1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/spec/factories/projects.rb b/spec/factories/projects.rb
index 3d8b7e879c7..c80b09e9b9d 100644
--- a/spec/factories/projects.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/projects.rb
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
     trait :empty_repo do
       after(:create) do |project|
         project.create_repository
-
-        # We delete hooks so that gitlab-shell will not try to authenticate with
-        # an API that isn't running
-        FileUtils.rm_r(File.join(project.repository_storage_path, "#{project.path_with_namespace}.git", 'hooks'))
       end
     end