diff --git a/spec/features/issuables/default_sort_order_spec.rb b/spec/features/issuables/default_sort_order_spec.rb
index 9a2b879e789a97f19bf2b2ef240016428be6b774..73553f97d6f399ee20a11137dabe9e33c96b95bc 100644
--- a/spec/features/issuables/default_sort_order_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/issuables/default_sort_order_spec.rb
@@ -180,16 +180,10 @@ def selected_sort_order
   end
 
   def visit_merge_requests_with_state(project, state)
-    visit_merge_requests project
-    visit_issuables_with_state state
+    visit_merge_requests project, state: state
   end
 
   def visit_issues_with_state(project, state)
-    visit_issues project
-    visit_issuables_with_state state
-  end
-
-  def visit_issuables_with_state(state)
-    within('.issues-state-filters') { find("span", text: state.titleize).click }
+    visit_issues project, state: state
   end
 end