diff --git a/app/presenters/project_presenter.rb b/app/presenters/project_presenter.rb
index c76a529f56b..1f37830e181 100644
--- a/app/presenters/project_presenter.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/project_presenter.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ProjectPresenter < Gitlab::View::Presenter::Delegated
     ].compact.reject { |i| i[:enabled] }
   end
 
-  def default_project_view
+  def default_view
     return anonymous_project_view unless current_user
 
     user_view = current_user.project_view
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class ProjectPresenter < Gitlab::View::Presenter::Delegated
       {
         enabled: true,
         label: _('Readme'),
-        link: default_project_view != 'readme' ? readme_path : '#readme'
+        link: default_view != 'readme' ? readme_path : '#readme'
       }
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/show.html.haml
index 385a3b490a4..e6e6502c70f 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/show.html.haml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         = icon("exclamation-triangle fw")
         #{ _('Archived project! Repository is read-only') }
 
-  - view_path = @project.default_project_view
+  - view_path = @project.default_view
 
   - if show_auto_devops_callout?(@project)
     = render 'shared/auto_devops_callout'
diff --git a/spec/helpers/preferences_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/preferences_helper_spec.rb
index 749aa25e632..e2a0c4322ff 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/preferences_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/preferences_helper_spec.rb
@@ -77,103 +77,6 @@ describe PreferencesHelper do
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#default_project_view' do
-    context 'user not signed in' do
-      before do
-        helper.instance_variable_set(:@project, project)
-        stub_user
-      end
-
-      context 'when repository is empty' do
-        let(:project) { create(:project_empty_repo, :public) }
-
-        it 'returns activity if user has repository access' do
-          allow(helper).to receive(:can?).with(nil, :download_code, project).and_return(true)
-
-          expect(helper.default_project_view).to eq('activity')
-        end
-
-        it 'returns activity if user does not have repository access' do
-          allow(helper).to receive(:can?).with(nil, :download_code, project).and_return(false)
-
-          expect(helper.default_project_view).to eq('activity')
-        end
-      end
-
-      context 'when repository is not empty' do
-        let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
-
-        it 'returns files and readme if user has repository access' do
-          allow(helper).to receive(:can?).with(nil, :download_code, project).and_return(true)
-
-          expect(helper.default_project_view).to eq('files')
-        end
-
-        it 'returns activity if user does not have repository access' do
-          allow(helper).to receive(:can?).with(nil, :download_code, project).and_return(false)
-
-          expect(helper.default_project_view).to eq('activity')
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'user signed in' do
-      let(:user) { create(:user, :readme) }
-      let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
-
-      before do
-        helper.instance_variable_set(:@project, project)
-        allow(helper).to receive(:current_user).and_return(user)
-      end
-
-      context 'when the user is allowed to see the code' do
-        it 'returns the project view' do
-          allow(helper).to receive(:can?).with(user, :download_code, project).and_return(true)
-
-          expect(helper.default_project_view).to eq('readme')
-        end
-      end
-
-      context 'with wikis enabled and the right policy for the user' do
-        before do
-          project.project_feature.update_attribute(:issues_access_level, 0)
-          allow(helper).to receive(:can?).with(user, :download_code, project).and_return(false)
-        end
-
-        it 'returns wiki if the user has the right policy' do
-          allow(helper).to receive(:can?).with(user, :read_wiki, project).and_return(true)
-
-          expect(helper.default_project_view).to eq('wiki')
-        end
-
-        it 'returns customize_workflow if the user does not have the right policy' do
-          allow(helper).to receive(:can?).with(user, :read_wiki, project).and_return(false)
-
-          expect(helper.default_project_view).to eq('customize_workflow')
-        end
-      end
-
-      context 'with issues as a feature available' do
-        it 'return issues' do
-          allow(helper).to receive(:can?).with(user, :download_code, project).and_return(false)
-          allow(helper).to receive(:can?).with(user, :read_wiki, project).and_return(false)
-
-          expect(helper.default_project_view).to eq('projects/issues/issues')
-        end
-      end
-
-      context 'with no activity, no wikies and no issues' do
-        it 'returns customize_workflow as default' do
-          project.project_feature.update_attribute(:issues_access_level, 0)
-          allow(helper).to receive(:can?).with(user, :download_code, project).and_return(false)
-          allow(helper).to receive(:can?).with(user, :read_wiki, project).and_return(false)
-
-          expect(helper.default_project_view).to eq('customize_workflow')
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def stub_user(messages = {})
     if messages.empty?
       allow(helper).to receive(:current_user).and_return(nil)
diff --git a/spec/presenters/project_presenter_spec.rb b/spec/presenters/project_presenter_spec.rb
index 49822693f3e..80e66b87175 100644
--- a/spec/presenters/project_presenter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/presenters/project_presenter_spec.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe ProjectPresenter do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:project) { create(:project) }
-  let(:presenter) { described_class.new(project, current_user: user) }
 
   describe '#license_short_name' do
+    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let(:presenter) { described_class.new(project, current_user: user) }
+
     context 'when project.repository has a license_key' do
       it 'returns the nickname of the license if present' do
         allow(project.repository).to receive(:license_key).and_return('agpl-3.0')
@@ -28,4 +29,95 @@ describe ProjectPresenter do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#default_view' do
+    let(:presenter) { described_class.new(project, current_user: user) }
+
+    context 'user not signed in' do
+      let(:user) { nil }
+
+      context 'when repository is empty' do
+        let(:project) { create(:project_empty_repo, :public) }
+
+        it 'returns activity if user has repository access' do
+          allow(presenter).to receive(:can?).with(nil, :download_code, project).and_return(true)
+
+          expect(presenter.default_view).to eq('activity')
+        end
+
+        it 'returns activity if user does not have repository access' do
+          allow(project).to receive(:can?).with(nil, :download_code, project).and_return(false)
+
+          expect(presenter.default_view).to eq('activity')
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when repository is not empty' do
+        let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
+
+        it 'returns files and readme if user has repository access' do
+          allow(presenter).to receive(:can?).with(nil, :download_code, project).and_return(true)
+
+          expect(presenter.default_view).to eq('files')
+        end
+
+        it 'returns activity if user does not have repository access' do
+          allow(presenter).to receive(:can?).with(nil, :download_code, project).and_return(false)
+
+          expect(presenter.default_view).to eq('activity')
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'user signed in' do
+      let(:user) { create(:user, :readme) }
+      let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
+
+      context 'when the user is allowed to see the code' do
+        it 'returns the project view' do
+          allow(presenter).to receive(:can?).with(user, :download_code, project).and_return(true)
+
+          expect(presenter.default_view).to eq('readme')
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with wikis enabled and the right policy for the user' do
+        before do
+          project.project_feature.update_attribute(:issues_access_level, 0)
+          allow(presenter).to receive(:can?).with(user, :download_code, project).and_return(false)
+        end
+
+        it 'returns wiki if the user has the right policy' do
+          allow(presenter).to receive(:can?).with(user, :read_wiki, project).and_return(true)
+
+          expect(presenter.default_view).to eq('wiki')
+        end
+
+        it 'returns customize_workflow if the user does not have the right policy' do
+          allow(presenter).to receive(:can?).with(user, :read_wiki, project).and_return(false)
+
+          expect(presenter.default_view).to eq('customize_workflow')
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with issues as a feature available' do
+        it 'return issues' do
+          allow(presenter).to receive(:can?).with(user, :download_code, project).and_return(false)
+          allow(presenter).to receive(:can?).with(user, :read_wiki, project).and_return(false)
+
+          expect(presenter.default_view).to eq('projects/issues/issues')
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with no activity, no wikies and no issues' do
+        it 'returns customize_workflow as default' do
+          project.project_feature.update_attribute(:issues_access_level, 0)
+          allow(presenter).to receive(:can?).with(user, :download_code, project).and_return(false)
+          allow(presenter).to receive(:can?).with(user, :read_wiki, project).and_return(false)
+
+          expect(presenter.default_view).to eq('customize_workflow')
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end