diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0443fc530a..526328ad8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up database
         run: |
           bin/rails db:create db:schema:load
-          bin/rails runner spec/support/seeds.rb # Asset compile needs a country.
 
       - name: Run tests
         env:
@@ -213,7 +212,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up database
         run: |
           bin/rails db:create db:schema:load
-          bin/rails runner spec/support/seeds.rb # Asset compile needs a country.
 
       - name: Run tests
 
@@ -301,7 +299,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up database
         run: |
           bin/rails db:create db:schema:load
-          bin/rails runner spec/support/seeds.rb # Asset compile needs a country.
 
       - name: Run tests
 
@@ -390,7 +387,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up database
         run: |
           bin/rails db:create db:schema:load
-          bin/rails runner spec/support/seeds.rb # Asset compile needs a country.
 
       - name: Run tests
 
@@ -470,7 +466,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up database
         run: |
           bin/rails db:create db:schema:load
-          bin/rails runner spec/support/seeds.rb # Asset compile needs a country.
 
       - name: Run tests
         env:
diff --git a/app/services/default_country.rb b/app/services/default_country.rb
index 0e07d5c68c..b830f70dcb 100644
--- a/app/services/default_country.rb
+++ b/app/services/default_country.rb
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ class DefaultCountry
     country.id
   end
 
+  # Two letter code defined in ISO-3166-1.
   def self.code
-    country.iso
+    # Changing ENV requires restarting the process.
+    ENV.fetch("DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE", nil)
   end
 
   def self.country
-    # Changing ENV requires restarting the process.
-    iso = ENV.fetch("DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE", nil)
-
     # When ENV changes on restart, this cache will be reset as well.
-    @country ||= Spree::Country.find_by(iso:) || Spree::Country.first
+    @country ||= Spree::Country.find_by(iso: code) || Spree::Country.first
   end
 end