diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index e256dd34..e94bde7b 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |t|
   t.libs << "test"
   t.pattern = "test/**/*_test.rb"
   t.verbose = false
+
+  # Enabling ruby interpreter warnings (-w) is, sadly, impractical. There are
+  # too many noisy warnings that we have no control over, e.g. caused by libs we
+  # depend on.
+  t.warning = false
 end
 
 require "rspec/core/rake_task"
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 94a5cf40..69d01716 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   #   - http://myronmars.to/n/dev-blog/2014/05/notable-changes-in-rspec-3#new__config_option_to_disable_rspeccore_monkey_patching
   # config.disable_monkey_patching!
 
-  # This setting enables warnings. It's recommended, but in some cases may
-  # be too noisy due to issues in dependencies.
-  # config.warnings = true
+  # Enabling ruby interpreter warnings (-w) is, sadly, impractical. There are
+  # too many noisy warnings that we have no control over, e.g. caused by libs we
+  # depend on.
+  config.warnings = false
 
   # Many RSpec users commonly either run the entire suite or an individual
   # file, and it's useful to allow more verbose output when running an