diff --git a/lib/puppet/module_tool/skeleton/templates/generator/spec/spec_helper.rb b/lib/puppet/module_tool/skeleton/templates/generator/spec/spec_helper.rb
index a4aeeae23..5fda58875 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/module_tool/skeleton/templates/generator/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/module_tool/skeleton/templates/generator/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
-require 'pathname'
-dir = Pathname.new(__FILE__).parent
-$LOAD_PATH.unshift(dir, dir + 'lib', dir + '../lib')
+dir = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift File.join(dir, 'lib')
 
 require 'mocha'
 require 'puppet'
-gem 'rspec', '=1.2.9'
+require 'rspec'
 require 'spec/autorun'
 
 Spec::Runner.configure do |config|
     config.mock_with :mocha
 end
 
 # We need this because the RAL uses 'should' as a method.  This
 # allows us the same behaviour but with a different method name.
 class Object
     alias :must :should
 end