diff --git a/spec/models/crop_spec.rb b/spec/models/crop_spec.rb
index f7e3456ca..5f7e75c31 100644
--- a/spec/models/crop_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/crop_spec.rb
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ describe Crop do
   end
 
   context "csv loading" do
-    before(:each) do
+    before do
       # don't use 'let' for this -- we need to actually create it,
       # regardless of whether it's used.
       @cropbot = FactoryBot.create(:cropbot)
diff --git a/spec/support/database_cleaner.rb b/spec/support/database_cleaner.rb
index 0821d2198..4c7f0fec5 100644
--- a/spec/support/database_cleaner.rb
+++ b/spec/support/database_cleaner.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
     DatabaseCleaner.clean_with(:truncation)
   end
 
-  config.before(:each) do
+  config.before do
     DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :transaction
   end
 
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
     end
   end
 
-  config.before(:each) do
+  config.before do
     DatabaseCleaner.start
   end
 
-  config.append_after(:each) do
+  config.append_after do
     DatabaseCleaner.clean
   end
 end