diff --git a/spec/controllers/articles_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/articles_controller_spec.rb
index 1d6b030e..ec74adf5 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/articles_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/articles_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe ArticlesController, type: :controller do
   describe "PaperTrail.enabled_for_controller?" do
diff --git a/spec/generators/install_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/install_generator_spec.rb
index 20f2994c..d39b8f92 100644
--- a/spec/generators/install_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/install_generator_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 require "generator_spec/test_case"
 require File.expand_path("../../../lib/generators/paper_trail/install_generator", __FILE__)
 
diff --git a/spec/models/animal_spec.rb b/spec/models/animal_spec.rb
index 2d33e4f5..b864e3a4 100644
--- a/spec/models/animal_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/animal_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe Animal, type: :model, versioning: true do
   it "baseline test setup" do
diff --git a/spec/models/boolit_spec.rb b/spec/models/boolit_spec.rb
index df7c1708..ba5f7ac7 100644
--- a/spec/models/boolit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/boolit_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 require "support/custom_json_serializer"
 
 RSpec.describe Boolit, type: :model, versioning: true do
diff --git a/spec/models/callback_modifier_spec.rb b/spec/models/callback_modifier_spec.rb
index 1cbf2e37..4944af69 100644
--- a/spec/models/callback_modifier_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/callback_modifier_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe CallbackModifier, type: :model, versioning: true do
   describe "paper_trail_on_destroy" do
diff --git a/spec/models/car_spec.rb b/spec/models/car_spec.rb
index f42ea3b8..41653372 100644
--- a/spec/models/car_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/car_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe Car, type: :model do
   it { is_expected.to be_versioned }
diff --git a/spec/models/custom_primary_key_record_spec.rb b/spec/models/custom_primary_key_record_spec.rb
index b3722fad..1428cbf5 100644
--- a/spec/models/custom_primary_key_record_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/custom_primary_key_record_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe CustomPrimaryKeyRecord, type: :model do
   it { is_expected.to be_versioned }
diff --git a/spec/models/document_spec.rb b/spec/models/document_spec.rb
index 2c7a62f4..ecf41720 100644
--- a/spec/models/document_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/document_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe Document, type: :model do
   describe "`have_a_version_with` matcher", versioning: true do
diff --git a/spec/models/gadget_spec.rb b/spec/models/gadget_spec.rb
index ab607900..255716ba 100644
--- a/spec/models/gadget_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/gadget_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe Gadget, type: :model do
   it { is_expected.to be_versioned }
diff --git a/spec/models/joined_version_spec.rb b/spec/models/joined_version_spec.rb
index 14e3e9b6..876d0e83 100644
--- a/spec/models/joined_version_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/joined_version_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe JoinedVersion, type: :model, versioning: true do
   let(:widget) { Widget.create!(name: FFaker::Name.name) }
diff --git a/spec/models/json_version_spec.rb b/spec/models/json_version_spec.rb
index 243e579b..883ea85f 100644
--- a/spec/models/json_version_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/json_version_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 # The `json_versions` table tests postgres' `json` data type. So, that
 # table is only created when testing against postgres and ActiveRecord >= 4.
diff --git a/spec/models/kitchen/banana_spec.rb b/spec/models/kitchen/banana_spec.rb
index 5cdc8bee..e311f43d 100644
--- a/spec/models/kitchen/banana_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/kitchen/banana_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 module Kitchen
   RSpec.describe Banana, type: :model do
diff --git a/spec/models/not_on_update_spec.rb b/spec/models/not_on_update_spec.rb
index dc96d056..67c7bf5b 100644
--- a/spec/models/not_on_update_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/not_on_update_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe NotOnUpdate, type: :model do
   describe "#touch_with_version", versioning: true do
diff --git a/spec/models/post_with_status_spec.rb b/spec/models/post_with_status_spec.rb
index 3bab7e00..3894edab 100644
--- a/spec/models/post_with_status_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/post_with_status_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe PostWithStatus, type: :model do
   with_versioning do
diff --git a/spec/models/skipper_spec.rb b/spec/models/skipper_spec.rb
index 7353ea10..ef1eb6f0 100644
--- a/spec/models/skipper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/skipper_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe Skipper, type: :model, versioning: true do
   it { is_expected.to be_versioned }
diff --git a/spec/models/thing_spec.rb b/spec/models/thing_spec.rb
index c0bcfad3..983a2a14 100644
--- a/spec/models/thing_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/thing_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe Thing, type: :model do
   it { is_expected.to be_versioned }
diff --git a/spec/models/vehicle_spec.rb b/spec/models/vehicle_spec.rb
index 69731b15..8b92a3c9 100644
--- a/spec/models/vehicle_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/vehicle_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe Vehicle, type: :model do
   it { is_expected.not_to be_versioned }
diff --git a/spec/models/version_spec.rb b/spec/models/version_spec.rb
index 11870664..c935ce52 100644
--- a/spec/models/version_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/version_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 module PaperTrail
   ::RSpec.describe Version, type: :model do
diff --git a/spec/models/widget_spec.rb b/spec/models/widget_spec.rb
index e886bbce..5dc15501 100644
--- a/spec/models/widget_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/widget_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe Widget, type: :model do
   describe "`be_versioned` matcher" do
diff --git a/spec/modules/paper_trail_spec.rb b/spec/modules/paper_trail_spec.rb
index 9e6776af..74f308c9 100644
--- a/spec/modules/paper_trail_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/modules/paper_trail_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe PaperTrail, type: :module, versioning: true do
   describe "#config" do
diff --git a/spec/modules/version_concern_spec.rb b/spec/modules/version_concern_spec.rb
index c5f17fbf..b5ae404d 100644
--- a/spec/modules/version_concern_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/modules/version_concern_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe PaperTrail::VersionConcern do
   before(:all) { require "support/alt_db_init" }
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail/associations_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail/associations_spec.rb
index 843959cf..5395add2 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail/associations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail/associations_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe(::PaperTrail, versioning: true) do
   CHAPTER_NAMES = [
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail/cleaner_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail/cleaner_spec.rb
index 3461e7ab..f0ba2a03 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail/cleaner_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail/cleaner_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 module PaperTrail
   ::RSpec.describe Cleaner, versioning: true do
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail/config_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail/config_spec.rb
index d6def374..07228bf1 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail/config_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 module PaperTrail
   ::RSpec.describe Config do
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail/model_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail/model_spec.rb
index 991f3d8e..39e3ba66 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail/model_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail/model_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe(::PaperTrail, versioning: true) do
   context "A record with defined 'only' and 'ignore' attributes" do
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail/serializer_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail/serializer_spec.rb
index d6c708ad..e94cc50b 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail/serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail/serializer_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 require "support/custom_json_serializer"
 
 RSpec.describe(PaperTrail, versioning: true) do
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail/serializers/custom_yaml_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail/serializers/custom_yaml_serializer_spec.rb
index d0f21832..c4af49c0 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail/serializers/custom_yaml_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail/serializers/custom_yaml_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 module CustomYamlSerializer
   extend PaperTrail::Serializers::YAML
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail/serializers/json_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail/serializers/json_spec.rb
index af56e1a7..28be37d6 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail/serializers/json_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail/serializers/json_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 module PaperTrail
   module Serializers
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail/version_limit_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail/version_limit_spec.rb
index a7e135c0..772301bc 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail/version_limit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail/version_limit_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 module PaperTrail
   ::RSpec.describe Cleaner, versioning: true do
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail/version_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail/version_spec.rb
index a8956c3d..7edb7021 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail/version_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail/version_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 module PaperTrail
   ::RSpec.describe(Version, versioning: true) do
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail_spec.rb
index c2a1e381..bf4f7ca9 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe PaperTrail do
   describe ".gem_version" do
diff --git a/spec/rails_helper.rb b/spec/rails_helper.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 22a4392a..00000000
--- a/spec/rails_helper.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'
-ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= "test"
-ENV["DB"] ||= "sqlite"
-
-unless File.exist?(File.expand_path("../../test/dummy/config/database.yml", __FILE__))
-  warn "WARNING: No database.yml detected for the dummy app, please run `rake prepare` first"
-end
-
-require "spec_helper"
-require File.expand_path("../../test/dummy/config/environment", __FILE__)
-require "rspec/rails"
-require "paper_trail/frameworks/rspec"
-require "ffaker"
-require "timecop"
-
-# prevent Test::Unit's AutoRunner from executing during RSpec's rake task
-Test::Unit.run = true if defined?(Test::Unit) && Test::Unit.respond_to?(:run=)
-
-# Checks for pending migrations before tests are run.
-# If you are not using ActiveRecord, you can remove this line.
-ActiveRecord::Migration.check_pending! if ActiveRecord::Migration.respond_to?(:check_pending!)
-
-require "database_cleaner"
-DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :truncation
-
-RSpec.configure do |config|
-  config.fixture_path = "#{::Rails.root}/spec/fixtures"
-  config.use_transactional_fixtures = active_record_gem_version >= ::Gem::Version.new("5")
-
-  # In rails < 5, some tests seem to require DatabaseCleaner-truncation.
-  # Truncation is about three times slower than transaction rollback, so it'll
-  # be nice when we can drop support for rails < 5.
-  if active_record_gem_version < ::Gem::Version.new("5")
-    config.before(:each) { DatabaseCleaner.start }
-    config.after(:each) { DatabaseCleaner.clean }
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/requests/articles_spec.rb b/spec/requests/articles_spec.rb
index d4c8cd55..d5ab5f9d 100644
--- a/spec/requests/articles_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/articles_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "rails_helper"
+require "spec_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe "Articles management", type: :request, order: :defined do
   let(:valid_params) { { article: { title: "Doh", content: FFaker::Lorem.sentence } } }
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 0d0e7432..f3ad7ba7 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'
+ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= "test"
+ENV["DB"] ||= "sqlite"
+
+unless File.exist?(File.expand_path("../../test/dummy/config/database.yml", __FILE__))
+  warn "WARNING: No database.yml detected for the dummy app, please run `rake prepare` first"
+end
+
 require "pry"
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|
@@ -43,3 +51,32 @@ def params_wrapper(args)
     args
   end
 end
+
+require File.expand_path("../../test/dummy/config/environment", __FILE__)
+require "rspec/rails"
+require "paper_trail/frameworks/rspec"
+require "ffaker"
+require "timecop"
+
+# prevent Test::Unit's AutoRunner from executing during RSpec's rake task
+Test::Unit.run = true if defined?(Test::Unit) && Test::Unit.respond_to?(:run=)
+
+# Checks for pending migrations before tests are run.
+# If you are not using ActiveRecord, you can remove this line.
+ActiveRecord::Migration.check_pending! if ActiveRecord::Migration.respond_to?(:check_pending!)
+
+require "database_cleaner"
+DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :truncation
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.fixture_path = "#{::Rails.root}/spec/fixtures"
+  config.use_transactional_fixtures = active_record_gem_version >= ::Gem::Version.new("5")
+
+  # In rails < 5, some tests seem to require DatabaseCleaner-truncation.
+  # Truncation is about three times slower than transaction rollback, so it'll
+  # be nice when we can drop support for rails < 5.
+  if active_record_gem_version < ::Gem::Version.new("5")
+    config.before(:each) { DatabaseCleaner.start }
+    config.after(:each) { DatabaseCleaner.clean }
+  end
+end