', namespace: user.namespace) }
+  let(:project) { create(:empty_project, name: 'test', namespace: user.namespace) }
   let(:milestone) { create(:milestone, title: 'v1.0', project: project) }
   let(:milestone2) { create(:milestone, title: 'v2.0', project: project) }
   let!(:issue) { create :issue, author: user, project: project, milestone: milestone }
diff --git a/spec/features/dashboard/todos/target_state_spec.rb b/spec/features/dashboard/todos/target_state_spec.rb
index 030a86d1c01b352b18497ad0d877feb6cb6d7842..93da36c08fc9c725afe97488cd4cf89d4b74a7da 100644
--- a/spec/features/dashboard/todos/target_state_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/dashboard/todos/target_state_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'rails_helper'
 feature 'Dashboard > Todo target states' do
   let(:user)    { create(:user) }
   let(:author)  { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
+  let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
 
   before do
     sign_in(user)
diff --git a/spec/features/dashboard/todos/todos_spec.rb b/spec/features/dashboard/todos/todos_spec.rb
index 30bab7eeaa777f8bdc61d51597543ef2b04fa267..c2a61cf5aff7a56ada7ec2b0d1201a504d37c52f 100644
--- a/spec/features/dashboard/todos/todos_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/dashboard/todos/todos_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 feature 'Dashboard Todos' do
   let(:user)    { create(:user) }
   let(:author)  { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
+  let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
   let(:issue)   { create(:issue, due_date: Date.today) }
 
   context 'User does not have todos' do
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ feature 'Dashboard Todos' do
       note1 = create(:note_on_issue, note: "Hello #{label1.to_reference(format: :name)}", noteable_id: issue.id, noteable_type: 'Issue', project: issue.project)
       create(:todo, :mentioned, project: project, target: issue, user: user, note_id: note1.id)
 
-      project2 = create(:project, :public)
+      project2 = create(:empty_project, :public)
       label2 = create(:label, project: project2)
       issue2 = create(:issue, project: project2)
       note2 = create(:note_on_issue, note: "Test #{label2.to_reference(format: :name)}", noteable_id: issue2.id, noteable_type: 'Issue', project: project2)
diff --git a/spec/features/dashboard/user_filters_projects_spec.rb b/spec/features/dashboard/user_filters_projects_spec.rb
index c352b6ded14112f215df1279ec2c03d221a9e58c..a88fe207e0e1ec5edca1e14ea046157412d51153 100644
--- a/spec/features/dashboard/user_filters_projects_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/dashboard/user_filters_projects_spec.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'Dashboard > User filters projects' do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project, name: 'Victorialand', namespace: user.namespace) }
+  let(:project) { create(:empty_project, name: 'Victorialand', namespace: user.namespace) }
   let(:user2) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project2) { create(:project, name: 'Treasure', namespace: user2.namespace) }
+  let(:project2) { create(:empty_project, name: 'Treasure', namespace: user2.namespace) }
 
   before do
     project.team << [user, :master]