diff --git a/lib/gitlab/satellite/satellite.rb b/lib/gitlab/satellite/satellite.rb
index bcf3012bd9..bdfcf254e9 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/satellite/satellite.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/satellite/satellite.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 module Gitlab
-  class SatelliteNotExistError < StandardError;  end
+  class SatelliteNotExistError < StandardError
+    def initialize(msg = "Satellite doesn't exist")
+      super
+    end
+  end
 
   module Satellite
     class Satellite
@@ -17,14 +21,9 @@ module Gitlab
         Gitlab::Satellite::Logger.error(message)
       end
 
-      def raise_no_satellite
-        raise SatelliteNotExistError.new("Satellite doesn't exist")
-      end
-
       def clear_and_update!
-        raise_no_satellite unless exists?
+        raise SatelliteNotExistError unless exists?
 
-        File.exists? path
         @repo = nil
         clear_working_dir!
         delete_heads!
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ module Gitlab
       # * Changes the current directory to the satellite's working dir
       # * Yields
       def lock
-        raise_no_satellite unless exists?
+        raise SatelliteNotExistError unless exists?
 
         File.open(lock_file, "w+") do |f|
           begin
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def repo
-        raise_no_satellite unless exists?
+        raise SatelliteNotExistError unless exists?
 
         @repo ||= Grit::Repo.new(path)
       end
diff --git a/spec/support/test_env.rb b/spec/support/test_env.rb
index e2c3f648cc..d00decf612 100644
--- a/spec/support/test_env.rb
+++ b/spec/support/test_env.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ module TestEnv
     disable_mailer if opts[:mailer] == false
     setup_stubs
 
-
     clear_test_repo_dir if opts[:init_repos] == true
     setup_test_repos(opts) if opts[:repos] == true
   end
@@ -165,8 +164,7 @@ module TestEnv
 
   def clear_test_repo_dir
     setup_stubs
-    # Use tmp dir for FS manipulations
-    repos_path = testing_path()
+
     # Remove tmp/test-git-base-path
     FileUtils.rm_rf Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path