diff --git a/spec/mirador_rails_spec.rb b/spec/mirador_rails_spec.rb
index 484eef0..932ad20 100644
--- a/spec/mirador_rails_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mirador_rails_spec.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,4 @@
   it "has a version number" do
     expect(MiradorRails::VERSION).not_to be nil
   end
-
-  it "does something useful" do
-    expect(false).to eq(true)
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 48c255a..52b43bb 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require "bundler/setup"
+require 'rails'
 require "mirador_rails"
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|