diff --git a/hobo/test/doctest/hobo/multi_model_forms.rdoctest b/hobo/test/doctest/hobo/multi_model_forms.rdoctest
index 68294d8f8..1a2fb0a0f 100644
--- a/hobo/test/doctest/hobo/multi_model_forms.rdoctest
+++ b/hobo/test/doctest/hobo/multi_model_forms.rdoctest
@@ -11,30 +11,9 @@ Contents
 - contents
 {:toc}
 
-    >> require 'rubygems'
-    >> require 'active_support'
-    >> require 'active_record'
-    >> require 'action_pack'
-    >> require 'action_view'
-    >> require 'action_controller'
-    >> mysql_adapter = defined?(JRUBY_VERSION) ? 'jdbcmysql' : 'mysql'
-    >> mysql_user = 'root'; mysql_password = ''
-    >> mysql_login = "-u #{mysql_user} --password='#{mysql_password}'"
-    >> mysql_database = "hobo_fields_doctest"
-    >> system "mysqladmin #{mysql_login} --force drop #{mysql_database} 2> /dev/null"
-    >> system("mysqladmin #{mysql_login} create #{mysql_database}") or raise "could not create database"
-    >> ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(:adapter => mysql_adapter,
-                                               :database => mysql_database,
-                                               :host => "localhost",
-                                               :username => mysql_user,
-                                               :password => mysql_password)
-    >> $:.unshift File.expand_path('../../../../../hobo_support/lib', __FILE__)
-    >> $:.unshift File.expand_path('../../../../../hobo_fields/lib', __FILE__)
-    >> $:.unshift File.expand_path('../../../../../dryml/lib', __FILE__)
-    >> $:.unshift File.expand_path('../../../../lib', __FILE__)
-    >> gem 'will_paginate', ">= 3.0.pre"
-    >> require 'will_paginate'
-    >> require 'hobo'
+    doctest: prepare testapp environment
+    doctest_require: '../prepare_testapp'
+
     >> ActiveRecord::Base.logger = ActiveSupport::BufferedLogger.new(StringIO.new(''))
     >>
      def migrate(renames={})