diff --git a/app/models/domain.rb b/app/models/domain.rb
index 7f2380abf..db0f15d2c 100644
--- a/app/models/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/domain.rb
@@ -210,11 +210,6 @@ class Domain < ActiveRecord::Base
     DomainCron.send(__method__)
   end
 
-  def self.start_expire_period
-    ActiveSupport::Deprecation.instance.deprecation_warning(DomainCron, __method__)
-    DomainCron.send(__method__)
-  end
-
   def self.start_redemption_grace_period
     ActiveSupport::Deprecation.instance.deprecation_warning(DomainCron, __method__)
     DomainCron.send(__method__)
diff --git a/spec/models/domain_cron_spec.rb b/spec/models/domain_cron_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..505b3dc1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/domain_cron_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe DomainCron do
+  before :example do
+    Fabricate(:zonefile_setting, origin: 'ee')
+
+    @domain = Fabricate(:domain)
+  end
+
+  it 'should expire domains' do
+    Setting.expire_warning_period = 1
+    Setting.redemption_grace_period = 1
+
+    described_class.start_expire_period
+    @domain.statuses.include?(DomainStatus::EXPIRED).should == false
+
+    old_valid_to = Time.zone.now - 10.days
+    @domain.valid_to = old_valid_to
+    @domain.save
+
+    described_class.start_expire_period
+    @domain.reload
+    @domain.statuses.include?(DomainStatus::EXPIRED).should == true
+
+    described_class.start_expire_period
+    @domain.reload
+    @domain.statuses.include?(DomainStatus::EXPIRED).should == true
+  end
+
+  it 'should start redemption grace period' do
+    old_valid_to = Time.zone.now - 10.days
+    @domain.valid_to = old_valid_to
+    @domain.statuses = [DomainStatus::EXPIRED]
+    @domain.outzone_at, @domain.delete_at = nil, nil
+    @domain.save
+
+    described_class.start_expire_period
+    @domain.reload
+    @domain.statuses.include?(DomainStatus::EXPIRED).should == true
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/domain_spec.rb b/spec/models/domain_spec.rb
index a8384372c..f47128759 100644
--- a/spec/models/domain_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/domain_spec.rb
@@ -148,38 +148,6 @@ RSpec.describe Domain do
       domain.pending_json.should == {}
     end
 
-    it 'should expire domains' do
-      Setting.expire_warning_period = 1
-      Setting.redemption_grace_period = 1
-
-      DomainCron.start_expire_period
-      @domain.statuses.include?(DomainStatus::EXPIRED).should == false
-
-      old_valid_to = Time.zone.now - 10.days
-      @domain.valid_to = old_valid_to
-      @domain.save
-
-      DomainCron.start_expire_period
-      @domain.reload
-      @domain.statuses.include?(DomainStatus::EXPIRED).should == true
-
-      DomainCron.start_expire_period
-      @domain.reload
-      @domain.statuses.include?(DomainStatus::EXPIRED).should == true
-    end
-
-    it 'should start redemption grace period' do
-      old_valid_to = Time.zone.now - 10.days
-      @domain.valid_to = old_valid_to
-      @domain.statuses = [DomainStatus::EXPIRED]
-      @domain.outzone_at, @domain.delete_at = nil, nil
-      @domain.save
-
-      DomainCron.start_expire_period
-      @domain.reload
-      @domain.statuses.include?(DomainStatus::EXPIRED).should == true
-    end
-
     it 'should start redemption grace period' do
       DomainCron.start_redemption_grace_period
       @domain.reload