diff --git a/spec/factories.rb b/spec/factories.rb
index adde72d2e1e..148477d6389 100644
--- a/spec/factories.rb
+++ b/spec/factories.rb
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
       state :reopened
     end
 
+    trait :simple do
+      source_branch "simple_merge_request"
+      target_branch "master"
+    end
+
     factory :closed_merge_request, traits: [:closed]
     factory :reopened_merge_request, traits: [:reopened]
     factory :merge_request_with_diffs, traits: [:with_diffs]
@@ -173,7 +178,6 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
     factory :note_on_issue, traits: [:on_issue], aliases: [:votable_note]
     factory :note_on_merge_request, traits: [:on_merge_request]
     factory :note_on_merge_request_diff, traits: [:on_merge_request, :on_diff]
-    factory :note_on_merge_request_with_attachment, traits: [:on_merge_request, :with_attachment]
 
     trait :on_commit do
       project factory: :project
diff --git a/spec/features/notes_on_merge_requests_spec.rb b/spec/features/notes_on_merge_requests_spec.rb
index a3d8c462bf6..25a86b11fa9 100644
--- a/spec/features/notes_on_merge_requests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/notes_on_merge_requests_spec.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe "On a merge request", js: true do
-  let!(:project) { create(:project) }
-  let!(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project, target_project: project) }
-  let!(:note) { create(:note_on_merge_request_with_attachment,  project: project) }
+  let!(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, :simple) }
+  let!(:project) { merge_request.source_project }
+  let!(:note) { create(:note_on_merge_request, :with_attachment, project: project) }
 
   before do
-    login_as :user
-    project.team << [@user, :master]
-
+    login_as :admin
     visit project_merge_request_path(project, merge_request)
   end
 
@@ -134,22 +132,20 @@ describe "On a merge request", js: true do
   end
 end
 
-describe "On a merge request diff", js: true, focus: true do
-  let!(:project) { create(:project) }
-  let!(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request_with_diffs, source_project: project, target_project: project) }
+describe "On a merge request diff", js: true do
+  let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, :with_diffs, :simple) }
+  let(:project) { merge_request.source_project }
 
   before do
-    login_as :user
-    project.team << [@user, :master]
+    login_as :admin
     visit diffs_project_merge_request_path(project, merge_request)
   end
 
-
   subject { page }
 
   describe "when adding a note" do
     before do
-      find('a[data-line-code="4735dfc552ad7bf15ca468adc3cad9d05b624490_172_185"]').click
+      find('a[data-line-code="8ec9a00bfd09b3190ac6b22251dbb1aa95a0579d_7_7"]').click
     end
 
     describe "the notes holder" do
@@ -160,13 +156,13 @@ describe "On a merge request diff", js: true, focus: true do
 
     describe "the note form" do
       it "shouldn't add a second form for same row" do
-        find('a[data-line-code="4735dfc552ad7bf15ca468adc3cad9d05b624490_172_185"]').click
+        find('a[data-line-code="8ec9a00bfd09b3190ac6b22251dbb1aa95a0579d_7_7"]').click
 
-        should have_css("tr[id='4735dfc552ad7bf15ca468adc3cad9d05b624490_172_185'] + .js-temp-notes-holder form", count: 1)
+        should have_css("tr[id='8ec9a00bfd09b3190ac6b22251dbb1aa95a0579d_7_7'] + .js-temp-notes-holder form", count: 1)
       end
 
       it "should be removed when canceled" do
-        within(".diff-file form[rel$='4735dfc552ad7bf15ca468adc3cad9d05b624490_172_185']") do
+        within(".diff-file form[rel$='8ec9a00bfd09b3190ac6b22251dbb1aa95a0579d_7_7']") do
           find(".js-close-discussion-note-form").trigger("click")
         end
 
@@ -176,12 +172,9 @@ describe "On a merge request diff", js: true, focus: true do
   end
 
   describe "with muliple note forms" do
-    let!(:project) { create(:project) }
-    let!(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request_with_diffs, source_project: project, target_project: project) }
-
     before do
-      find('a[data-line-code="4735dfc552ad7bf15ca468adc3cad9d05b624490_172_185"]').click
-      find('a[data-line-code="342e16cbbd482ac2047dc679b2749d248cc1428f_18_17"]').click
+      find('a[data-line-code="8ec9a00bfd09b3190ac6b22251dbb1aa95a0579d_7_7"]').click
+      find('a[data-line-code="8ec9a00bfd09b3190ac6b22251dbb1aa95a0579d_10_10"]').click
     end
 
     it { should have_css(".js-temp-notes-holder", count: 2) }
@@ -189,12 +182,12 @@ describe "On a merge request diff", js: true, focus: true do
     describe "previewing them separately" do
       before do
         # add two separate texts and trigger previews on both
-        within("tr[id='4735dfc552ad7bf15ca468adc3cad9d05b624490_172_185'] + .js-temp-notes-holder") do
-          fill_in "note[note]", with: "One comment on line 185"
+        within("tr[id='8ec9a00bfd09b3190ac6b22251dbb1aa95a0579d_7_7'] + .js-temp-notes-holder") do
+          fill_in "note[note]", with: "One comment on line 7"
           find(".js-note-preview-button").trigger("click")
         end
-        within("tr[id='342e16cbbd482ac2047dc679b2749d248cc1428f_18_17'] + .js-temp-notes-holder") do
-          fill_in "note[note]", with: "Another comment on line 17"
+        within("tr[id='8ec9a00bfd09b3190ac6b22251dbb1aa95a0579d_10_10'] + .js-temp-notes-holder") do
+          fill_in "note[note]", with: "Another comment on line 10"
           find(".js-note-preview-button").trigger("click")
         end
       end
@@ -202,14 +195,14 @@ describe "On a merge request diff", js: true, focus: true do
 
     describe "posting a note" do
       before do
-        within("tr[id='342e16cbbd482ac2047dc679b2749d248cc1428f_18_17'] + .js-temp-notes-holder") do
-          fill_in "note[note]", with: "Another comment on line 17"
+        within("tr[id='8ec9a00bfd09b3190ac6b22251dbb1aa95a0579d_10_10'] + .js-temp-notes-holder") do
+          fill_in "note[note]", with: "Another comment on line 10"
           click_button("Add Comment")
         end
       end
 
       it 'should be added as discussion' do
-        should have_content("Another comment on line 17")
+        should have_content("Another comment on line 10")
         should have_css(".notes_holder")
         should have_css(".notes_holder .note", count: 1)
         should have_link("Reply")
diff --git a/spec/finders/merge_requests_finder_spec.rb b/spec/finders/merge_requests_finder_spec.rb
index 76f9e753dd2..0bd2ccafcc1 100644
--- a/spec/finders/merge_requests_finder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/finders/merge_requests_finder_spec.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe MergeRequestsFinder do
-  let(:user) { create :user }
+  let(:user)  { create :user }
   let(:user2) { create :user }
+
   let(:project1) { create(:project) }
   let(:project2) { create(:project) }
-  let(:merge_request1) { create(:merge_request, author: user, source_project: project1, target_project: project2) }
-  let(:merge_request2) { create(:merge_request, author: user, source_project: project2, target_project: project1) }
-  let(:merge_request3) { create(:merge_request, author: user, source_project: project2, target_project: project2) }
+
+  let!(:merge_request1) { create(:merge_request, :simple, author: user, source_project: project1, target_project: project2) }
+  let!(:merge_request2) { create(:merge_request, :simple, author: user, source_project: project2, target_project: project1) }
+  let!(:merge_request3) { create(:merge_request, :simple, author: user, source_project: project2, target_project: project2) }
 
   before do
     project1.team << [user, :master]
@@ -15,13 +17,7 @@ describe MergeRequestsFinder do
     project2.team << [user2, :developer]
   end
 
-  describe :execute do
-    before :each do
-      merge_request1
-      merge_request2
-      merge_request3
-    end
-
+  describe "#execute" do
     it 'should filter by scope' do
       params = { scope: 'authored', state: 'opened' }
       merge_requests = MergeRequestsFinder.new.execute(user, params)
diff --git a/spec/seed_project.tar.gz b/spec/seed_project.tar.gz
index 92b9587e3f7..8d32a927da8 100644
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