diff --git a/app/services/issues/update_service.rb b/app/services/issues/update_service.rb
index 2158c8ada08..a444c78b609 100644
--- a/app/services/issues/update_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/issues/update_service.rb
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ module Issues
     end
 
     def handle_move_between_iids(issue)
-      return unless move_between_iids = params.delete(:move_between_iids)
+      return unless params[:move_between_iids]
 
-      after_iid, before_iid = move_between_iids
+      after_iid, before_iid = params.delete(:move_between_iids)
 
       issue_before = get_issue_if_allowed(issue.project, before_iid) if before_iid
       issue_after = get_issue_if_allowed(issue.project, after_iid) if after_iid
diff --git a/spec/models/concerns/relative_positioning_spec.rb b/spec/models/concerns/relative_positioning_spec.rb
index 69f295f725b..81cc1fc8238 100644
--- a/spec/models/concerns/relative_positioning_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/concerns/relative_positioning_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ describe Issue, 'RelativePositioning' do
   let(:project) { create(:empty_project) }
   let(:issue) { create(:issue, project: project) }
   let(:issue1) { create(:issue, project: project) }
+  let(:new_issue) { create(:issue, project: project) }
 
   before do
     [issue, issue1].each do |issue|
@@ -36,8 +37,6 @@ describe Issue, 'RelativePositioning' do
 
   describe '#move_to_end' do
     it 'moves issue to the end' do
-      new_issue = create :issue, project: project
-
       new_issue.move_to_end
 
       expect(new_issue.relative_position).to be > issue1.relative_position
@@ -46,8 +45,6 @@ describe Issue, 'RelativePositioning' do
 
   describe '#move_between' do
     it 'positions issue between two other' do
-      new_issue = create :issue, project: project
-
       new_issue.move_between(issue, issue1)
 
       expect(new_issue.relative_position).to be > issue.relative_position
@@ -55,23 +52,18 @@ describe Issue, 'RelativePositioning' do
     end
 
     it 'positions issue between on top' do
-      new_issue = create :issue, project: project
-
       new_issue.move_between(nil, issue)
 
       expect(new_issue.relative_position).to be < issue.relative_position
     end
 
     it 'positions issue between to end' do
-      new_issue = create :issue, project: project
-
       new_issue.move_between(issue1, nil)
 
       expect(new_issue.relative_position).to be > issue1.relative_position
     end
 
     it 'positions issues even when after and before positions are the same' do
-      new_issue = create :issue, project: project
       issue1.update relative_position: issue.relative_position
 
       new_issue.move_between(issue, issue1)
diff --git a/spec/services/boards/issues/move_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/boards/issues/move_service_spec.rb
index afa86f68344..6c9709c808e 100644
--- a/spec/services/boards/issues/move_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/boards/issues/move_service_spec.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe Boards::Issues::MoveService, services: true do
 
         issue.move_between!(issue1, issue2)
 
-        params.merge! move_after_iid: issue.iid, move_before_iid: issue2.iid
+        params.merge!(move_after_iid: issue.iid, move_before_iid: issue2.iid)
 
         described_class.new(project, user, params).execute(issue1)
 
diff --git a/spec/services/issues/update_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/issues/update_service_spec.rb
index 81d6162e04c..fa472f3e2c3 100644
--- a/spec/services/issues/update_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/issues/update_service_spec.rb
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ describe Issues::UpdateService, services: true do
       end
 
       it 'sorts issues as specified by parameters' do
-        issue1 = create :issue, project: project, assignee_id: user3.id
-        issue2 = create :issue, project: project, assignee_id: user3.id
+        issue1 = create(:issue, project: project, assignee_id: user3.id)
+        issue2 = create(:issue, project: project, assignee_id: user3.id)
 
         [issue, issue1, issue2].each do |issue|
           issue.move_to_end