diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/builds_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/builds_controller.rb
index bb1f6c5e980..de8abf86394 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/builds_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/builds_controller.rb
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ class Projects::BuildsController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def show
-    @builds = @project.ci_commits.find_by_sha(@build.sha).builds.order('id DESC')
+    @builds = @project.pipelines.find_by_sha(@build.sha).builds.order('id DESC')
     @builds = @builds.where("id not in (?)", @build.id)
-    @commit = @build.commit
+    @pipeline = @build.pipeline
 
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/commit_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/commit_controller.rb
index 10b5932affa..287388652e6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/commit_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/commit_controller.rb
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class Projects::CommitController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def ci_commits
-    @ci_commits ||= project.ci_commits.where(sha: commit.sha)
+    @ci_commits ||= project.pipelines.where(sha: commit.sha)
   end
 
   def ci_builds
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
index d54284d7b20..21a70fd69a3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
     @diffs = @merge_request.compare.diffs(diff_options) if @merge_request.compare
     @diff_notes_disabled = true
 
-    @ci_commit = @merge_request.ci_commit
-    @statuses = @ci_commit.statuses if @ci_commit
+    @pipeline = @merge_request.pipeline
+    @statuses = @pipeline.statuses if @pipeline
 
     @note_counts = Note.where(commit_id: @commits.map(&:id)).
       group(:commit_id).count
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
 
     @merge_request.update(merge_error: nil)
 
-    if params[:merge_when_build_succeeds].present? && @merge_request.ci_commit && @merge_request.ci_commit.active?
+    if params[:merge_when_build_succeeds].present? && @merge_request.pipeline && @merge_request.pipeline.active?
       MergeRequests::MergeWhenBuildSucceedsService.new(@project, current_user, merge_params)
                                                       .execute(@merge_request)
       @status = :merge_when_build_succeeds
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def ci_status
-    ci_commit = @merge_request.ci_commit
-    if ci_commit
-      status = ci_commit.status
-      coverage = ci_commit.try(:coverage)
+    pipeline = @merge_request.pipeline
+    if pipeline
+      status = pipeline.status
+      coverage = pipeline.try(:coverage)
 
       status ||= "preparing"
     else
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
 
     @merge_request_diff = @merge_request.merge_request_diff
 
-    @ci_commit = @merge_request.ci_commit
-    @statuses = @ci_commit.statuses if @ci_commit
+    @pipeline = @merge_request.pipeline
+    @statuses = @ci_commit.statuses if @pipeline
 
     if @merge_request.locked_long_ago?
       @merge_request.unlock_mr
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def define_widget_vars
-    @ci_commit = @merge_request.ci_commit
-    @ci_commits = [@ci_commit].compact
+    @pipeline = @merge_request.pipeline
+    @pipelines = [@pipeline].compact
     closes_issues
   end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/pipelines_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/pipelines_controller.rb
index b36081205d8..cac440ae53e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/pipelines_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/pipelines_controller.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Projects::PipelinesController < Projects::ApplicationController
 
   def index
     @scope = params[:scope]
-    all_pipelines = project.ci_commits
+    all_pipelines = project.pipelines
     @pipelines_count = all_pipelines.count
     @running_or_pending_count = all_pipelines.running_or_pending.count
     @pipelines = PipelinesFinder.new(project).execute(all_pipelines, @scope)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Projects::PipelinesController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def new
-    @pipeline = project.ci_commits.new(ref: @project.default_branch)
+    @pipeline = project.pipelines.new(ref: @project.default_branch)
   end
 
   def create
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class Projects::PipelinesController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def pipeline
-    @pipeline ||= project.ci_commits.find_by!(id: params[:id])
+    @pipeline ||= project.pipelines.find_by!(id: params[:id])
   end
 
   def commit
diff --git a/app/models/ci/build.rb b/app/models/ci/build.rb
index 5e77fda70b9..74441eb97dc 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/build.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/build.rb
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ module Ci
         new_build.options = build.options
         new_build.commands = build.commands
         new_build.tag_list = build.tag_list
-        new_build.gl_project_id = build.gl_project_id
-        new_build.commit_id = build.commit_id
+        new_build.project = build.project
+        new_build.pipeline = build.pipeline
         new_build.name = build.name
         new_build.allow_failure = build.allow_failure
         new_build.stage = build.stage
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module Ci
       # We use around_transition to create builds for next stage as soon as possible, before the `after_*` is executed
       around_transition any => [:success, :failed, :canceled] do |build, block|
         block.call
-        build.commit.create_next_builds(build) if build.commit
+        build.pipeline.create_next_builds(build) if build.pipeline
       end
 
       after_transition any => [:success, :failed, :canceled] do |build|
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ module Ci
     end
 
     def retried?
-      !self.commit.statuses.latest.include?(self)
+      !self.pipeline.statuses.latest.include?(self)
     end
 
     def retry
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ module Ci
 
     def depends_on_builds
       # Get builds of the same type
-      latest_builds = self.commit.builds.latest
+      latest_builds = self.pipeline.builds.latest
 
       # Return builds from previous stages
       latest_builds.where('stage_idx < ?', stage_idx)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ module Ci
 
     def merge_request
       merge_requests = MergeRequest.includes(:merge_request_diff)
-                                   .where(source_branch: ref, source_project_id: commit.gl_project_id)
+                                   .where(source_branch: ref, source_project_id: pipeline.gl_project_id)
                                    .reorder(iid: :asc)
 
       merge_requests.find do |merge_request|
diff --git a/app/models/ci/commit.rb b/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from app/models/ci/commit.rb
rename to app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
index f22b573a94c..74347cf142f 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/commit.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Ci
-  class Commit < ActiveRecord::Base
+  class Pipeline < ActiveRecord::Base
     extend Ci::Model
     include Statuseable
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Ci
     end
 
     def short_sha
-      Ci::Commit.truncate_sha(sha)
+      Ci::Pipeline.truncate_sha(sha)
     end
 
     def commit_data
diff --git a/app/models/ci/trigger_request.rb b/app/models/ci/trigger_request.rb
index 872d5fb31de..47632c4b40a 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/trigger_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/trigger_request.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module Ci
     extend Ci::Model
     
     belongs_to :trigger, class_name: 'Ci::Trigger'
-    belongs_to :commit, class_name: 'Ci::Commit'
+    belongs_to :commit, class_name: 'Ci::Pipeline'
     has_many :builds, class_name: 'Ci::Build'
 
     serialize :variables
diff --git a/app/models/commit.rb b/app/models/commit.rb
index f96c7cb34d0..b5637bc4fbc 100644
--- a/app/models/commit.rb
+++ b/app/models/commit.rb
@@ -214,13 +214,13 @@ class Commit
     @raw.short_id(7)
   end
 
-  def ci_commits
-    @ci_commits ||= project.ci_commits.where(sha: sha)
+  def pipelines
+    @pipeline ||= project.pipelines.where(sha: sha)
   end
 
   def status
     return @status if defined?(@status)
-    @status ||= ci_commits.status
+    @status ||= pipelines.status
   end
 
   def revert_branch_name
diff --git a/app/models/commit_status.rb b/app/models/commit_status.rb
index f774b6e0efb..3752bf09f16 100644
--- a/app/models/commit_status.rb
+++ b/app/models/commit_status.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ class CommitStatus < ActiveRecord::Base
   self.table_name = 'ci_builds'
 
   belongs_to :project, class_name: '::Project', foreign_key: :gl_project_id
-  belongs_to :commit, class_name: 'Ci::Commit', touch: true
+  belongs_to :pipeline, class_name: 'Ci::Pipeline', foreign_key: :commit_id, touch: true
   belongs_to :user
 
-  validates :commit, presence: true
+  validates :pipeline, presence: true
 
   validates_presence_of :name
 
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ class CommitStatus < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
 
     after_transition [:pending, :running] => :success do |commit_status|
-      MergeRequests::MergeWhenBuildSucceedsService.new(commit_status.commit.project, nil).trigger(commit_status)
+      MergeRequests::MergeWhenBuildSucceedsService.new(commit_status.pipeline.project, nil).trigger(commit_status)
     end
 
     after_transition any => :failed do |commit_status|
-      MergeRequests::AddTodoWhenBuildFailsService.new(commit_status.commit.project, nil).execute(commit_status)
+      MergeRequests::AddTodoWhenBuildFailsService.new(commit_status.pipeline.project, nil).execute(commit_status)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/merge_request.rb b/app/models/merge_request.rb
index 722c258244c..6c7668778ba 100644
--- a/app/models/merge_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/merge_request.rb
@@ -579,8 +579,8 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
     diverged_commits_count > 0
   end
 
-  def ci_commit
-    @ci_commit ||= source_project.ci_commit(last_commit.id, source_branch) if last_commit && source_project
+  def pipeline
+    @pipeline ||= source_project.pipeline(last_commit.id, source_branch) if last_commit && source_project
   end
 
   def diff_refs
diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 525a82c7534..e0ea1026b9c 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_one :import_data, dependent: :destroy, class_name: "ProjectImportData"
 
   has_many :commit_statuses, dependent: :destroy, class_name: 'CommitStatus', foreign_key: :gl_project_id
-  has_many :ci_commits, dependent: :destroy, class_name: 'Ci::Commit', foreign_key: :gl_project_id
+  has_many :pipelines, dependent: :destroy, class_name: 'Ci::Pipeline', foreign_key: :gl_project_id
   has_many :builds, class_name: 'Ci::Build', foreign_key: :gl_project_id # the builds are created from the commit_statuses
   has_many :runner_projects, dependent: :destroy, class_name: 'Ci::RunnerProject', foreign_key: :gl_project_id
   has_many :runners, through: :runner_projects, source: :runner, class_name: 'Ci::Runner'
@@ -930,12 +930,12 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
     !namespace.share_with_group_lock
   end
 
-  def ci_commit(sha, ref)
-    ci_commits.order(id: :desc).find_by(sha: sha, ref: ref)
+  def pipeline(sha, ref)
+    pipelines.order(id: :desc).find_by(sha: sha, ref: ref)
   end
 
-  def ensure_ci_commit(sha, ref)
-    ci_commit(sha, ref) || ci_commits.create(sha: sha, ref: ref)
+  def ensure_pipeline(sha, ref)
+    pipeline(sha, ref) || pipelines.create(sha: sha, ref: ref)
   end
 
   def enable_ci
diff --git a/app/services/ci/create_pipeline_service.rb b/app/services/ci/create_pipeline_service.rb
index 5bc0c31cb42..a7751b8effc 100644
--- a/app/services/ci/create_pipeline_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/ci/create_pipeline_service.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Ci
   class CreatePipelineService < BaseService
     def execute
-      pipeline = project.ci_commits.new(params)
+      pipeline = project.pipelines.new(params)
 
       unless ref_names.include?(params[:ref])
         pipeline.errors.add(:base, 'Reference not found')
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module Ci
       end
 
       begin
-        Ci::Commit.transaction do
+        Ci::Pipeline.transaction do
           pipeline.sha = commit.id
 
           unless pipeline.config_processor
diff --git a/app/services/ci/create_trigger_request_service.rb b/app/services/ci/create_trigger_request_service.rb
index 993acf11db9..cd8a2b25100 100644
--- a/app/services/ci/create_trigger_request_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/ci/create_trigger_request_service.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Ci
       # check if ref is tag
       tag = project.repository.find_tag(ref).present?
 
-      ci_commit = project.ci_commits.create(sha: commit.sha, ref: ref, tag: tag)
+      ci_commit = project.pipelines.create(sha: commit.sha, ref: ref, tag: tag)
 
       trigger_request = trigger.trigger_requests.create!(
         variables: variables,
diff --git a/app/services/ci/image_for_build_service.rb b/app/services/ci/image_for_build_service.rb
index 3018f27ec05..90eb3e365f8 100644
--- a/app/services/ci/image_for_build_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/ci/image_for_build_service.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module Ci
     def execute(project, opts)
       sha = opts[:sha] || ref_sha(project, opts[:ref])
 
-      ci_commits = project.ci_commits.where(sha: sha)
+      ci_commits = project.pipelines.where(sha: sha)
       ci_commits = ci_commits.where(ref: opts[:ref]) if opts[:ref]
       image_name = image_for_status(ci_commits.status)
 
diff --git a/app/services/create_commit_builds_service.rb b/app/services/create_commit_builds_service.rb
index 5b6fefe669e..70a7d4bef4d 100644
--- a/app/services/create_commit_builds_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/create_commit_builds_service.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class CreateCommitBuildsService
       return false
     end
 
-    commit = Ci::Commit.new(project: project, sha: sha, ref: ref, before_sha: before_sha, tag: tag)
+    commit = Ci::Pipeline.new(project: project, sha: sha, ref: ref, before_sha: before_sha, tag: tag)
 
     # Skip creating ci_commit when no gitlab-ci.yml is found
     unless commit.ci_yaml_file
diff --git a/app/services/merge_requests/base_service.rb b/app/services/merge_requests/base_service.rb
index 9d7fca6882d..bc93ba2552d 100644
--- a/app/services/merge_requests/base_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/merge_requests/base_service.rb
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ module MergeRequests
 
     def each_merge_request(commit_status)
       merge_request_from(commit_status).each do |merge_request|
-        ci_commit = merge_request.ci_commit
+        pipeline = merge_request.pipeline
 
-        next unless ci_commit
-        next unless ci_commit.sha == commit_status.sha
+        next unless pipeline
+        next unless pipeline.sha == commit_status.sha
 
-        yield merge_request, ci_commit
+        yield merge_request, pipeline
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/features/steps/project/commits/commits.rb b/features/steps/project/commits/commits.rb
index e1b29f1e57a..bf01a78cb33 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/commits/commits.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/commits/commits.rb
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectCommits < Spinach::FeatureSteps
   end
 
   step 'repository contains ".gitlab-ci.yml" file' do
-    allow_any_instance_of(Ci::Commit).to receive(:ci_yaml_file).and_return(String.new)
+    allow_any_instance_of(Ci::Pipeline).to receive(:ci_yaml_file).and_return(String.new)
   end
 
   step 'I see commit ci info' do
diff --git a/lib/api/commit_statuses.rb b/lib/api/commit_statuses.rb
index 9bcd33ff19e..0c02b5fd574 100644
--- a/lib/api/commit_statuses.rb
+++ b/lib/api/commit_statuses.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module API
         commit = @project.commit(params[:sha])
         not_found! 'Commit' unless commit
 
-        # Since the CommitStatus is attached to Ci::Commit (in the future Pipeline)
+        # Since the CommitStatus is attached to Ci::Pipeline (in the future Pipeline)
         # We need to always have the pipeline object
         # To have a valid pipeline object that can be attached to specific MR
         # Other CI service needs to send `ref`
diff --git a/lib/api/merge_requests.rb b/lib/api/merge_requests.rb
index 4e7de8867b4..d129c510d63 100644
--- a/lib/api/merge_requests.rb
+++ b/lib/api/merge_requests.rb
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ module API
             should_remove_source_branch: params[:should_remove_source_branch]
           }
 
-          if parse_boolean(params[:merge_when_build_succeeds]) && merge_request.ci_commit && merge_request.ci_commit.active?
+          if parse_boolean(params[:merge_when_build_succeeds]) && merge_request.pipeline && merge_request.pipeline.active?
             ::MergeRequests::MergeWhenBuildSucceedsService.new(merge_request.target_project, current_user, merge_params).
               execute(merge_request)
           else
diff --git a/lib/ci/charts.rb b/lib/ci/charts.rb
index e1636636934..5270108ef0f 100644
--- a/lib/ci/charts.rb
+++ b/lib/ci/charts.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ module Ci
 
     class BuildTime < Chart
       def collect
-        commits = project.ci_commits.last(30)
+        commits = project.pipelines.last(30)
 
         commits.each do |commit|
           @labels << commit.short_sha
diff --git a/spec/factories/ci/commits.rb b/spec/factories/ci/commits.rb
index 645cd7ae766..d1082f01326 100644
--- a/spec/factories/ci/commits.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/ci/commits.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #
 
 FactoryGirl.define do
-  factory :ci_empty_commit, class: Ci::Commit do
+  factory :ci_empty_commit, class: Ci::Pipeline do
     sha '97de212e80737a608d939f648d959671fb0a0142'
 
     project factory: :empty_project
diff --git a/spec/features/pipelines_spec.rb b/spec/features/pipelines_spec.rb
index acd6fb3538c..093f92ffc6d 100644
--- a/spec/features/pipelines_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/pipelines_spec.rb
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ describe "Pipelines" do
       context 'with gitlab-ci.yml' do
         before { stub_ci_commit_to_return_yaml_file }
 
-        it { expect{ click_on 'Create pipeline' }.to change{ Ci::Commit.count }.by(1) }
+        it { expect{ click_on 'Create pipeline' }.to change{ Ci::Pipeline.count }.by(1) }
       end
 
       context 'without gitlab-ci.yml' do
diff --git a/spec/helpers/ci_status_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/ci_status_helper_spec.rb
index f942695b6f0..45199d0f09d 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/ci_status_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/ci_status_helper_spec.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe CiStatusHelper do
   include IconsHelper
 
-  let(:success_commit) { double("Ci::Commit", status: 'success') }
-  let(:failed_commit) { double("Ci::Commit", status: 'failed') }
+  let(:success_commit) { double("Ci::Pipeline", status: 'success') }
+  let(:failed_commit) { double("Ci::Pipeline", status: 'failed') }
 
   describe 'ci_icon_for_status' do
     it { expect(helper.ci_icon_for_status(success_commit.status)).to include('fa-check') }
diff --git a/spec/helpers/merge_requests_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/merge_requests_helper_spec.rb
index 8e7ed42e883..a3336c87173 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/merge_requests_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/merge_requests_helper_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe MergeRequestsHelper do
     let(:project) { create :project }
     let(:merge_request) { MergeRequest.new }
     let(:ci_service) { CiService.new }
-    let(:last_commit) { Ci::Commit.new({}) }
+    let(:last_commit) { Ci::Pipeline.new({}) }
 
     before do
       allow(merge_request).to receive(:source_project).and_return(project)
diff --git a/spec/models/ci/commit_spec.rb b/spec/models/ci/commit_spec.rb
index 22f8639e5ab..2c6e6db682f 100644
--- a/spec/models/ci/commit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ci/commit_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Ci::Commit, models: true do
+describe Ci::Pipeline, models: true do
   let(:project) { FactoryGirl.create :empty_project }
   let(:commit) { FactoryGirl.create :ci_commit, project: project }
 
diff --git a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
index 118e1e22a78..23d09331e5a 100644
--- a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ describe MergeRequest, models: true do
           with('123abc', 'master').
           and_return(ci_commit)
 
-        expect(subject.ci_commit).to eq(ci_commit)
+        expect(subject.pipeline).to eq(ci_commit)
       end
     end
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ describe MergeRequest, models: true do
       it 'returns nil' do
         allow(subject).to receive(:source_project).and_return(nil)
 
-        expect(subject.ci_commit).to be_nil
+        expect(subject.pipeline).to be_nil
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/project_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
index 338a4c3d3f0..44debdbdc1c 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ describe Project, models: true do
     let(:project) { create :project }
     let(:commit) { create :ci_commit, project: project, ref: 'master' }
 
-    subject { project.ci_commit(commit.sha, 'master') }
+    subject { project.pipeline(commit.sha, 'master') }
 
     it { is_expected.to eq(commit) }
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/commit_statuses_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/commit_statuses_spec.rb
index 633927c8c3e..00d426e9792 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/commit_statuses_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/commit_statuses_spec.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ describe API::CommitStatuses, api: true do
     let(:get_url) { "/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{sha}/statuses" }
 
     context 'ci commit exists' do
-      let!(:master) { project.ci_commits.create(sha: commit.id, ref: 'master') }
-      let!(:develop) { project.ci_commits.create(sha: commit.id, ref: 'develop') }
+      let!(:master) { project.pipelines.create(sha: commit.id, ref: 'master') }
+      let!(:develop) { project.pipelines.create(sha: commit.id, ref: 'develop') }
 
       it_behaves_like 'a paginated resources' do
         let(:request) { get api(get_url, reporter) }
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/merge_requests_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/merge_requests_spec.rb
index 4b0111df149..d8569d88ef0 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/merge_requests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/merge_requests_spec.rb
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
   end
 
   describe "PUT /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_id/merge" do
-    let(:ci_commit) { create(:ci_commit_without_jobs) }
+    let(:pipeline) { create(:ci_commit_without_jobs) }
 
     it "should return merge_request in case of success" do
       put api("/projects/#{project.id}/merge_requests/#{merge_request.id}/merge", user)
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
     end
 
     it "enables merge when build succeeds if the ci is active" do
-      allow_any_instance_of(MergeRequest).to receive(:ci_commit).and_return(ci_commit)
+      allow_any_instance_of(MergeRequest).to receive(:pipeline).and_return(pipeline)
       allow(ci_commit).to receive(:active?).and_return(true)
 
       put api("/projects/#{project.id}/merge_requests/#{merge_request.id}/merge", user), merge_when_build_succeeds: true
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/triggers_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/triggers_spec.rb
index 0510b77a39b..1a0da8d6baa 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/triggers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/triggers_spec.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe API::API do
     end
 
     context 'Have a commit' do
-      let(:commit) { project.ci_commits.last }
+      let(:commit) { project.pipelines.last }
 
       it 'should create builds' do
         post api("/projects/#{project.id}/trigger/builds"), options.merge(ref: 'master')
diff --git a/spec/requests/ci/api/triggers_spec.rb b/spec/requests/ci/api/triggers_spec.rb
index 0ef03f9371b..441f8d613e2 100644
--- a/spec/requests/ci/api/triggers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/ci/api/triggers_spec.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe Ci::API::API do
     end
 
     context 'Have a commit' do
-      let(:commit) { project.ci_commits.last }
+      let(:commit) { project.pipelines.last }
 
       it 'should create builds' do
         post ci_api("/projects/#{project.ci_id}/refs/master/trigger"), options
diff --git a/spec/services/create_commit_builds_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/create_commit_builds_service_spec.rb
index 9ae8f31b372..3785723a031 100644
--- a/spec/services/create_commit_builds_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/create_commit_builds_service_spec.rb
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ describe CreateCommitBuildsService, services: true do
                        )
       end
 
-      it { expect(commit).to be_kind_of(Ci::Commit) }
+      it { expect(commit).to be_kind_of(Ci::Pipeline) }
       it { expect(commit).to be_valid }
       it { expect(commit).to be_persisted }
-      it { expect(commit).to eq(project.ci_commits.last) }
+      it { expect(commit).to eq(project.pipelines.last) }
       it { expect(commit.builds.first).to be_kind_of(Ci::Build) }
     end
 
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ describe CreateCommitBuildsService, services: true do
                                commits: [{ message: 'Message' }]
                               )
       expect(result).to be_falsey
-      expect(Ci::Commit.count).to eq(0)
+      expect(Ci::Pipeline.count).to eq(0)
     end
 
     it 'fails commits if yaml is invalid' do
       message = 'message'
-      allow_any_instance_of(Ci::Commit).to receive(:git_commit_message) { message }
+      allow_any_instance_of(Ci::Pipeline).to receive(:git_commit_message) { message }
       stub_ci_commit_yaml_file('invalid: file: file')
       commits = [{ message: message }]
       commit = service.execute(project, user,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe CreateCommitBuildsService, services: true do
       let(:message) { "some message[ci skip]" }
 
       before do
-        allow_any_instance_of(Ci::Commit).to receive(:git_commit_message) { message }
+        allow_any_instance_of(Ci::Pipeline).to receive(:git_commit_message) { message }
       end
 
       it "skips builds creation if there is [ci skip] tag in commit message" do
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe CreateCommitBuildsService, services: true do
       end
 
       it "does not skips builds creation if there is no [ci skip] tag in commit message" do
-        allow_any_instance_of(Ci::Commit).to receive(:git_commit_message) { "some message" }
+        allow_any_instance_of(Ci::Pipeline).to receive(:git_commit_message) { "some message" }
 
         commits = [{ message: "some message" }]
         commit = service.execute(project, user,
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ describe CreateCommitBuildsService, services: true do
     end
 
     it "skips build creation if there are already builds" do
-      allow_any_instance_of(Ci::Commit).to receive(:ci_yaml_file) { gitlab_ci_yaml }
+      allow_any_instance_of(Ci::Pipeline).to receive(:ci_yaml_file) { gitlab_ci_yaml }
 
       commits = [{ message: "message" }]
       commit = service.execute(project, user,
diff --git a/spec/services/merge_requests/merge_when_build_succeeds_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/merge_requests/merge_when_build_succeeds_service_spec.rb
index 0861d74aede..7f8ea8d7c25 100644
--- a/spec/services/merge_requests/merge_when_build_succeeds_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/merge_requests/merge_when_build_succeeds_service_spec.rb
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe MergeRequests::MergeWhenBuildSucceedsService do
       before do
         # This behavior of MergeRequest: we instantiate a new object
         allow_any_instance_of(MergeRequest).to receive(:ci_commit).and_wrap_original do
-          Ci::Commit.find(ci_commit.id)
+          Ci::Pipeline.find(ci_commit.id)
         end
 
         # We create test after the build
diff --git a/spec/support/stub_gitlab_calls.rb b/spec/support/stub_gitlab_calls.rb
index f73416a3d0f..49660a48a86 100644
--- a/spec/support/stub_gitlab_calls.rb
+++ b/spec/support/stub_gitlab_calls.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module StubGitlabCalls
   end
 
   def stub_ci_commit_yaml_file(ci_yaml)
-    allow_any_instance_of(Ci::Commit).to receive(:ci_yaml_file) { ci_yaml }
+    allow_any_instance_of(Ci::Pipeline).to receive(:ci_yaml_file) { ci_yaml }
   end
 
   def stub_ci_builds_disabled
diff --git a/spec/workers/post_receive_spec.rb b/spec/workers/post_receive_spec.rb
index 20d3dfb42b3..7d0cfed3627 100644
--- a/spec/workers/post_receive_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workers/post_receive_spec.rb
@@ -52,16 +52,16 @@ describe PostReceive do
     context "gitlab-ci.yml" do
       subject { PostReceive.new.perform(pwd(project), key_id, base64_changes) }
 
-      context "creates a Ci::Commit for every change" do
+      context "creates a Ci::Pipeline for every change" do
         before { stub_ci_commit_to_return_yaml_file }
 
-        it { expect{ subject }.to change{ Ci::Commit.count }.by(2) }
+        it { expect{ subject }.to change{ Ci::Pipeline.count }.by(2) }
       end
 
-      context "does not create a Ci::Commit" do
+      context "does not create a Ci::Pipeline" do
         before { stub_ci_commit_yaml_file(nil) }
 
-        it { expect{ subject }.not_to change{ Ci::Commit.count } }
+        it { expect{ subject }.not_to change{ Ci::Pipeline.count } }
       end
     end
   end