diff --git a/spec/factories/tag_rule_factory.rb b/spec/factories/tag_rule_factory.rb
index a902e98fbb..bcfa1783d8 100644
--- a/spec/factories/tag_rule_factory.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/tag_rule_factory.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
   end
 
   factory :filter_shipping_methods_tag_rule, class: TagRule::FilterShippingMethods do
-    enterprise { FactoryBot.create :distributor_enterprise }
+    enterprise factory: :distributor_enterprise
   end
 
   factory :filter_products_tag_rule, class: TagRule::FilterProducts do
diff --git a/spec/models/tag_rule/filter_shipping_methods_spec.rb b/spec/models/tag_rule/filter_shipping_methods_spec.rb
index 58a1ee4854..6a52e4b679 100644
--- a/spec/models/tag_rule/filter_shipping_methods_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/tag_rule/filter_shipping_methods_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe TagRule::FilterShippingMethods, type: :model do
-  let!(:tag_rule) { create(:filter_shipping_methods_tag_rule) }
+  let!(:tag_rule) { build_stubbed(:filter_shipping_methods_tag_rule) }
 
   describe "determining whether tags match for a given shipping method" do
     context "when the shipping method is nil" do
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe TagRule::FilterShippingMethods, type: :model do
     end
 
     context "when the shipping method is not nil" do
-      let(:shipping_method) { create(:shipping_method, tag_list: ["member", "local", "volunteer"]) }
+      let(:shipping_method) { build_stubbed(:shipping_method, tag_list: ["member", "local", "volunteer"]) }
 
       context "when the rule has no preferred shipping method tags specified" do
         before { allow(tag_rule).to receive(:preferred_shipping_method_tags) { "" } }