diff --git a/spec/models/spree/product_spec.rb b/spec/models/spree/product_spec.rb
index 95504faf3a..6bae30417c 100644
--- a/spec/models/spree/product_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/spree/product_spec.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ module Spree
 
         it "generates a unique permalink" do
           product1 = create(:product, name: "Banana Permanenta", permalink: nil)
-          product2 = create(:product, name: "Banana Permanenta", permalink: nil)
+          product2 = build_stubbed(:product, name: "Banana Permanenta", permalink: nil)
+          expect(product2).to be_valid
           expect(product2.permalink).to_not eq product1.permalink
           # "banana-permanenta" != "banana-permanenta-1" # generated by Spree
         end
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ module Spree
       end
 
       context "a basic product" do
-        let(:product) { create(:simple_product) }
+        let(:product) { build_stubbed(:simple_product) }
 
         it "requires variant unit fields" do
           product.variant_unit = nil