diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/git/gitlab_projects_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/git/gitlab_projects_spec.rb
index 78e4fbca28e..f4b964e1ee9 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/git/gitlab_projects_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/git/gitlab_projects_spec.rb
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ describe Gitlab::Git::GitlabProjects do
 
     before do
       FileUtils.mkdir_p(dest_repos_path)
+
+      # Undo spec_helper stub that deletes hooks
+      allow_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:fork_repository).and_call_original
     end
 
     after do
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 6186fb92bad..85de0a14631 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -100,6 +100,16 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.before(:example) do
     # Skip pre-receive hook check so we can use the web editor and merge.
     allow_any_instance_of(Gitlab::Git::Hook).to receive(:trigger).and_return([true, nil])
+
+    allow_any_instance_of(Gitlab::Git::GitlabProjects).to receive(:fork_repository).and_wrap_original do |m, *args|
+      m.call(*args)
+
+      shard_path, repository_relative_path = args
+      # We can't leave the hooks in place after a fork, as those would fail in tests
+      # The "internal" API is not available
+      FileUtils.rm_rf(File.join(shard_path, repository_relative_path, 'hooks'))
+    end
+
     # Enable all features by default for testing
     allow(Feature).to receive(:enabled?) { true }
   end
diff --git a/spec/support/project_forks_helper.rb b/spec/support/project_forks_helper.rb
index d6680735aa1..2c501a2a27c 100644
--- a/spec/support/project_forks_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/support/project_forks_helper.rb
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ module ProjectForksHelper
       # so we have to explicitely call this method to clear the @exists variable.
       # of the instance we're returning here.
       forked_project.repository.after_import
-
-      # We can't leave the hooks in place after a fork, as those would fail in tests
-      # The "internal" API is not available
-      FileUtils.rm_rf("#{forked_project.repository.path}/hooks")
     end
 
     forked_project