diff --git a/spec/models/project_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
index cbd1f5f9e32..9d122fd0083 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
@@ -1115,19 +1115,23 @@ describe Project, models: true do
   end
 
   describe '#latest_successful_builds_for' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
-
-    let(:pipeline) do
+    def create_pipeline
       create(:ci_pipeline, project: project,
-                           sha: project.commit.id,
+                           sha: project.commit.sha,
                            ref: project.default_branch,
                            status: 'success')
     end
 
-    let(:build) do
-      create(:ci_build, :artifacts, :success, pipeline: pipeline)
+    def create_build(new_pipeline = pipeline, name = 'test')
+      create(:ci_build, :success, :artifacts,
+             pipeline: new_pipeline,
+             name: name)
     end
 
+    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:pipeline) { create_pipeline }
+    let(:build) { create_build }
+
     context 'with succeeded pipeline' do
       context 'standalone pipeline' do
         before do
@@ -1163,19 +1167,6 @@ describe Project, models: true do
 
           expect(latest_builds).to contain_exactly(@build2_p2, @build1_p2)
         end
-
-        def create_pipeline
-          create(:ci_pipeline, project: project,
-                 sha: project.commit.sha,
-                 ref: project.default_branch,
-                 status: 'success')
-        end
-
-        def create_build(pipe, name = 'test')
-          create(:ci_build, :success, :artifacts,
-                 pipeline: pipe,
-                 name: name)
-        end
       end
 
       context 'with multiple pipelines and builds' do