diff --git a/spec/acceptance/backup_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/backup_spec.rb
index f021a55..764bdbb 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/backup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/backup_spec.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
 
 describe 'concat backup parameter' do
-  let :basedir do
-    default.tmpdir('concat')
-  end
+  basedir = default.tmpdir('concat')
   context '=> puppet' do
     before :all do
       shell("rm -rf #{basedir}")
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/concat_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/concat_spec.rb
index 4480cb5..ab6788e 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/concat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/concat_spec.rb
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ else
 end
 
 describe 'basic concat test' do
-  let :basedir do
-    default.tmpdir('concat')
-  end
+  basedir = default.tmpdir('concat')
 
   shared_examples 'successfully_applied' do |pp|
     it 'applies the manifest twice with no stderr' do
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/empty_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/empty_spec.rb
index 57970dd..ad24415 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/empty_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/empty_spec.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
 
 describe 'concat force empty parameter' do
-  let :basedir do
-    default.tmpdir('concat')
-  end
+  basedir = default.tmpdir('concat')
   context 'should run successfully' do
     pp = <<-EOS
       include concat::setup
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/fragment_source_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/fragment_source_spec.rb
index 0ec6d49..d2f0c7b 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/fragment_source_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/fragment_source_spec.rb
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ else
 end
 
 describe 'concat::fragment source' do
-  let :basedir do
-    default.tmpdir('concat')
-  end
+  basedir = default.tmpdir('concat')
   context 'should read file fragments from local system' do
     before(:all) do
       shell("/bin/echo 'file1 contents' > #{basedir}/file1")
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/newline_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/newline_spec.rb
index 9ecf26b..a511e3f 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/newline_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/newline_spec.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
 
 describe 'concat ensure_newline parameter' do
-  let :basedir do
-    default.tmpdir('concat')
-  end
+  basedir = default.tmpdir('concat')
   context '=> false' do
     pp = <<-EOS
       include concat::setup
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/order_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/order_spec.rb
index d01cae2..32f85d5 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/order_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/order_spec.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
 
 describe 'concat order' do
-  let :basedir do
-    default.tmpdir('concat')
-  end
+  basedir = default.tmpdir('concat')
   before(:all) do
     shell("rm -rf #{basedir} #{default.puppet['vardir']}/concat")
     shell("mkdir -p #{basedir}")
@@ -79,9 +77,7 @@ describe 'concat order' do
 end # concat order
 
 describe 'concat::fragment order' do
-  let :basedir do
-    default.tmpdir('concat')
-  end
+  basedir = default.tmpdir('concat')
   before(:all) do
     shell("rm -rf #{basedir} #{default.puppet['vardir']}/concat")
     shell("mkdir -p #{basedir}")
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/replace_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/replace_spec.rb
index 1a468b7..4893c30 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/replace_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/replace_spec.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
 
 describe 'replacement of' do
-  let :basedir do
-    default.tmpdir('concat')
-  end
+  basedir = default.tmpdir('concat')
   context 'file' do
     context 'should not succeed' do
       before(:all) do
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/symbolic_name_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/symbolic_name_spec.rb
index 8481768..384a821 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/symbolic_name_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/symbolic_name_spec.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
 
 describe 'symbolic name' do
-  let :basedir do
-    default.tmpdir('concat')
-  end
+  basedir = default.tmpdir('concat')
   pp = <<-EOS
     include concat::setup
     concat { 'not_abs_path':
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/warn_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/warn_spec.rb
index 16947ee..68758fe 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/warn_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/warn_spec.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
 
 describe 'concat warn =>' do
-  let :basedir do
-    default.tmpdir('concat')
-  end
+  basedir = default.tmpdir('concat')
   context 'true should enable default warning message' do
     pp = <<-EOS
       include concat::setup