diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/ansible_tower/provider.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/ansible_tower/provider.rb
index b59f9e99..9e4448aa 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/ansible_tower/provider.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/ansible_tower/provider.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@ class ManageIQ::Providers::AnsibleTower::Provider < ::Provider
   has_one :automation_manager,
           :foreign_key => "provider_id",
           :class_name  => "ManageIQ::Providers::AnsibleTower::AutomationManager",
-          :dependent   => :destroy,
           :autosave    => true
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/ansible_shared/provider.rb b/spec/support/ansible_shared/provider.rb
index 08dc7e69..ac3f40f8 100644
--- a/spec/support/ansible_shared/provider.rb
+++ b/spec/support/ansible_shared/provider.rb
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@
   describe "#destroy" do
     it "will remove all child objects" do
       subject.automation_manager.configured_systems = [
-        FactoryGirl.create(:configured_system, :computer_system =>
-          FactoryGirl.create(:computer_system,
+        FactoryGirl.create(:configured_system_automation_manager,
+                           :computer_system => FactoryGirl.create(
+                             :computer_system,
                              :operating_system => FactoryGirl.create(:operating_system),
-                             :hardware         => FactoryGirl.create(:hardware)))
+                             :hardware         => FactoryGirl.create(:hardware)
+                           ))
       ]
 
       subject.destroy