diff --git a/.rubocop_manual_todo.yml b/.rubocop_manual_todo.yml
index 67dfeebaf7dea00cb214ef494dd4bc0168352720..634c0a2e55c23da7debae265e340bf09a34ad9e0 100644
--- a/.rubocop_manual_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_manual_todo.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ Graphql/Descriptions:
 # WIP See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/267606
 FactoryBot/InlineAssociation:
   Exclude:
-    - 'ee/spec/factories/geo/event_log.rb'
     - 'ee/spec/factories/merge_request_blocks.rb'
     - 'ee/spec/factories/vulnerabilities/feedback.rb'
     - 'spec/factories/atlassian_identities.rb'
diff --git a/ee/spec/factories/geo/event_log.rb b/ee/spec/factories/geo/event_log.rb
index 53f10339b3ed1613cd0c816465180f3ce7e2bcc6..d830cf0fbbb959a559333cf989b4c1ca149df847 100644
--- a/ee/spec/factories/geo/event_log.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/factories/geo/event_log.rb
@@ -97,37 +97,37 @@
   end
 
   factory :geo_repository_renamed_event, class: 'Geo::RepositoryRenamedEvent' do
-    project { create(:project, :repository) }
+    project { association(:project, :repository) }
 
     repository_storage_name { project.repository_storage }
     old_path_with_namespace { project.path_with_namespace }
-    new_path_with_namespace { project.path_with_namespace + '_new' }
+    new_path_with_namespace { "#{project.path_with_namespace}_new" }
     old_wiki_path_with_namespace { project.wiki.path_with_namespace }
-    new_wiki_path_with_namespace { project.wiki.path_with_namespace + '_new' }
+    new_wiki_path_with_namespace { "#{project.wiki.path_with_namespace}_new" }
     old_path { project.path }
-    new_path { project.path + '_new' }
+    new_path { "#{project.path}_new" }
   end
 
   factory :geo_hashed_storage_migrated_event, class: 'Geo::HashedStorageMigratedEvent' do
-    project { create(:project, :repository) }
+    project { association(:project, :repository) }
 
     repository_storage_name { project.repository_storage }
     old_disk_path { project.path_with_namespace }
-    new_disk_path { project.path_with_namespace + '_new' }
+    new_disk_path { "#{project.path_with_namespace}_new" }
     old_wiki_disk_path { project.wiki.path_with_namespace }
-    new_wiki_disk_path { project.wiki.path_with_namespace + '_new' }
+    new_wiki_disk_path { "#{project.wiki.path_with_namespace}_new" }
     new_storage_version { Project::HASHED_STORAGE_FEATURES[:repository] }
   end
 
   factory :geo_hashed_storage_attachments_event, class: 'Geo::HashedStorageAttachmentsEvent' do
-    project { create(:project, :repository) }
+    project { association(:project, :repository) }
 
     old_attachments_path { Storage::LegacyProject.new(project).disk_path }
     new_attachments_path { Storage::Hashed.new(project).disk_path }
   end
 
   factory :geo_lfs_object_deleted_event, class: 'Geo::LfsObjectDeletedEvent' do
-    lfs_object { create(:lfs_object, :with_file) }
+    lfs_object { association(:lfs_object, :with_file) }
 
     after(:build, :stub) do |event, _|
       local_store_path = Pathname.new(LfsObjectUploader.root)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
   end
 
   factory :geo_job_artifact_deleted_event, class: 'Geo::JobArtifactDeletedEvent' do
-    job_artifact { create(:ci_job_artifact, :archive) }
+    job_artifact { association(:ci_job_artifact, :archive) }
 
     after(:build, :stub) do |event, _|
       local_store_path = Pathname.new(JobArtifactUploader.root)
@@ -150,22 +150,22 @@
   end
 
   factory :geo_upload_deleted_event, class: 'Geo::UploadDeletedEvent' do
-    upload { create(:upload) }
+    upload { association(:upload) }
     file_path { upload.path }
     model_id { upload.model_id }
     model_type { upload.model_type }
     uploader { upload.uploader }
 
     trait :issuable_upload do
-      upload { create(:upload, :issuable_upload) }
+      upload { association(:upload, :issuable_upload) }
     end
 
     trait :personal_snippet do
-      upload { create(:upload, :personal_snippet) }
+      upload { association(:upload, :personal_snippet) }
     end
 
     trait :namespace_upload do
-      upload { create(:upload, :namespace_upload) }
+      upload { association(:upload, :namespace_upload) }
     end
   end