diff --git a/spec/generators/uploader_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/uploader_generator_spec.rb
index 74d17b968..74b3487a2 100644
--- a/spec/generators/uploader_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/uploader_generator_spec.rb
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
 require 'generators/uploader_generator'
 
 describe UploaderGenerator, :type => :generator do
-  destination File.expand_path("../../tmp", __FILE__)
+  destination(File.expand_path("../../tmp", __FILE__))
 
   before { prepare_destination }
 
-  it "should properly create uploader file" do
+  it "creates uploader file" do
     run_generator %w(Avatar)
     assert_file 'app/uploaders/avatar_uploader.rb', /class AvatarUploader < CarrierWave::Uploader::Base/
   end
 
-  it "should properly create namespaced uploader file" do
+  it "creates namespaced uploader file" do
     run_generator %w(MyModule::Avatar)
     assert_file 'app/uploaders/my_module/avatar_uploader.rb', /class MyModule::AvatarUploader < CarrierWave::Uploader::Base/
   end
diff --git a/spec/processing/rmagick_spec.rb b/spec/processing/rmagick_spec.rb
index dd8f9f1b2..0077ccac0 100644
--- a/spec/processing/rmagick_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/processing/rmagick_spec.rb
@@ -2,179 +2,197 @@
 
 describe CarrierWave::RMagick, :rmagick => true do
 
+  let(:klass) { Class.new(CarrierWave::Uploader::Base) { include CarrierWave::RMagick } }
+  let(:instance) { klass.new }
+  let(:landscape_file_path) { file_path('landscape.jpg') }
+  let(:landscape_file_copy_path) { file_path('landscape_copy.jpg') }
+
   before do
-    @klass = Class.new(CarrierWave::Uploader::Base) do
-      include CarrierWave::RMagick
-    end
-    @instance = @klass.new
-    FileUtils.cp(file_path('landscape.jpg'), file_path('landscape_copy.jpg'))
-    allow(@instance).to receive(:cached?).and_return true
-    allow(@instance).to receive(:file).and_return(CarrierWave::SanitizedFile.new(file_path('landscape_copy.jpg')))
+    FileUtils.cp(landscape_file_path, landscape_file_copy_path)
+    allow(instance).to receive(:cached?).and_return true
+    allow(instance).to receive(:file).and_return(CarrierWave::SanitizedFile.new(landscape_file_copy_path))
   end
 
   after do
-    FileUtils.rm(file_path('landscape_copy.jpg')) if File.exist?(file_path('landscape_copy.jpg'))
-    FileUtils.rm(file_path('landscape_copy.png')) if File.exist?(file_path('landscape_copy.png'))
+    FileUtils.rm(landscape_file_copy_path) if File.exist?(file_path('landscape_copy.jpg'))
+    FileUtils.rm(landscape_file_copy_path) if File.exist?(file_path('landscape_copy.jpg'))
   end
 
   describe '#convert' do
-    it "should convert the image to the given format" do
-      @instance.convert(:png)
-      expect(@instance.file.extension).to eq('png')
-      expect(@instance).to be_format('png')
+    it "converts the image to the given format" do
+      instance.convert(:png)
+      expect(instance.file.extension).to eq('png')
+      expect(instance).to be_format('png')
     end
   end
 
   describe '#resize_to_fill' do
-    it "should resize the image to exactly the given dimensions and maintain file type" do
-      @instance.resize_to_fill(200, 200)
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(200, 200)
-      expect(::Magick::Image.read(@instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('JPEG')
+    it "resizes the image to exactly the given dimensions and maintain file type" do
+      instance.resize_to_fill(200, 200)
+
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(200, 200)
+      expect(::Magick::Image.read(instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('JPEG')
     end
 
-    it "should resize the image to exactly the given dimensions and maintain updated file type" do
-      @instance.convert('png')
-      @instance.resize_to_fill(200, 200)
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(200, 200)
-      expect(::Magick::Image.read(@instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('PNG')
-      expect(@instance.file.extension).to eq('png')
+    it "resizes the image to exactly the given dimensions and maintain updated file type" do
+      instance.convert('png')
+      instance.resize_to_fill(200, 200)
+
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(200, 200)
+      expect(::Magick::Image.read(instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('PNG')
+      expect(instance.file.extension).to eq('png')
     end
 
-    it "should scale up the image if it smaller than the given dimensions" do
-      @instance.resize_to_fill(1000, 1000)
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(1000, 1000)
+    it "scales up the image if it smaller than the given dimensions" do
+      instance.resize_to_fill(1000, 1000)
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(1000, 1000)
     end
   end
 
   describe '#resize_and_pad' do
-    it "should resize the image to exactly the given dimensions and maintain file type" do
-      @instance.resize_and_pad(200, 200)
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(200, 200)
-      expect(::Magick::Image.read(@instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('JPEG')
+    it "resizes the image to exactly the given dimensions and maintain file type" do
+      instance.resize_and_pad(200, 200)
+
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(200, 200)
+      expect(::Magick::Image.read(instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('JPEG')
     end
 
-    it "should resize the image to exactly the given dimensions and maintain updated file type" do
-      @instance.convert('png')
-      @instance.resize_and_pad(200, 200)
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(200, 200)
-      expect(::Magick::Image.read(@instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('PNG')
-      expect(@instance.file.extension).to eq('png')
+    it "resize the image to exactly the given dimensions and maintain updated file type" do
+      instance.convert('png')
+      instance.resize_and_pad(200, 200)
+
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(200, 200)
+      expect(::Magick::Image.read(instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('PNG')
+      expect(instance.file.extension).to eq('png')
     end
 
-    it "should pad with white" do
-      @instance.resize_and_pad(200, 200)
-      color = color_of_pixel(@instance.current_path, 0, 0)
+    it "pads with white" do
+      instance.resize_and_pad(200, 200)
+
+      color = color_of_pixel(instance.current_path, 0, 0)
       expect(color).to include('#FFFFFF')
       expect(color).not_to include('#FFFFFF00')
     end
 
-    it "should pad with transparent" do
-      @instance.convert('png')
-      @instance.resize_and_pad(200, 200, :transparent)
-      color = color_of_pixel(@instance.current_path, 0, 0)
+    it "pads with transparent" do
+      instance.convert('png')
+      instance.resize_and_pad(200, 200, :transparent)
+
+      color = color_of_pixel(instance.current_path, 0, 0)
       expect(color).to include('#FFFFFF00')
     end
 
-    it "should not pad with transparent" do
-      @instance.resize_and_pad(200, 200, :transparent)
-      @instance.convert('png')
-      color = color_of_pixel(@instance.current_path, 0, 0)
+    it "doesn't pad with transparent" do
+      instance.resize_and_pad(200, 200, :transparent)
+      instance.convert('png')
+
+      color = color_of_pixel(instance.current_path, 0, 0)
       expect(color).to include('#FFFFFF')
       expect(color).not_to include('#FFFFFF00')
     end
 
-    it "should pad with given color" do
-      @instance.resize_and_pad(200, 200, '#888')
-      color = color_of_pixel(@instance.current_path, 0, 0)
+    it "pads with given color" do
+      instance.resize_and_pad(200, 200, '#888')
+      color = color_of_pixel(instance.current_path, 0, 0)
+
       expect(color).to include('#888888')
     end
 
-    it "should scale up the image if it smaller than the given dimensions" do
-      @instance.resize_and_pad(1000, 1000)
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(1000, 1000)
+    it "scales up the image if it smaller than the given dimensions" do
+      instance.resize_and_pad(1000, 1000)
+
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(1000, 1000)
     end
   end
 
   describe '#resize_to_fit' do
-    it "should resize the image to fit within the given dimensions and maintain file type" do
-      @instance.resize_to_fit(200, 200)
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(200, 150)
-      expect(::Magick::Image.read(@instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('JPEG')
+    it "resizes the image to fit within the given dimensions and maintain file type" do
+      instance.resize_to_fit(200, 200)
+
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(200, 150)
+      expect(::Magick::Image.read(instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('JPEG')
     end
 
-    it "should resize the image to fit within the given dimensions and maintain updated file type" do
-      @instance.convert('png')
-      @instance.resize_to_fit(200, 200)
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(200, 150)
-      expect(::Magick::Image.read(@instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('PNG')
+    it "resize the image to fit within the given dimensions and maintain updated file type" do
+      instance.convert('png')
+      instance.resize_to_fit(200, 200)
+
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(200, 150)
+      expect(::Magick::Image.read(instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('PNG')
     end
 
-    it "should scale up the image if it smaller than the given dimensions" do
-      @instance.resize_to_fit(1000, 1000)
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(1000, 750)
+    it "scales up the image if it smaller than the given dimensions" do
+      instance.resize_to_fit(1000, 1000)
+
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(1000, 750)
     end
   end
 
   describe '#resize_to_limit' do
-    it "should resize the image to fit within the given dimensions and maintain file type" do
-      @instance.resize_to_limit(200, 200)
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(200, 150)
-      expect(::Magick::Image.read(@instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('JPEG')
+    it "resizes the image to fit within the given dimensions and maintain file type" do
+      instance.resize_to_limit(200, 200)
+
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(200, 150)
+      expect(::Magick::Image.read(instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('JPEG')
     end
 
-    it "should resize the image to fit within the given dimensions and maintain updated file type" do
-      @instance.convert('png')
-      @instance.resize_to_limit(200, 200)
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(200, 150)
-      expect(::Magick::Image.read(@instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('PNG')
-      expect(@instance.file.extension).to eq('png')
+    it "resizes the image to fit within the given dimensions and maintain updated file type" do
+      instance.convert('png')
+      instance.resize_to_limit(200, 200)
+
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(200, 150)
+      expect(::Magick::Image.read(instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('PNG')
+      expect(instance.file.extension).to eq('png')
     end
 
-    it "should not scale up the image if it smaller than the given dimensions" do
-      @instance.resize_to_limit(1000, 1000)
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(640, 480)
+    it "doesn't scale up the image if it smaller than the given dimensions" do
+      instance.resize_to_limit(1000, 1000)
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(640, 480)
     end
   end
 
   describe '#resize_to_geometry_string' do
-    it "should resize the image to comply with `200x200^` Geometry String spec and maintain file type" do
-      @instance.resize_to_geometry_string('200x200^')
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(267, 200)
-      expect(::Magick::Image.read(@instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('JPEG')
+    it "resizes the image to comply with `200x200^` Geometry String spec and maintain file type" do
+      instance.resize_to_geometry_string('200x200^')
+
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(267, 200)
+      expect(::Magick::Image.read(instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('JPEG')
     end
 
-    it "should resize the image to comply with `200x200^` Geometry String spec and maintain updated file type" do
-      @instance.convert('png')
-      @instance.resize_to_geometry_string('200x200^')
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(267, 200)
-      expect(::Magick::Image.read(@instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('PNG')
-      expect(@instance.file.extension).to eq('png')
+    it "resizes the image to comply with `200x200^` Geometry String spec and maintain updated file type" do
+      instance.convert('png')
+      instance.resize_to_geometry_string('200x200^')
+
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(267, 200)
+      expect(::Magick::Image.read(instance.current_path).first.format).to eq('PNG')
+      expect(instance.file.extension).to eq('png')
     end
 
-    it "should resize the image to have 125% larger dimensions" do
-      @instance.resize_to_geometry_string('125%')
-      expect(@instance).to have_dimensions(800, 600)
+    it "resizes the image to have 125% larger dimensions" do
+      instance.resize_to_geometry_string('125%')
+      expect(instance).to have_dimensions(800, 600)
     end
 
-    it "should resize the image to have a given height" do
-      @instance.resize_to_geometry_string('x256')
-      expect(@instance).to have_height(256)
+    it "resizes the image to have a given height" do
+      instance.resize_to_geometry_string('x256')
+      expect(instance).to have_height(256)
     end
 
-    it "should resize the image to have a given width" do
-      @instance.resize_to_geometry_string('256x')
-      expect(@instance).to have_width(256)
+    it "resizes the image to have a given width" do
+      instance.resize_to_geometry_string('256x')
+      expect(instance).to have_width(256)
     end
   end
 
   describe "#manipulate!" do
-    it 'should support passing write options to RMagick' do
-      image = ::Magick::Image.read(file_path('landscape_copy.jpg'))
+    let(:image) { ::Magick::Image.read(landscape_file_path) }
+
+    it 'supports passing write options to RMagick' do
       allow(::Magick::Image).to receive_messages(:read => image)
       expect_any_instance_of(::Magick::Image::Info).to receive(:quality=).with(50)
       expect_any_instance_of(::Magick::Image::Info).to receive(:depth=).with(8)
 
-      @instance.manipulate! do |image, index, options|
+      instance.manipulate! do |image, index, options|
         options[:write] = {
           :quality => 50,
           :depth => 8
@@ -183,11 +201,11 @@
       end
     end
 
-    it 'should support passing read options to RMagick' do
+    it 'supports passing read options to RMagick' do
       expect_any_instance_of(::Magick::Image::Info).to receive(:density=).with(10)
       expect_any_instance_of(::Magick::Image::Info).to receive(:size=).with("200x200")
 
-      @instance.manipulate! :read => {
+      instance.manipulate! :read => {
           :density => 10,
           :size => %{"200x200"}
         }
@@ -195,40 +213,36 @@
   end
 
   describe "#width and #height" do
-    it "should return the width and height of the image" do
-      @instance.resize_to_fill(200, 300)
-      expect(@instance.width).to eq(200)
-      expect(@instance.height).to eq(300)
+    it "returns the width and height of the image" do
+      instance.resize_to_fill(200, 300)
+      expect(instance.width).to eq(200)
+      expect(instance.height).to eq(300)
     end
   end
 
   describe "test errors" do
     context "invalid image file" do
       before do
-        File.open(@instance.current_path, 'w') do |f|
-          f.puts "bogus"
-        end
+        File.open(instance.current_path, 'w') { |f| f.puts "bogus" }
       end
 
-      it "should fail to process a non image file" do
-        expect {@instance.resize_to_limit(200, 200)}.to raise_exception(CarrierWave::ProcessingError, /^Failed to manipulate with rmagick, maybe it is not an image\?/)
+      it "fails to process a non image file" do
+        expect {instance.resize_to_limit(200, 200)}.to raise_exception(CarrierWave::ProcessingError, /^Failed to manipulate with rmagick, maybe it is not an image\?/)
       end
 
-      it "should use I18n" do
+      it "uses I18n" do
         change_locale_and_store_translations(:nl, :errors => {
           :messages => {
             :rmagick_processing_error => "Kon bestand niet met rmagick bewerken, misschien is het geen beeld bestand?"
           }
         }) do
-          expect {@instance.resize_to_limit(200, 200)}.to raise_exception(CarrierWave::ProcessingError, /^Kon bestand niet met rmagick bewerken, misschien is het geen beeld bestand\?/)
+          expect {instance.resize_to_limit(200, 200)}.to raise_exception(CarrierWave::ProcessingError, /^Kon bestand niet met rmagick bewerken, misschien is het geen beeld bestand\?/)
         end
       end
 
-      it "should not suppress errors when translation is unavailable" do
+      it "doesn't suppress errors when translation is unavailable" do
         change_locale_and_store_translations(:foo, {}) do
-          expect do
-            @instance.resize_to_limit(200, 200)
-          end.to raise_exception( CarrierWave::ProcessingError )
+          expect { instance.resize_to_limit(200, 200) }.to raise_exception( CarrierWave::ProcessingError )
         end
       end
     end