diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index bdeb9b68bde..ee9d3cebf49 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ v 8.5.5
   - Fix pagination for filtered dashboard and explore pages
   - Fix "Show all" link behavior
   - Add #upcoming filter to Milestone filter (Tiago Botelho)
+  - User deletion is now done in the background so the request can not time out
 
 v 8.5.4
   - Do not cache requests for badges (including builds badge)
diff --git a/spec/workers/delete_user_worker_spec.rb b/spec/workers/delete_user_worker_spec.rb
index bec9aecb48c..a98ce6e5999 100644
--- a/spec/workers/delete_user_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workers/delete_user_worker_spec.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe DeleteUserWorker do
     context "solo owned groups present" do
       let(:solo_owned)  { create(:group) }
       let(:member)      { create(:group_member) }
-      let(:user)        { user = member.user }
+      let(:user)        { member.user }
 
       before do
         solo_owned.group_members = [member]
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe DeleteUserWorker do
     context "deletions with force" do
       let(:solo_owned)      { create(:group) }
       let(:member)          { create(:group_member) }
-      let(:user)            { user = member.user }
+      let(:user)            { member.user }
 
       before do
         solo_owned.group_members = [member]