diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/build/policy/variables_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/build/policy/variables_spec.rb
index ac5d05e0583..5bbe4348ed4 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/build/policy/variables_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/build/policy/variables_spec.rb
@@ -3,54 +3,56 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe Gitlab::Ci::Build::Policy::Variables do
   set(:project) { create(:project) }
 
-  let(:ci_pipeline) do
+  let(:pipeline) do
     build(:ci_empty_pipeline, project: project, ref: 'master')
   end
 
   let(:ci_build) do
-    build(:ci_build, pipeline: ci_pipeline, project: project, ref: 'master')
+    build(:ci_build, pipeline: pipeline, project: project, ref: 'master')
   end
 
+  let(:seed) { double('build seed', to_resource: ci_build) }
+
   before do
-    ci_pipeline.variables.build(key: 'CI_PROJECT_NAME', value: '')
+    pipeline.variables.build(key: 'CI_PROJECT_NAME', value: '')
   end
 
   describe '#satisfied_by?' do
     it 'is satisfied by a defined and existing variable' do
       policy = described_class.new(['$CI_PROJECT_ID', '$UNDEFINED'])
 
-      expect(policy).to be_satisfied_by(ci_pipeline, ci_build)
+      expect(policy).to be_satisfied_by(pipeline, seed)
     end
 
     it 'is not satisfied by an overriden empty variable' do
       policy = described_class.new(['$CI_PROJECT_NAME'])
 
-      expect(policy).not_to be_satisfied_by(ci_pipeline, ci_build)
+      expect(policy).not_to be_satisfied_by(pipeline, seed)
     end
 
     it 'is satisfied by a truthy pipeline expression' do
-      policy = described_class.new([%($CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "#{ci_pipeline.source}")])
+      policy = described_class.new([%($CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "#{pipeline.source}")])
 
-      expect(policy).to be_satisfied_by(ci_pipeline, ci_build)
+      expect(policy).to be_satisfied_by(pipeline, seed)
     end
 
     it 'is not satisfied by a falsy pipeline expression' do
       policy = described_class.new([%($CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "invalid source")])
 
-      expect(policy).not_to be_satisfied_by(ci_pipeline, ci_build)
+      expect(policy).not_to be_satisfied_by(pipeline, seed)
     end
 
     it 'is satisfied by a truthy expression using undefined variable' do
       policy = described_class.new(['$UNDEFINED', '$UNDEFINED == null'])
 
-      expect(policy).to be_satisfied_by(ci_pipeline, ci_build)
+      expect(policy).to be_satisfied_by(pipeline, seed)
     end
 
     it 'does not persist neither pipeline nor build' do
-      described_class.new('$VAR').satisfied_by?(ci_pipeline, ci_build)
+      described_class.new('$VAR').satisfied_by?(pipeline, seed)
 
-      expect(ci_pipeline).not_to be_persisted
-      expect(ci_build).not_to be_persisted
+      expect(pipeline).not_to be_persisted
+      expect(seed.to_resource).not_to be_persisted
     end
 
     pending 'test for secret variables'