diff --git a/spec/requests/organisation_relationships_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/organisation_relationships_controller_spec.rb
index 9dc242e05..88823bb91 100644
--- a/spec/requests/organisation_relationships_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/organisation_relationships_controller_spec.rb
@@ -192,19 +192,17 @@ RSpec.describe OrganisationRelationshipsController, type: :request do
 
       describe "organisation_relationships#delete_housing_provider" do
         let!(:housing_provider) { FactoryBot.create(:organisation) }
-
-        before do
-          FactoryBot.create(:organisation_relationship, :owning, child_organisation: organisation, parent_organisation: housing_provider)
-        end
-
         let(:params) do
           {
             "organisation_to_remove_id": housing_provider.id,
           }
         end
-
         let(:request) { delete "/organisations/#{organisation.id}/housing-providers", headers:, params: }
 
+        before do
+          FactoryBot.create(:organisation_relationship, :owning, child_organisation: organisation, parent_organisation: housing_provider)
+        end
+
         it "deletes the new organisation relationship" do
           expect { request }.to change(OrganisationRelationship, :count).by(-1)
         end
@@ -396,19 +394,17 @@ RSpec.describe OrganisationRelationshipsController, type: :request do
 
       describe "organisation_relationships#delete_housing_provider" do
         let!(:housing_provider) { FactoryBot.create(:organisation) }
-
-        before do
-          FactoryBot.create(:organisation_relationship, :owning, child_organisation: organisation, parent_organisation: housing_provider)
-        end
-
         let(:params) do
           {
             "organisation_to_remove_id": housing_provider.id,
           }
         end
-
         let(:request) { delete "/organisations/#{organisation.id}/housing-providers", headers:, params: }
 
+        before do
+          FactoryBot.create(:organisation_relationship, :owning, child_organisation: organisation, parent_organisation: housing_provider)
+        end
+
         it "deletes the new organisation relationship" do
           expect { request }.to change(OrganisationRelationship, :count).by(-1)
         end