diff --git a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
index b2c26874552aac33f512de2021bc0450fb19e0bb..9ca60e2790003dc2c2b1220a026ebf38277c177b 100644
--- a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ describe MergeRequest, models: true do
     end
   end
 
-  describe 'detection of issues' do
+  describe '#closes_issues' do
     let(:issue0) { create :issue, project: subject.project }
     let(:issue1) { create :issue, project: subject.project }
 
@@ -265,38 +265,28 @@ describe MergeRequest, models: true do
       allow(subject).to receive(:commits).and_return([commit0, commit1, commit2])
     end
 
-    describe 'detection of issues to be closed' do
-      it 'accesses the set of issues that will be closed on acceptance' do
-        allow(subject.project).to receive(:default_branch).
-          and_return(subject.target_branch)
-
-        closed = subject.closes_issues
-
-        expect(closed).to include(issue0, issue1)
-      end
-
-      it 'only lists issues as to be closed if it targets the default branch' do
-        allow(subject.project).to receive(:default_branch).and_return('master')
-        subject.target_branch = 'something-else'
-
-        expect(subject.closes_issues).to be_empty
-      end
+    it 'accesses the set of issues that will be closed on acceptance' do
+      allow(subject.project).to receive(:default_branch).
+        and_return(subject.target_branch)
 
-      it 'detects issues mentioned in the description' do
-        issue2 = create(:issue, project: subject.project)
+      closed = subject.closes_issues
 
-        subject.description = "Closes #{issue2.to_reference}"
+      expect(closed).to include(issue0, issue1)
+    end
 
-        allow(subject.project).to receive(:default_branch).
-          and_return(subject.target_branch)
+    it 'only lists issues as to be closed if it targets the default branch' do
+      allow(subject.project).to receive(:default_branch).and_return('master')
+      subject.target_branch = 'something-else'
 
-        expect(subject.closes_issues).to include(issue2)
-      end
+      expect(subject.closes_issues).to be_empty
     end
+  end
 
+  describe '#issues_mentioned_but_not_closing' do
     it 'detects issues mentioned in description but not closed' do
       mentioned_issue = create(:issue, project: subject.project)
 
+      subject.project.team << [subject.author, :developer]
       subject.description = "Is related to #{mentioned_issue.to_reference}"
 
       allow(subject.project).to receive(:default_branch).