diff --git a/spec/helpers/members_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/members_helper_spec.rb
index 7998209b7b0..6703d88e357 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/members_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/members_helper_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe MembersHelper do
 
   describe '#remove_member_message' do
     let(:requester) { build(:user) }
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
     let(:project_member) { build(:project_member, project: project) }
     let(:project_member_invite) { build(:project_member, project: project).tap { |m| m.generate_invite_token! } }
     let(:project_member_request) { project.request_access(requester) }
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe MembersHelper do
 
   describe '#remove_member_title' do
     let(:requester) { build(:user) }
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
     let(:project_member) { build(:project_member, project: project) }
     let(:project_member_request) { project.request_access(requester) }
     let(:group) { create(:group) }
diff --git a/spec/mailers/notify_spec.rb b/spec/mailers/notify_spec.rb
index 0363bc74939..2e558018d74 100644
--- a/spec/mailers/notify_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mailers/notify_spec.rb
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ describe Notify do
 
     describe 'project access requested' do
       context 'for a project in a user namespace' do
-        let(:project) { create(:project).tap { |p| p.team << [p.owner, :master, p.owner] } }
+        let(:project) { create(:project, :public).tap { |p| p.team << [p.owner, :master, p.owner] } }
         let(:user) { create(:user) }
         let(:project_member) do
           project.request_access(user)
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ describe Notify do
       context 'for a project in a group' do
         let(:group_owner) { create(:user) }
         let(:group) { create(:group).tap { |g| g.add_owner(group_owner) } }
-        let(:project) { create(:project, namespace: group) }
+        let(:project) { create(:project, :public, namespace: group) }
         let(:user) { create(:user) }
         let(:project_member) do
           project.request_access(user)
diff --git a/spec/models/member_spec.rb b/spec/models/member_spec.rb
index 0b1634f654a..c2f4601790d 100644
--- a/spec/models/member_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/member_spec.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe Member, models: true do
 
   describe 'Scopes & finders' do
     before do
-      project = create(:empty_project)
+      project = create(:empty_project, :public)
       group = create(:group)
       @owner_user = create(:user).tap { |u| group.add_owner(u) }
       @owner = group.members.find_by(user_id: @owner_user.id)
diff --git a/spec/models/project_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
index f88636e1c19..b8f268e95c3 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe Project, models: true do
     it { is_expected.to have_many(:forks).through(:forked_project_links) }
 
     describe '#members & #requesters' do
-      let(:project) { create(:project) }
+      let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
       let(:requester) { create(:user) }
       let(:developer) { create(:user) }
       before do
diff --git a/spec/models/project_team_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_team_spec.rb
index f979d66c88c..e0f2dadf189 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_team_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_team_spec.rb
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ describe ProjectTeam, models: true do
 
   describe '#find_member' do
     context 'personal project' do
-      let(:project) { create(:empty_project) }
+      let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
       let(:requester) { create(:user) }
 
       before do
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ describe ProjectTeam, models: true do
     let(:requester) { create(:user) }
 
     context 'personal project' do
-      let(:project) { create(:empty_project) }
+      let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
 
       context 'when project is not shared with group' do
         before do