diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index a663958..7d659d4 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -44,95 +44,6 @@ GEM
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       mime-types (~> 1.15)
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       rest-client (~> 1.6.1)
     cucumber (1.2.1)
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diff --git a/lib/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation.rb b/lib/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation.rb
index b53986b..fb1a52c 100755
--- a/lib/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation.rb
+++ b/lib/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ require 'active_record/base'
 require 'active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter'
 
 #Load available connection adapters
-%w( abstract_mysql_adapter postgresql_adapter sqlite3_adapter ).each do |known_adapter|
+%w(
+  abstract_mysql_adapter postgresql_adapter sqlite3_adapter mysql_adapter mysql2_adapter
+).each do |known_adapter|
   begin
     require "active_record/connection_adapters/#{known_adapter}"
   rescue LoadError
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     end
     AbstractMysqlAdapter.class_eval { include ::DatabaseCleaner::ConnectionAdapters::AbstractMysqlAdapter } if defined?(AbstractMysqlAdapter)
     Mysql2Adapter.class_eval { include ::DatabaseCleaner::ConnectionAdapters::AbstractMysqlAdapter } if defined?(Mysql2Adapter)
+    MysqlAdapter.class_eval { include ::DatabaseCleaner::ConnectionAdapters::AbstractMysqlAdapter } if defined?(MysqlAdapter)
     SQLiteAdapter.class_eval { include ::DatabaseCleaner::ConnectionAdapters::SQLiteAdapter } if defined?(SQLiteAdapter)
     SQLite3Adapter.class_eval { include ::DatabaseCleaner::ConnectionAdapters::SQLiteAdapter } if defined?(SQLite3Adapter)
     PostgreSQLAdapter.class_eval { include ::DatabaseCleaner::ConnectionAdapters::PostgreSQLAdapter } if defined?(PostgreSQLAdapter)
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql2_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql2_spec.rb
index 5af4715..0a36ab8 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql2_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql2_spec.rb
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ require 'database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/shared_fast_truncation'
 
 module ActiveRecord
   module ConnectionAdapters
-    describe do 
+    describe do
       before(:all) { active_record_mysql2_setup }
 
-      let(:adapter) { Mysql2Adapter }
       let(:connection) { active_record_mysql2_connection }
 
       describe "#truncate_table" do
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
 
       it_behaves_like "an adapter with pre-count truncation" do
-        let(:adapter) { Mysql2Adapter }
         let(:connection) { active_record_mysql2_connection }
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql_spec.rb
index 0508fe5..a6eb8e9 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql_spec.rb
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ require 'database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/shared_fast_truncation'
 
 module ActiveRecord
   module ConnectionAdapters
-    describe do 
+    describe do
       before(:all) { active_record_mysql_setup }
 
-      let(:adapter) { MysqlAdapter }
       let(:connection) { active_record_mysql_connection }
 
       describe "#truncate_table" do
@@ -29,9 +28,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
           User.create.id.should eq 1
         end
       end
- 
+
       it_behaves_like "an adapter with pre-count truncation" do
-        let(:adapter) { MysqlAdapter }
         let(:connection) { active_record_mysql_connection }
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb
index f687a82..80a0d38 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
     describe do
       before(:all) { active_record_pg_setup }
 
-      let(:adapter) { PostgreSQLAdapter }
-
       let(:connection) do
         active_record_pg_connection
       end
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
 
       it_behaves_like "an adapter with pre-count truncation" do
-        let(:adapter) { PostgreSQLAdapter }
         let(:connection) { active_record_pg_connection }
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/sqlite3_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/sqlite3_spec.rb
index d43a57f..75c212b 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/sqlite3_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/sqlite3_spec.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
     describe do
       before(:all) { active_record_sqlite3_setup }
 
-      let(:adapter) { SQLite3Adapter }
-
       let(:connection) do
         active_record_sqlite3_connection
       end