diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/example/controller_example_group.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/example/controller_example_group.rb
index 965386be02..e385a05e46 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/example/controller_example_group.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/example/controller_example_group.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module ControllerExampleGroupBehaviour
   include ActionDispatch::Integration::Runner
   include Webrat::Matchers
   include Webrat::Methods
-  include Rspec::Rails::Matchers
+  include Rspec::Matchers
 
   def self.setup(*args); end
   def self.teardown(*args); end
diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/example/request_example_group.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/example/request_example_group.rb
index bd3856cb6c..e2d622d34c 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/example/request_example_group.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/example/request_example_group.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module RequestExampleGroupBehaviour
   include ActionDispatch::Integration::Runner
   include Webrat::Matchers
   include Webrat::Methods
-  include Rspec::Rails::Matchers
+  include Rspec::Matchers
 
   def self.included(mod)
     mod.before do
diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/matchers.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/matchers.rb
index a5671e6f68..ec66c9230b 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/matchers.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/matchers.rb
@@ -11,30 +11,15 @@ class AssertionFailedError < StandardError
   end
 end
 
-module Rspec
-  module Rails
-    module Matchers
-      include Rspec::Matchers
-
-      def redirect_to(destination)
-        running_example = self
-        Matcher.new :redirect_to, destination do |destination_|
-          match_unless_raises Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError do |_|
-            running_example.assert_redirected_to destination_
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
-      def render_template(options={}, message=nil)
-        running_example = self
-        Matcher.new :render_template, options, message do |options_, message_|
-          match_unless_raises Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError do |_|
-            running_example.assert_template options_, message_
-          end
-        end
-      end
+Rspec::Matchers.define :redirect_to do |destination|
+  match_unless_raises Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError do |_|
+    assert_redirected_to destination
+  end
+end
 
-    end
+Rspec::Matchers.define :render_template do |options, message|
+  match_unless_raises Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError do |_|
+    assert_template options, message
   end
 end