diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index c071275539675f651448160bb6dd07a20781c8e2..c2c8b98df250c56f581121e9b498d718a7a5b430 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 
   describe 'validations' do
     describe 'password' do
-      let!(:user) { create(:user) }
+      let!(:user) { build_stubbed(:user) }
 
       before do
         allow(Devise).to receive(:password_length).and_return(8..128)