diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/base_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/base_spec.rb
index ab27d03..fc37927 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/base_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class FakeModel
   end
 end
 
-describe DatabaseCleaner::ActiveRecord do
+RSpec.describe DatabaseCleaner::ActiveRecord do
   it { is_expected.to respond_to(:available_strategies) }
 
   describe "config_file_location" do
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
       include DatabaseCleaner::ActiveRecord::Base
     end
 
-    describe ExampleStrategy do
+    RSpec.describe ExampleStrategy do
       let(:config_location) { '/path/to/config/database.yml' }
 
       before do
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/transaction_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/transaction_spec.rb
index db7524d..c91c319 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/transaction_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/transaction_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require 'active_record'
 module DatabaseCleaner
   module ActiveRecord
 
-    describe Transaction do
+    RSpec.describe Transaction do
       let (:connection) { double("connection") }
       let (:connection_2) { double("connection") }
       let (:connection_pool) { double("connection_pool")}
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql2_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql2_spec.rb
index d7c26a0..43c539e 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql2_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql2_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'support/active_record/mysql2_setup'
 require 'database_cleaner/active_record/truncation'
 require 'database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/shared_fast_truncation'
 
-describe DatabaseCleaner::ActiveRecord::Truncation do
+RSpec.describe DatabaseCleaner::ActiveRecord::Truncation do
   let(:helper) { MySQL2Helper.new }
 
   let(:connection) do
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql_spec.rb
index 468aca8..d3373b1 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'support/active_record/mysql_setup'
 require 'database_cleaner/active_record/truncation'
 require 'database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/shared_fast_truncation'
 
-describe DatabaseCleaner::ActiveRecord::Truncation do
+RSpec.describe DatabaseCleaner::ActiveRecord::Truncation do
   let(:helper) { MySQLHelper.new }
 
   let(:connection) do
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb
index 8e7e085..3c3faca 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'support/active_record/postgresql_setup'
 require 'database_cleaner/active_record/truncation'
 require 'database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/shared_fast_truncation'
 
-describe DatabaseCleaner::ActiveRecord::Truncation do
+RSpec.describe DatabaseCleaner::ActiveRecord::Truncation do
   let(:helper) { PostgreSQLHelper.new }
 
   let(:connection) do
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/shared_fast_truncation.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/shared_fast_truncation.rb
index dda580c..10d7571 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/shared_fast_truncation.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/shared_fast_truncation.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-shared_examples_for "an adapter with pre-count truncation" do
+RSpec.shared_examples_for "an adapter with pre-count truncation" do
   describe "#pre_count_truncate_tables" do
     
     context "with :reset_ids set true" do
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/sqlite3_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/sqlite3_spec.rb
index f9f4f28..572d428 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/sqlite3_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/sqlite3_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'active_record'
 require 'support/active_record/sqlite3_setup'
 require 'database_cleaner/active_record/truncation'
 
-describe DatabaseCleaner::ActiveRecord::Truncation do
+RSpec.describe DatabaseCleaner::ActiveRecord::Truncation do
   let(:helper) { SQLite3Helper.new }
 
   let(:connection) do
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation_spec.rb
index 65d83e0..15cfc29 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
   module ConnectionAdapters
     #JdbcAdapter IBM_DBAdapter
     [ MysqlAdapter, Mysql2Adapter, SQLite3Adapter, PostgreSQLAdapter ].each do |adapter|
-      describe adapter, "#truncate_table" do
+      RSpec.describe adapter, "#truncate_table" do
         it "responds" do
           expect(adapter.instance_methods).to include(:truncate_table)
         end
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ end
 module DatabaseCleaner
   module ActiveRecord
 
-    describe Truncation do
+    RSpec.describe Truncation do
       let(:connection) { double('connection') }
 
       before(:each) do
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/base_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/base_spec.rb
index ba3f9c6..bbe1c76 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/base_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require 'database_cleaner/couch_potato/truncation'
 require 'database_cleaner/neo4j/transaction'
 
 module DatabaseCleaner
-  describe Base do
+  RSpec.describe Base do
 
     let(:mock_strategy) {
       double("strategy").tap{|strategy|
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/configuration_spec.rb
index 035e8d7..8f30f86 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
   end
 end
 
-describe DatabaseCleaner do
+RSpec.describe DatabaseCleaner do
   before(:each) { DatabaseCleaner.reset }
 
   context "orm specification" do
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/couch_potato/truncation_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/couch_potato/truncation_spec.rb
index c69be10..8f4360a 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/couch_potato/truncation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/couch_potato/truncation_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require 'couch_potato'
 module DatabaseCleaner
   module CouchPotato
 
-    describe Truncation do
+    RSpec.describe Truncation do
       let(:database) { double('database') }
 
       before(:each) do
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/base_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/base_spec.rb
index 61b819d..ff5f822 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/base_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'database_cleaner/data_mapper/base'
 require 'database_cleaner/shared_strategy'
 
 module DatabaseCleaner
-  describe DataMapper do
+  RSpec.describe DataMapper do
     it { is_expected.to respond_to(:available_strategies) }
   end
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
       include ::DatabaseCleaner::DataMapper::Base
     end
 
-    describe ExampleStrategy do
+    RSpec.describe ExampleStrategy do
       it_should_behave_like "a generic strategy"
       it { is_expected.to respond_to(:db)  }
       it { is_expected.to respond_to(:db=) }
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/transaction_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/transaction_spec.rb
index a7350e2..91f827c 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/transaction_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/transaction_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require 'database_cleaner/shared_strategy'
 module DatabaseCleaner
   module DataMapper
 
-    describe Transaction do
+    RSpec.describe Transaction do
       it_should_behave_like "a generic strategy"
       it_should_behave_like "a generic transaction strategy"
 
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/truncation/sqlite3_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/truncation/sqlite3_spec.rb
index a014569..f7f82cd 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/truncation/sqlite3_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/truncation/sqlite3_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'dm-sqlite-adapter'
 require 'support/data_mapper/sqlite3_setup'
 require 'database_cleaner/data_mapper/truncation'
 
-describe DatabaseCleaner::DataMapper::Truncation do
+RSpec.describe DatabaseCleaner::DataMapper::Truncation do
   let(:helper) { DataMapperSQLite3Helper.new }
 
   let(:connection) do
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/truncation_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/truncation_spec.rb
index 7e3c11d..9fd3916 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/truncation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/data_mapper/truncation_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'database_cleaner/shared_strategy'
 
 module DatabaseCleaner
   module DataMapper
-    describe Truncation do
+    RSpec.describe Truncation do
       it_should_behave_like "a generic strategy"
       it_should_behave_like "a generic truncation strategy"
     end
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/generic/base_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/generic/base_spec.rb
index 61aa98b..8eef96a 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/generic/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/generic/base_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module ::DatabaseCleaner
       def start; end
     end
 
-    describe ExampleStrategy do
+    RSpec.describe ExampleStrategy do
       context "class methods" do
         subject { ExampleStrategy }
 
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/generic/truncation_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/generic/truncation_spec.rb
index d155a9d..39cf267 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/generic/truncation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/generic/truncation_spec.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module ::DatabaseCleaner
       end
     end
 
-    describe TruncationExample do
+    RSpec.describe TruncationExample do
       subject(:truncation_example) { TruncationExample.new }
 
       it "will start" do
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/mongo/truncation_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/mongo/truncation_spec.rb
index 922648d..9cf1dff 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/mongo/truncation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/mongo/truncation_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'mongo'
 require 'database_cleaner/mongo/truncation'
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/mongo_examples'
 
-describe DatabaseCleaner::Mongo::Truncation do
+RSpec.describe DatabaseCleaner::Mongo::Truncation do
   around do |example|
     connection = Mongo::Connection.new('127.0.0.1')
     db_name = 'database_cleaner_specs'
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/mongo_mapper/base_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/mongo_mapper/base_spec.rb
index 03a93ad..9b1d95d 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/mongo_mapper/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/mongo_mapper/base_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'database_cleaner/mongo_mapper/base'
 require 'database_cleaner/shared_strategy'
 
 module DatabaseCleaner
-  describe MongoMapper do
+  RSpec.describe MongoMapper do
     it { is_expected.to respond_to(:available_strategies) }
   end
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
       include ::DatabaseCleaner::MongoMapper::Base
     end
 
-    describe ExampleStrategy do
+    RSpec.describe ExampleStrategy do
 
       it_should_behave_like "a generic strategy"
 
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/mongo_mapper/truncation_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/mongo_mapper/truncation_spec.rb
index 211d3b6..ce0a3f6 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/mongo_mapper/truncation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/mongo_mapper/truncation_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'mongo_mapper'
 require 'database_cleaner/mongo_mapper/truncation'
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/mongo_examples'
 
-describe DatabaseCleaner::MongoMapper::Truncation do
+RSpec.describe DatabaseCleaner::MongoMapper::Truncation do
   around do |example|
     MongoMapper.connection = Mongo::Connection.new('127.0.0.1')
     db_name = 'database_cleaner_specs'
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/moped/truncation_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/moped/truncation_spec.rb
index 08b1c58..758dcff 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/moped/truncation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/moped/truncation_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'moped'
 require 'database_cleaner/moped/truncation'
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/moped_examples'
 
-describe DatabaseCleaner::Moped::Truncation do
+RSpec.describe DatabaseCleaner::Moped::Truncation do
   around do |example|
     db_name = 'database_cleaner_specs'
     session = ::Moped::Session.new(['127.0.0.1:27017'], database: db_name)
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/neo4j/base_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/neo4j/base_spec.rb
index 4d0c97c..503e0fe 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/neo4j/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/neo4j/base_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'database_cleaner/neo4j/base'
 require 'database_cleaner/shared_strategy'
 
 module DatabaseCleaner
-  describe Neo4j do
+  RSpec.describe Neo4j do
     it { is_expected.to respond_to(:available_strategies) }
   end
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
       include ::DatabaseCleaner::Neo4j::Base
     end
 
-    describe ExampleStrategy do
+    RSpec.describe ExampleStrategy do
 
       it_should_behave_like "a generic strategy"
       it { is_expected.to respond_to(:db) }
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/neo4j/transaction_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/neo4j/transaction_spec.rb
index d0b213b..7c4be0a 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/neo4j/transaction_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/neo4j/transaction_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require 'database_cleaner/shared_strategy'
 module DatabaseCleaner
   module Neo4j
 
-    describe Transaction do
+    RSpec.describe Transaction do
       before(:all) do
         DatabaseCleaner[:neo4j, :connection => {:type => :server_db, :path => 'http://localhost:7474'}]
       end
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/null_strategy_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/null_strategy_spec.rb
index 0b982f0..0345ffd 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/null_strategy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/null_strategy_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require "database_cleaner/null_strategy"
 
 module DatabaseCleaner
-  describe NullStrategy do
+  RSpec.describe NullStrategy do
     it 'responds to .start' do
       expect { NullStrategy.start }.not_to raise_error
     end
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/ohm/truncation_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/ohm/truncation_spec.rb
index 9712ea0..bee581e 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/ohm/truncation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/ohm/truncation_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module OhmTests
   end
 end
 
-describe DatabaseCleaner::Ohm::Truncation do
+RSpec.describe DatabaseCleaner::Ohm::Truncation do
   around do |example|
     config = YAML::load(File.open("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../../../examples/config/redis.yml"))
     Ohm.connect url: config['test']['url']
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/redis/base_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/redis/base_spec.rb
index 81f90c2..e30e576 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/redis/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/redis/base_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'database_cleaner/redis/base'
 require 'database_cleaner/shared_strategy'
 
 module DatabaseCleaner
-  describe Redis do
+  RSpec.describe Redis do
     it { is_expected.to respond_to(:available_strategies) }
   end
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
       include ::DatabaseCleaner::Redis::Base
     end
 
-    describe ExampleStrategy do
+    RSpec.describe ExampleStrategy do
 
       it_should_behave_like "a generic strategy"
       it { is_expected.to respond_to(:db) }
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/redis/truncation_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/redis/truncation_spec.rb
index 1b2bcfa..739648d 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/redis/truncation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/redis/truncation_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'redis'
 require 'database_cleaner/redis/truncation'
 
-describe DatabaseCleaner::Redis::Truncation do
+RSpec.describe DatabaseCleaner::Redis::Truncation do
   around do |example|
     config = YAML::load(File.open("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../../../examples/config/redis.yml"))
     @redis = ::Redis.new :url => config['test']['url']
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/safeguard_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/safeguard_spec.rb
index 911b377..689bc59 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/safeguard_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/safeguard_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'active_record'
 require 'database_cleaner/active_record/transaction'
 
 module DatabaseCleaner
-  describe Safeguard do
+  RSpec.describe Safeguard do
     let(:strategy) { DatabaseCleaner::ActiveRecord::Transaction }
     let(:cleaner)  { Base.new(:autodetect) }
 
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/base_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/base_spec.rb
index 16fa9e9..a2e9244 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/base_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'database_cleaner/shared_strategy'
 require 'sequel'
 
 module DatabaseCleaner
-  describe Sequel do
+  RSpec.describe Sequel do
     it { is_expected.to respond_to(:available_strategies) }
   end
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
       include ::DatabaseCleaner::Sequel::Base
     end
 
-    describe ExampleStrategy do
+    RSpec.describe ExampleStrategy do
       it_should_behave_like "a generic strategy"
       it { is_expected.to respond_to(:db)  }
       it { is_expected.to respond_to(:db=) }
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/deletion_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/deletion_spec.rb
index e5255e6..bbca31e 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/deletion_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/deletion_spec.rb
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ require 'support/active_record/database_setup'
 
 module DatabaseCleaner
   module Sequel
-    describe Deletion do
+    RSpec.describe Deletion do
       it_should_behave_like "a generic strategy"
     end
 
-    shared_examples 'a Sequel deletion strategy' do
+    RSpec.shared_examples 'a Sequel deletion strategy' do
       let(:deletion) do
         d = Deletion.new
         d.db = db
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
     ]
 
     supported_configurations.each do |config|
-      describe "Sequel deletion (using a #{config[:url]} connection)" do
+      RSpec.describe "Sequel deletion (using a #{config[:url]} connection)" do
         let(:db) { ::Sequel.connect(config[:url], config[:connection_options]) }
 
         around do |example|
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/transaction_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/transaction_spec.rb
index 85636ac..f24856c 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/transaction_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/transaction_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require 'sequel'
 
 module DatabaseCleaner
   module Sequel
-    describe Transaction do
+    RSpec.describe Transaction do
       it_should_behave_like "a generic strategy"
       it_should_behave_like "a generic transaction strategy"
 
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/truncation_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/truncation_spec.rb
index 4ebdb3f..e5f8a54 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/truncation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/truncation_spec.rb
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ require 'support/active_record/database_setup'
 
 module DatabaseCleaner
   module Sequel
-    describe Truncation do
+    RSpec.describe Truncation do
       it_should_behave_like "a generic strategy"
       it_should_behave_like "a generic truncation strategy"
     end
 
-    shared_examples 'a Sequel truncation strategy' do
+    RSpec.shared_examples 'a Sequel truncation strategy' do
 
       # XXX: it'd be really nice if Truncation accepted db: constructor parameter
       let(:truncation) do
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
       end
     end
 
-    shared_examples_for 'a truncation strategy without autoincrement resets' do
+    RSpec.shared_examples_for 'a truncation strategy without autoincrement resets' do
       it "leaves AUTO_INCREMENT index alone by default (BUG: it should be reset instead)" do
         pending
         # Jordan Hollinger made everything reset auto increment IDs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
       end
     end
 
-    shared_examples_for 'a truncation strategy that resets autoincrement keys by default' do
+    RSpec.shared_examples_for 'a truncation strategy that resets autoincrement keys by default' do
       it "resets AUTO_INCREMENT primary keys" do
         db.create_table!(:replaceable_trifles) { primary_key :id }
         table = db[:replaceable_trifles]
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
     ]
 
     supported_configurations.each do |config|
-      describe "Sequel truncation (using a #{config[:url]} connection)" do
+      RSpec.describe "Sequel truncation (using a #{config[:url]} connection)" do
         around do |example|
           helper = SequelHelper.new(config)
           helper.setup
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
     end
 
     half_supported_configurations.each do |config|
-      describe "Sequel truncation (using a #{config[:url]} connection)" do
+      RSpec.describe "Sequel truncation (using a #{config[:url]} connection)" do
         around do |example|
           helper = SequelHelper.new(config)
           helper.setup
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/shared_strategy.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/shared_strategy.rb
index 1c8eb7c..a8a4ed3 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/shared_strategy.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/shared_strategy.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-shared_examples_for "a generic strategy" do
+RSpec.shared_examples_for "a generic strategy" do
   it { is_expected.to respond_to(:db)  }
 end
 
-shared_examples_for "a generic truncation strategy" do
+RSpec.shared_examples_for "a generic truncation strategy" do
   it { is_expected.to respond_to(:start) }
   it { is_expected.to respond_to(:clean) }
   it { is_expected.to respond_to(:cleaning) }
 end
 
-shared_examples_for "a generic transaction strategy" do
+RSpec.shared_examples_for "a generic transaction strategy" do
   it { is_expected.to respond_to(:start) }
   it { is_expected.to respond_to(:clean) }
   it { is_expected.to respond_to(:cleaning) }
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 0725357..b58e50e 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   # get run.
   config.filter_run :focus
   config.run_all_when_everything_filtered = true
+
+  config.disable_monkey_patching!
 end