diff --git a/spec/unit/mongoid/config_spec.rb b/spec/unit/mongoid/config_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/unit/mongoid/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/mongoid/config_spec.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 require "spec_helper"
 
 describe Mongoid::Config do
+  let(:config) { Mongoid::Config.instance }
 
   after do
-    Mongoid::Config.instance.reset
+    config.reset
   end
 
-  let(:config) { Mongoid::Config.instance }
-
   describe "#database=" do
 
     context "when object provided is not a Mongo::DB" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/mongoid_spec.rb b/spec/unit/mongoid_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/unit/mongoid_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/mongoid_spec.rb
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ describe Mongoid do
   end
 
   describe ".deprecate" do
+    let(:deprecation) { stub }
 
     before do
-      @deprecation = mock
-      Mongoid::Deprecation.expects(:instance).returns(@deprecation)
+      Mongoid::Deprecation.expects(:instance).returns(deprecation)
     end
 
     it "calls alert on the deprecation singleton" do
-      @deprecation.expects(:alert).with("testing")
+      deprecation.expects(:alert).with("testing")
       Mongoid.deprecate("testing")
     end
   end
Specfix for better use of rspec