diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/describe_class_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/describe_class_spec.rb
index b3f8c3dc5..9c93a4c10 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/describe_class_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/describe_class_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   subject(:cop) { described_class.new }
 
   it 'checks first-line describe statements' do
-    inspect_source(cop, ['describe "bad describe" do; end'])
+    inspect_source(cop, 'describe "bad describe" do; end')
     expect(cop.offenses.size).to eq(1)
     expect(cop.offenses.map(&:line).sort).to eq([1])
     expect(cop.messages).to eq(['The first argument to describe should be ' \
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   end
 
   it "doesn't blow up on single-line describes" do
-    inspect_source(cop, ['describe Some::Class'])
+    inspect_source(cop, 'describe Some::Class')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/describe_method_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/describe_method_spec.rb
index 8f0e8c963..e27d52e03 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/describe_method_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/describe_method_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   subject(:cop) { described_class.new }
 
   it 'enforces non-method names' do
-    inspect_source(cop, ["describe Some::Class, 'nope' do; end"])
+    inspect_source(cop, "describe Some::Class, 'nope' do; end")
     expect(cop.offenses.size).to eq(1)
     expect(cop.offenses.map(&:line).sort).to eq([1])
     expect(cop.messages)
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/described_class_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/described_class_spec.rb
index 5997cd6f9..eed7e50e5 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/described_class_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/described_class_spec.rb
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
   end
 
   it 'checks for the use of described class with module' do
-    pending 'TODO'
+    skip
     inspect_source(cop, ['module MyNamespace',
                          '  describe MyClass do',
                          '    subject { MyNamespace::MyClass }',
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/file_path_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/file_path_spec.rb
index 630bd2267..913cb1c7d 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/file_path_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/file_path_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   it 'checks the path' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ["describe MyClass, 'foo' do; end"],
+                   "describe MyClass, 'foo' do; end",
                    'wrong_path_foo_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses.size).to eq(1)
     expect(cop.offenses.map(&:line).sort).to eq([1])
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
   it 'checks the path' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ["describe MyClass, '#foo' do; end"],
+                   "describe MyClass, '#foo' do; end",
                    'wrong_class_foo_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses.size).to eq(1)
     expect(cop.offenses.map(&:line).sort).to eq([1])
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   it 'checks class spec paths' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ['describe MyClass do; end'],
+                   'describe MyClass do; end',
                    'wrong_class_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses.size).to eq(1)
     expect(cop.offenses.map(&:line).sort).to eq([1])
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
   it 'skips specs that do not describe a class / method' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ["describe 'Test something' do; end"],
+                   "describe 'Test something' do; end",
                    'some/class/spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
@@ -51,98 +51,98 @@
 
   it 'checks class specs' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ['describe Some::Class do; end'],
+                   'describe Some::Class do; end',
                    'some/class_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
 
   it 'handles CamelCaps class names' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ['describe MyClass do; end'],
+                   'describe MyClass do; end',
                    'my_class_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
 
   it 'handles ACRONYMClassNames' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ['describe ABCOne::Two do; end'],
+                   'describe ABCOne::Two do; end',
                    'abc_one/two_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
 
   it 'handles ALLCAPS class names' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ['describe ALLCAPS do; end'],
+                   'describe ALLCAPS do; end',
                    'allcaps_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
 
   it 'checks instance methods' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ["describe Some::Class, '#inst' do; end"],
+                   "describe Some::Class, '#inst' do; end",
                    'some/class/inst_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
 
   it 'checks class methods' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ["describe Some::Class, '.inst' do; end"],
+                   "describe Some::Class, '.inst' do; end",
                    'some/class/inst_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
 
   it 'allows flat hierarchies for instance methods' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ["describe Some::Class, '#inst' do; end"],
+                   "describe Some::Class, '#inst' do; end",
                    'some/class_inst_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
 
   it 'allows flat hierarchies for class methods' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ["describe Some::Class, '.inst' do; end"],
+                   "describe Some::Class, '.inst' do; end",
                    'some/class_inst_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
 
   it 'allows subdirs for instance methods' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ["describe Some::Class, '#inst' do; end"],
+                   "describe Some::Class, '#inst' do; end",
                    'some/class/instance_methods/inst_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
 
   it 'allows subdirs for class methods' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ["describe Some::Class, '.inst' do; end"],
+                   "describe Some::Class, '.inst' do; end",
                    'some/class/class_methods/inst_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
 
   it 'ignores non-alphanumeric characters' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ["describe Some::Class, '#pred?' do; end"],
+                   "describe Some::Class, '#pred?' do; end",
                    'some/class/pred_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
 
   it 'allows flexibility with predicates' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ["describe Some::Class, '#thing?' do; end"],
+                   "describe Some::Class, '#thing?' do; end",
                    'some/class/thing_predicate_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
 
   it 'allows flexibility with operators' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ["describe MyClass, '#<=>' do; end"],
+                   "describe MyClass, '#<=>' do; end",
                    'my_class/spaceship_operator_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
 
   it 'respects custom module name transformation' do
     inspect_source(cop,
-                   ["describe FooFoo::Some::Class, '#bar' do; end"],
+                   "describe FooFoo::Some::Class, '#bar' do; end",
                    'foofoo/some/class/bar_spec.rb')
     expect(cop.offenses).to be_empty
   end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index d0b8c7682..479de6ad5 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
 
-# As much as possible, we try to reuse RuboCop's spec environment.
-require File.join(
-  Gem::Specification.find_by_name('rubocop').gem_dir, 'spec', 'spec_helper.rb'
-)
+require 'rubocop'
+
+rubocop_gem_path = Gem::Specification.find_by_name('rubocop').gem_dir
+Dir["#{rubocop_gem_path}/spec/support/**/*.rb"].each { |f| require f }
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.order = :random
+
+  config.expect_with :rspec do |expectations|
+    expectations.syntax = :expect # Disable `should`
+  end
+
+  config.mock_with :rspec do |mocks|
+    mocks.syntax = :expect # Disable `should_receive` and `stub`
+  end
+end
 
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__))