diff --git a/.rvmrc b/.rvmrc
index 4e54973..03e4180 100644
--- a/.rvmrc
+++ b/.rvmrc
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-
-if [[ -d "${rvm_path:-$HOME/.rvm}/environments" \
-  && -s "${rvm_path:-$HOME/.rvm}/environments/ruby-1.9.2-p0@active_column" ]] ; then
-  \. "${rvm_path:-$HOME/.rvm}/environments/ruby-1.9.2-p0@active_column"
-else
-  rvm --create  "ruby-1.9.2-p0@active_column"
-fi
+rvm --create 1.9.2@active_column
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 0b1dc15..505e2f8 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ GEM
     file-tail (1.0.5)
       spruz (>= 0.1.0)
     i18n (0.5.0)
-    json (1.4.6)
+    json (1.5.0)
     mail (2.2.12)
       activesupport (>= 2.3.6)
       i18n (>= 0.4.0)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ GEM
     ruby_parser (2.0.5)
       sexp_processor (~> 3.0)
     sexp_processor (3.0.5)
-    simple_uuid (0.1.1)
+    simple_uuid (0.1.2)
     sourcify (0.4.0)
       ruby2ruby (>= 1.2.5)
       sexp_processor (>= 3.0.5)
@@ -133,12 +133,9 @@ PLATFORMS
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   active_column!
-  activesupport
   bluecloth
-  cassandra (>= 0.9)
   mocha
   rails (>= 3.0)
-  rake
   rspec-rails
   wrong
   yard
diff --git a/lib/active_column/migrator.rb b/lib/active_column/migrator.rb
index 7ad5661..ff3287a 100644
--- a/lib/active_column/migrator.rb
+++ b/lib/active_column/migrator.rb
@@ -98,11 +98,13 @@ def self.move(direction, migrations_path, steps)
     public
 
     def initialize(direction, migrations_path, target_version = nil)
-      cf = ActiveColumn.column_family_tasks
+      cf_tasks = ActiveColumn.column_family_tasks
       sm_cf = self.class.schema_migrations_column_family
 
-      unless cf.exists?(sm_cf)
-        cf.create(sm_cf, :comparator_type => 'LongType')
+      unless cf_tasks.exists?(sm_cf)
+        cf_tasks.create(sm_cf) do |cf|
+          cf.comparator_type = 'LongType'
+        end
       end
 
       @direction, @migrations_path, @target_version = direction, migrations_path, target_version
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 0071907..f39085f 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -12,17 +12,18 @@
 
 $cassandra = ActiveColumn.connection = Cassandra.new('active_column', '127.0.0.1:9160')
 
+keyspace = 'active_column'
 ks_tasks = ActiveColumn.keyspace_tasks
-unless ks_tasks.exists?('active_column')
-  ks_tasks.create('active_column')
+unless ks_tasks.exists?(keyspace)
+  ks_tasks.create keyspace
 
-  cf_tasks = ActiveColumn.column_family_tasks
+  cf_tasks = ActiveColumn.column_family_tasks keyspace
   [:tweets, :tweet_dms].each do |cf|
-    cf_tasks.create(cf, :keyspace => 'active_column')
+    cf_tasks.create cf
   end
 end
 
-ks_tasks.set 'active_column'
+ks_tasks.set keyspace
 ks_tasks.clear
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|