diff --git a/spec/controllers/paypal_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/paypal_controller_spec.rb
index 8418399f..5cd68910 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/paypal_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/paypal_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
 describe Spree::PaypalController do
 
   # Regression tests for #55
@@ -30,4 +28,4 @@
       end
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/spec/features/paypal_spec.rb b/spec/features/paypal_spec.rb
index 78540457..e7fc1fd9 100644
--- a/spec/features/paypal_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/paypal_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
 describe "PayPal", :js => true do
   let!(:product) { FactoryGirl.create(:product, :name => 'iPad') }
   before do
diff --git a/spec/models/pay_pal_express_spec.rb b/spec/models/pay_pal_express_spec.rb
index 761bbe26..aa8808c4 100644
--- a/spec/models/pay_pal_express_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/pay_pal_express_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
 describe Spree::Gateway::PayPalExpress do
   let(:gateway) { Spree::Gateway::PayPalExpress.create!(name: "PayPalExpress", :environment => Rails.env) }
 
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@
 
     # Test for #4
     it "fails" do
-      response = double('pp_response', :success? => false, 
+      response = double('pp_response', :success? => false,
                           :errors => [double('pp_response_error', :long_message => "An error goes here.")])
       provider.should_receive(:do_express_checkout_payment).and_return(response)
       lambda { payment.purchase! }.should raise_error(Spree::Core::GatewayError, "An error goes here.")