diff --git a/spec/factories/variant_factory.rb b/spec/factories/variant_factory.rb
index ec2ebf8a4d..3cb44c6344 100644
--- a/spec/factories/variant_factory.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/variant_factory.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
     depth  { generate(:random_float) }
 
     primary_taxon { Spree::Taxon.first || FactoryBot.create(:taxon) }
-    product { |v| create(:product, primary_taxon_id: v.primary_taxon.id) }
+    product { |p| p.association(:product) }
 
     # ensure stock item will be created for this variant
     before(:create) { create(:stock_location) if Spree::StockLocation.count.zero? }
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ FactoryBot.define do
         on_hand { 5 }
       end
 
-      product { |v| create(:product, primary_taxon_id: v.primary_taxon.id) }
       unit_value { 1 }
       unit_description { '' }