diff --git a/spec/controllers/ajax/answer_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/ajax/answer_controller_spec.rb
index bdc6cef4..b234a41b 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/ajax/answer_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/ajax/answer_controller_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 require "rails_helper"
 
 describe Ajax::AnswerController, :ajax_controller, type: :controller do
-  let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user) }
   let(:question) { FactoryBot.create(:question, user: FactoryBot.build(:user, privacy_allow_stranger_answers: asker_allows_strangers)) }
   let(:asker_allows_strangers) { true }
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/ajax/comment_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/ajax/comment_controller_spec.rb
index c071b03f..d1e1b0be 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/ajax/comment_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/ajax/comment_controller_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 require "rails_helper"
 
 describe Ajax::CommentController, :ajax_controller, type: :controller do
-  let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user) }
   let(:answer) { FactoryBot.create(:answer, user: FactoryBot.create(:user)) }
 
   describe "#create" do
diff --git a/spec/controllers/ajax/friend_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/ajax/friend_controller_spec.rb
index 13b86ae1..89b846cf 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/ajax/friend_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/ajax/friend_controller_spec.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 require "rails_helper"
 
 describe Ajax::FriendController, :ajax_controller, type: :controller do
-  let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user) }
-
   describe "#create" do
     let(:params) do
       {
diff --git a/spec/controllers/ajax/inbox_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/ajax/inbox_controller_spec.rb
index 07ca219a..3d99ffe7 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/ajax/inbox_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/ajax/inbox_controller_spec.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 require "rails_helper"
 
 describe Ajax::InboxController, :ajax_controller, type: :controller do
-  let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user) }
-
   describe "#create" do
     subject { post(:create) }
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/ajax/question_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/ajax/question_controller_spec.rb
index 5a4b6727..add68805 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/ajax/question_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/ajax/question_controller_spec.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 require "rails_helper"
 
 describe Ajax::QuestionController, :ajax_controller, type: :controller do
-  let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user) }
-
   describe "#create" do
     shared_examples "creates the question" do |check_for_inbox = true|
       it "creates the question" do
diff --git a/spec/controllers/ajax/smile_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/ajax/smile_controller_spec.rb
index 7f509674..07a20de4 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/ajax/smile_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/ajax/smile_controller_spec.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 require "rails_helper"
 
 describe Ajax::SmileController, :ajax_controller, type: :controller do
-  let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user) }
-
   describe "#create" do
     let(:params) do
       {
diff --git a/spec/shared_examples/ajax_controllers.rb b/spec/shared_examples/ajax_controllers.rb
index 144e216d..c5907548 100644
--- a/spec/shared_examples/ajax_controllers.rb
+++ b/spec/shared_examples/ajax_controllers.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 RSpec.shared_context "AjaxController context" do
+  let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user) }
+
   shared_examples "returns the expected response" do
     it "returns the expected response" do
       expect(JSON.parse(subject.body)).to match(expected_response)