diff --git a/spec/factories/location_deactivation.rb b/spec/factories/location_deactivation.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abf099962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factories/location_deactivation.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FactoryBot.define do
+    factory :location_deactivation do
+        reactivation_date { nil }
+    end
+  end
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/models/location_spec.rb b/spec/models/location_spec.rb
index 4828fcae7..2a0623ff8 100644
--- a/spec/models/location_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/location_spec.rb
@@ -125,19 +125,19 @@ RSpec.describe Location, type: :model do
       end
 
       it "returns deactivating soon if deactivation_date is in the future" do
-        location.location_deactivations << LocationDeactivation.create(deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 8, 8), reactivation_date: nil)
+        location.location_deactivations << FactoryBot.create(:location_deactivation, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 8, 8))
         location.save!
         expect(location.status).to eq(:deactivating_soon)
       end
 
       it "returns deactivated if deactivation_date is in the past" do
-        location.location_deactivations << LocationDeactivation.create(deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 6), reactivation_date: nil)
+        location.location_deactivations << FactoryBot.create(:location_deactivation, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 6))
         location.save!
         expect(location.status).to eq(:deactivated)
       end
 
       it "returns deactivated if deactivation_date is today" do
-        location.location_deactivations << LocationDeactivation.create(deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 7), reactivation_date: nil)
+        location.location_deactivations << FactoryBot.create(:location_deactivation, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 7))
         location.save!
         expect(location.status).to eq(:deactivated)
       end
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ RSpec.describe Location, type: :model do
 
     context "when there have been previous deactivations" do
       before do
-        location.location_deactivations << LocationDeactivation.create(deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 4), reactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 5))
+        location.location_deactivations << FactoryBot.create(:location_deactivation, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 4), reactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 5))
       end
 
       it "returns active if the location has no relevant deactivation records" do
@@ -153,19 +153,19 @@ RSpec.describe Location, type: :model do
       end
 
       it "returns deactivating soon if deactivation_date is in the future" do
-        location.location_deactivations << LocationDeactivation.create(deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 8, 8), reactivation_date: nil)
+        location.location_deactivations << FactoryBot.create(:location_deactivation, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 8, 8))
         location.save!
         expect(location.status).to eq(:deactivating_soon)
       end
 
       it "returns deactivated if deactivation_date is in the past" do
-        location.location_deactivations << LocationDeactivation.create(deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 6), reactivation_date: nil)
+        location.location_deactivations << FactoryBot.create(:location_deactivation, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 6))
         location.save!
         expect(location.status).to eq(:deactivated)
       end
 
       it "returns deactivated if deactivation_date is today" do
-        location.location_deactivations << LocationDeactivation.create(deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 7), reactivation_date: nil)
+        location.location_deactivations << FactoryBot.create(:location_deactivation, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 6, 7))
         location.save!
         expect(location.status).to eq(:deactivated)
       end
diff --git a/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
index b2a2c9237..323d7c13a 100644
--- a/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
       end
 
       context "with deactivated location" do
-        let(:location_deactivation) { LocationDeactivation.create(deactivation_date: Time.utc(2022, 10, 9)) }
+        let(:location_deactivation) { FactoryBot.create(:location_deactivation, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 10, 9)) }
 
         it "renders reactivate this location" do
           expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
       end
 
       context "with location that's deactivating soon" do
-        let(:location_deactivation) { LocationDeactivation.create(deactivation_date: Time.utc(2022, 10, 12)) }
+        let(:location_deactivation) { FactoryBot.create(:location_deactivation, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 10, 12)) }
 
         it "renders reactivate this location" do
           expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)