diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index a76103b3..935dbd22 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require 'bundler/gem_tasks'
 require 'rake/testtask'
 Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |test|
-  test.libs << 'test'
   #SO MUCH NOISE
   #test.warning = true
   test.pattern = 'test/**/test_*.rb'
diff --git a/test/test_api.rb b/test/test_api.rb
index 38685f01..41e687d7 100644
--- a/test/test_api.rb
+++ b/test/test_api.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 
 class TestApi < Sidekiq::Test
 
diff --git a/test/test_cli.rb b/test/test_cli.rb
index d60524bc..f2389387 100644
--- a/test/test_cli.rb
+++ b/test/test_cli.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq/cli'
 require 'tempfile'
 
diff --git a/test/test_client.rb b/test/test_client.rb
index e0447503..cdd55c1f 100644
--- a/test/test_client.rb
+++ b/test/test_client.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq/client'
 require 'sidekiq/worker'
 
diff --git a/test/test_exception_handler.rb b/test/test_exception_handler.rb
index 5aaf8a2a..e9e1aecc 100644
--- a/test/test_exception_handler.rb
+++ b/test/test_exception_handler.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq/exception_handler'
 require 'stringio'
 require 'logger'
diff --git a/test/test_extensions.rb b/test/test_extensions.rb
index 36ecb36f..aff98de5 100644
--- a/test/test_extensions.rb
+++ b/test/test_extensions.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq'
 require 'active_record'
 require 'action_mailer'
diff --git a/test/test_fetch.rb b/test/test_fetch.rb
index 121cff98..fb5f177d 100644
--- a/test/test_fetch.rb
+++ b/test/test_fetch.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq/fetch'
 
 class TestFetcher < Sidekiq::Test
diff --git a/test/test_manager.rb b/test/test_manager.rb
index b289fd31..e288f309 100644
--- a/test/test_manager.rb
+++ b/test/test_manager.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq/manager'
 
 class TestManager < Sidekiq::Test
diff --git a/test/test_middleware.rb b/test/test_middleware.rb
index 45d6a7dc..74179e5e 100644
--- a/test/test_middleware.rb
+++ b/test/test_middleware.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq/middleware/chain'
 require 'sidekiq/processor'
 
diff --git a/test/test_processor.rb b/test/test_processor.rb
index 58bc6544..9fffb77c 100644
--- a/test/test_processor.rb
+++ b/test/test_processor.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq/processor'
 
 class TestProcessor < Sidekiq::Test
diff --git a/test/test_redis_connection.rb b/test/test_redis_connection.rb
index 4a4eb85f..56528d65 100644
--- a/test/test_redis_connection.rb
+++ b/test/test_redis_connection.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq/redis_connection'
 
 class TestRedisConnection < Sidekiq::Test
diff --git a/test/test_retry.rb b/test/test_retry.rb
index c8861bc4..b527f496 100644
--- a/test/test_retry.rb
+++ b/test/test_retry.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq/scheduled'
 require 'sidekiq/middleware/server/retry_jobs'
 
diff --git a/test/test_scheduled.rb b/test/test_scheduled.rb
index 6d117374..2809601a 100644
--- a/test/test_scheduled.rb
+++ b/test/test_scheduled.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq/scheduled'
 
 class TestScheduled < Sidekiq::Test
diff --git a/test/test_scheduling.rb b/test/test_scheduling.rb
index 43fdbef1..80f610db 100644
--- a/test/test_scheduling.rb
+++ b/test/test_scheduling.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq/scheduled'
 
 class TestScheduling < Sidekiq::Test
diff --git a/test/test_sidekiq.rb b/test/test_sidekiq.rb
index 546e9eff..6f59433e 100644
--- a/test/test_sidekiq.rb
+++ b/test/test_sidekiq.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 
 class TestSidekiq < Sidekiq::Test
   describe 'json processing' do
diff --git a/test/test_testing.rb b/test/test_testing.rb
index 7637a1b9..f37ba164 100644
--- a/test/test_testing.rb
+++ b/test/test_testing.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq'
 require 'sidekiq/worker'
 require 'active_record'
diff --git a/test/test_testing_fake.rb b/test/test_testing_fake.rb
index 887ff31a..9dbe1d43 100644
--- a/test/test_testing_fake.rb
+++ b/test/test_testing_fake.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq'
 require 'sidekiq/worker'
 require 'active_record'
diff --git a/test/test_testing_inline.rb b/test/test_testing_inline.rb
index 356c5301..d7ec411b 100644
--- a/test/test_testing_inline.rb
+++ b/test/test_testing_inline.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq'
 require 'sidekiq/worker'
 require 'active_record'
diff --git a/test/test_web.rb b/test/test_web.rb
index 9ab3c38a..f3d4596f 100644
--- a/test/test_web.rb
+++ b/test/test_web.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'sidekiq'
 require 'sidekiq/web'
 require 'rack/test'
diff --git a/test/test_worker_generator.rb b/test/test_worker_generator.rb
index 3f475b37..8a8d936c 100644
--- a/test/test_worker_generator.rb
+++ b/test/test_worker_generator.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'helper'
+require_relative 'helper'
 require 'rails/generators/test_case'
 require 'generators/sidekiq/worker_generator'