diff --git a/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/dependency_scanning_gitlab_ci_yaml_spec.rb b/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/dependency_scanning_gitlab_ci_yaml_spec.rb
index 03c34bf7cc6e14a0079f422e8a14200455c02caf..761c163981a6cfa5be07baef5169791275779547 100644
--- a/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/dependency_scanning_gitlab_ci_yaml_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/dependency_scanning_gitlab_ci_yaml_spec.rb
@@ -177,20 +177,16 @@
         end
       end
 
-      context 'by default' do
+      context 'by default', fips_mode: false do
         let(:expected_image_suffix) { "" }
 
         include_examples 'language detection'
         include_examples 'PIP_REQUIREMENTS_FILE support'
       end
 
-      context 'when FIPS mode is enabled' do
+      context 'when FIPS mode is enabled', :fips_mode do
         let(:expected_image_suffix) { "-fips" }
 
-        before do
-          create(:ci_variable, project: project, key: 'CI_GITLAB_FIPS_MODE', value: 'true')
-        end
-
         include_examples 'language detection'
         include_examples 'PIP_REQUIREMENTS_FILE support'
       end