diff --git a/spec/models/issue_spec.rb b/spec/models/issue_spec.rb
index e9cbd72..133f073 100644
--- a/spec/models/issue_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/issue_spec.rb
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ describe Issue do
     it { Issue.should respond_to :opened }
   end
 
-  subject { Factory.create(:issue,
-                           author: Factory(:user),
-                           assignee: Factory(:user),
-                           project: Factory.create(:project)) }
-  it { should be_valid }
+  subject { Factory.create(:issue) }
 
   describe '#is_being_reassigned?' do
     it 'returns true if the issue assignee has changed' do
@@ -41,11 +37,7 @@ describe Issue do
       subject.is_being_closed?.should be_true
     end
     it 'returns false if the closed attribute has changed and is now false' do
-      issue = Factory.create(:issue,
-                             closed: true,
-                             author: Factory(:user),
-                             assignee: Factory(:user),
-                             project: Factory.create(:project))
+      issue = Factory.create(:closed_issue)
       issue.closed = false
       issue.is_being_closed?.should be_false
     end
@@ -57,11 +49,7 @@ describe Issue do
 
   describe '#is_being_reopened?' do
     it 'returns true if the closed attribute has changed and is now false' do
-      issue = Factory.create(:issue,
-                             closed: true,
-                             author: Factory(:user),
-                             assignee: Factory(:user),
-                             project: Factory.create(:project))
+      issue = Factory.create(:closed_issue)
       issue.closed = false
       issue.is_being_reopened?.should be_true
     end
@@ -75,40 +63,33 @@ describe Issue do
   end
 
   describe "plus 1" do
-    let(:project) { Factory(:project) }
-    subject {
-      Factory.create(:issue,
-                     author: Factory(:user),
-                     assignee: Factory(:user),
-                     project: project)
-    }
+    subject { Factory.create(:issue) }
 
     it "with no notes has a 0/0 score" do
       subject.upvotes.should == 0
     end
 
     it "should recognize non-+1 notes" do
-      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "No +1 here", project: Factory(:project, path: 'plusone', code: 'plusone'))
+      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "No +1 here")
       subject.should have(1).note
       subject.notes.first.upvote?.should be_false
       subject.upvotes.should == 0
     end
 
     it "should recognize a single +1 note" do
-      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 This is awesome", project: Factory(:project, path: 'plusone', code: 'plusone'))
+      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 This is awesome")
       subject.upvotes.should == 1
     end
 
     it "should recognize a multiple +1 notes" do
-      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 This is awesome", project: Factory(:project, path: 'plusone', code: 'plusone'))
-      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 I want this", project: Factory(:project, path: 'plustwo', code: 'plustwo'))
+      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 This is awesome")
+      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 I want this")
       subject.upvotes.should == 2
     end
   end
 
   describe ".search" do
-    let!(:issue) { Factory.create(:issue, title: "Searchable issue",
-                                 project: Factory.create(:project)) }
+    let!(:issue) { Factory.create(:issue, title: "Searchable issue") }
 
     it "matches by title" do
       Issue.search('able').all.should == [issue]
diff --git a/spec/models/key_spec.rb b/spec/models/key_spec.rb
index 0f9b317..ea58fbd 100644
--- a/spec/models/key_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/key_spec.rb
@@ -17,20 +17,15 @@ describe Key do
   context "validation of uniqueness" do
 
     context "as a deploy key" do
-      let(:project) { Factory.create(:project, path: 'alpha', code: 'alpha') }
-      let(:another_project) { Factory.create(:project, path: 'beta', code: 'beta') }
-
-      before do
-        deploy_key = Factory.create(:key, project: project)
-      end
+      let!(:deploy_key) { create(:deploy_key) }
 
       it "does not accept the same key twice for a project" do
-        key = Factory.new(:key, project: project)
+        key = build(:key, project: deploy_key.project)
         key.should_not be_valid
       end
 
       it "does accept the same key for another project" do
-        key = Factory.new(:key, project: another_project)
+        key = build(:key, project_id: 0)
         key.should be_valid
       end
     end
@@ -39,12 +34,12 @@ describe Key do
       let(:user) { Factory.create(:user) }
 
       it "accepts the key once" do
-        Factory.new(:key, user: user).should be_valid
+        build(:key, user: user).should be_valid
       end
 
       it "does not accepts the key twice" do
-        Factory.create(:key, user: user)
-        Factory.new(:key, user: user).should_not be_valid
+        create(:key, user: user)
+        build(:key, user: user).should_not be_valid
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
index c7ad08a..f4b93ee 100644
--- a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
@@ -20,46 +20,34 @@ describe MergeRequest do
     it { MergeRequest.should respond_to :opened }
   end
 
-  it { Factory.create(:merge_request,
-                      author: Factory(:user),
-                      assignee: Factory(:user),
-                      project: Factory.create(:project)).should be_valid }
-
   describe "plus 1" do
-    let(:project) { Factory(:project) }
-    subject {
-      Factory.create(:merge_request,
-                     author: Factory(:user),
-                     assignee: Factory(:user),
-                     project: project)
-    }
+    subject { Factory.create(:merge_request) }
 
     it "with no notes has a 0/0 score" do
       subject.upvotes.should == 0
     end
 
     it "should recognize non-+1 notes" do
-      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "No +1 here", project: Factory(:project, path: 'plusone', code: 'plusone'))
+      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "No +1 here")
       subject.should have(1).note
       subject.notes.first.upvote?.should be_false
       subject.upvotes.should == 0
     end
 
     it "should recognize a single +1 note" do
-      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 This is awesome", project: Factory(:project, path: 'plusone', code: 'plusone'))
+      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 This is awesome")
       subject.upvotes.should == 1
     end
 
     it "should recognize a multiple +1 notes" do
-      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 This is awesome", project: Factory(:project, path: 'plusone', code: 'plusone'))
-      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 I want this", project: Factory(:project, path: 'plustwo', code: 'plustwo'))
+      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 This is awesome")
+      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 I want this")
       subject.upvotes.should == 2
     end
   end
 
   describe ".search" do
-    let!(:issue) { Factory.create(:issue, title: "Searchable issue",
-                                 project: Factory.create(:project)) }
+    let!(:issue) { Factory.create(:issue, title: "Searchable issue") }
 
     it "matches by title" do
       Issue.search('able').all.should == [issue]
diff --git a/spec/models/milestone_spec.rb b/spec/models/milestone_spec.rb
index e9acc4e..ed805a2 100644
--- a/spec/models/milestone_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/milestone_spec.rb
@@ -25,11 +25,8 @@ describe Milestone do
     it { should validate_presence_of(:project_id) }
   end
 
-  let(:project) { Factory :project }
-  let(:milestone) { Factory :milestone, project: project }
-  let(:issue) { Factory :issue, project: project }
-
-  it { milestone.should be_valid }
+  let(:milestone) { Factory :milestone }
+  let(:issue) { Factory :issue }
 
   describe "#percent_complete" do
     it "should not count open issues" do
diff --git a/spec/models/note_spec.rb b/spec/models/note_spec.rb
index c97b23c..89e5047 100644
--- a/spec/models/note_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/note_spec.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Note do
-  let(:project) { Factory :project }
-  let!(:commit) { project.commit }
-
   describe "Associations" do
     it { should belong_to(:project) }
   end
@@ -13,8 +10,6 @@ describe Note do
     it { should validate_presence_of(:project) }
   end
 
-  it { Factory.create(:note,
-                      project: project).should be_valid }
   describe "Scopes" do
     it "should have a today named scope that returns ..." do
       Note.today.where_values.should == ["created_at >= '#{Date.today}'"]
@@ -25,26 +20,27 @@ describe Note do
     let(:project) { Factory(:project) }
 
     it "recognizes a neutral note" do
-      note = Factory(:note, project: project, note: "This is not a +1 note")
+      note = Factory(:note, note: "This is not a +1 note")
       note.should_not be_upvote
     end
 
     it "recognizes a +1 note" do
-      note = Factory(:note, project: project, note: "+1 for this")
+      note = Factory(:note, note: "+1 for this")
       note.should be_upvote
     end
 
     it "recognizes a -1 note as no vote" do
-      note = Factory(:note, project: project, note: "-1 for this")
+      note = Factory(:note, note: "-1 for this")
       note.should_not be_upvote
     end
   end
 
-  describe "Commit notes" do
+  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let(:commit) { project.commit }
 
+  describe "Commit notes" do
     before do
       @note = Factory :note,
-        project: project,
         noteable_id: commit.id,
         noteable_type: "Commit"
     end
@@ -58,7 +54,6 @@ describe Note do
   describe "Pre-line commit notes" do
     before do
       @note = Factory :note,
-        project: project,
         noteable_id: commit.id,
         noteable_type: "Commit",
         line_code: "0_16_1"
@@ -91,8 +86,8 @@ describe Note do
 
   describe :authorization do
     before do
-      @p1 = project
-      @p2 = Factory :project, code: "alien", path: "gitlabhq_1"
+      @p1 = create(:project)
+      @p2 = Factory :project
       @u1 = Factory :user
       @u2 = Factory :user
       @u3 = Factory :user
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 265dcef..ebc45fa 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe User do
   describe "Associations" do
     it { should have_many(:projects) }
-    it { should have_many(:users_projects) }
-    it { should have_many(:issues) }
-    it { should have_many(:assigned_issues) }
-    it { should have_many(:merge_requests) }
-    it { should have_many(:assigned_merge_requests) }
+    it { should have_many(:users_projects).dependent(:destroy) }
+    it { should have_many(:issues).dependent(:destroy) }
+    it { should have_many(:assigned_issues).dependent(:destroy) }
+    it { should have_many(:merge_requests).dependent(:destroy) }
+    it { should have_many(:assigned_merge_requests).dependent(:destroy) }
+    it { should have_many(:notes).dependent(:destroy) }
   end
 
   describe "Respond to" do
@@ -49,21 +50,6 @@ describe User do
     user = Factory(:user)
     user.authentication_token.should_not == ""
   end
-
-  describe "dependent" do
-    before do
-      @user = Factory :user
-      @note = Factory :note,
-        author: @user,
-        project: Factory(:project)
-    end
-
-    it "should destroy all notes with user" do
-      Note.find_by_id(@note.id).should_not be_nil
-      @user.destroy
-      Note.find_by_id(@note.id).should be_nil
-    end
-  end
 end
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