diff --git a/spec/support/import_export/configuration_helper.rb b/spec/support/import_export/configuration_helper.rb
index 4fe619225bb846f2ecd6d6caac3ffcc605ea7553..4330c4314a8d0b238dab79a53fd24930a9c8c25c 100644
--- a/spec/support/import_export/configuration_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/support/import_export/configuration_helper.rb
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ def parsed_attributes(relation_name, attributes, config: Gitlab::ImportExport.co
     import_export_config = config_hash(config)
     excluded_attributes = import_export_config[:excluded_attributes][relation_name.to_sym]
     included_attributes = import_export_config[:included_attributes][relation_name.to_sym]
-    attributes = attributes - JSON[excluded_attributes.to_json] if excluded_attributes
-    attributes = attributes & JSON[included_attributes.to_json] if included_attributes
+    attributes = attributes - JSON.parse(excluded_attributes.to_json) if excluded_attributes
+    attributes = attributes & JSON.parse(included_attributes.to_json) if included_attributes
 
     attributes
   end