diff --git a/spec/factories.rb b/spec/factories.rb
index b6ef87d4c2a..b596f80fa9e 100644
--- a/spec/factories.rb
+++ b/spec/factories.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
     sequence(:name) { |n| "project#{n}" }
     path { name.downcase.gsub(/\s/, '_') }
     creator
-    namespace { creator.namespace }
   end
 
   factory :redmine_project, parent: :project do
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 92a371ede05..eb8ffa5aafe 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ describe User do
       ActiveRecord::Base.observers.enable(:user_observer)
       @user = create :user
       @project = create :project, namespace: @user.namespace
-      @project_2 = create :project # Grant MASTER access to the user
-      @project_3 = create :project # Grant DEVELOPER access to the user
+      @project_2 = create :project, group: create(:group) # Grant MASTER access to the user
+      @project_3 = create :project, group: create(:group) # Grant DEVELOPER access to the user
 
       @project_2.team << [@user, :master]
       @project_3.team << [@user, :developer]