diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index a64b6f7d0..37c46bef1 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -210,9 +210,6 @@ RSpec/EmptyLineAfterSubject:
 RSpec/ExampleLength:
   Enabled: false
 
-RSpec/ExampleWording:
-  Enabled: true
-
 RSpec/ExpectActual:
   Enabled: true
 
diff --git a/.rubocop_basic.yml b/.rubocop_basic.yml
index 127a6dca8..269326ad2 100644
--- a/.rubocop_basic.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_basic.yml
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ Rails/UnknownEnv:
 Rails/Validation:
   Enabled: true
 
+RSpec/ExampleWording:
+  Enabled: true
+
 RSpec/NotToNot:
   Enabled: true
 
diff --git a/spec/models/budget_spec.rb b/spec/models/budget_spec.rb
index 851d6076a..1ea1d534a 100644
--- a/spec/models/budget_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/budget_spec.rb
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ describe Budget do
   end
 
   describe "#has_winning_investments?" do
-    it "should return true if there is a winner investment" do
+    it "returns true if there is a winner investment" do
       budget.investments << build(:budget_investment, :winner, price: 3, ballot_lines_count: 2)
 
       expect(budget.has_winning_investments?).to eq true
diff --git a/spec/models/notification_spec.rb b/spec/models/notification_spec.rb
index 54d680267..155764883 100644
--- a/spec/models/notification_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/notification_spec.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ describe Notification do
 
   context "validations" do
 
-    it "should be valid" do
+    it "is valid" do
       expect(notification).to be_valid
     end
 
-    it "should not be valid without a user" do
+    it "is not valid without a user" do
       notification.user = nil
       expect(notification).not_to be_valid
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/poll/voter_spec.rb b/spec/models/poll/voter_spec.rb
index aab54eb42..4c4ec9a5e 100644
--- a/spec/models/poll/voter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/poll/voter_spec.rb
@@ -109,19 +109,19 @@ describe Poll::Voter do
     end
 
     context "assignments" do
-      it "should not be valid without a booth_assignment_id when origin is booth" do
+      it "is not valid without a booth_assignment_id when origin is booth" do
         voter.origin = "booth"
         voter.booth_assignment_id = nil
         expect(voter).not_to be_valid
       end
 
-      it "should not be valid without an officer_assignment_id when origin is booth" do
+      it "is not valid without an officer_assignment_id when origin is booth" do
         voter.origin = "booth"
         voter.officer_assignment_id = nil
         expect(voter).not_to be_valid
       end
 
-      it "should be valid without assignments when origin is web" do
+      it "is valid without assignments when origin is web" do
         voter.origin = "web"
         voter.booth_assignment_id = nil
         voter.officer_assignment_id = nil
diff --git a/spec/models/setting_spec.rb b/spec/models/setting_spec.rb
index 282dc6d47..a82c4e33a 100644
--- a/spec/models/setting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/setting_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe Setting do
     expect(described_class["official_level_1_name"]).to eq("Stormtrooper")
   end
 
-  it "shoulds return nil" do
+  it "returns nil" do
     expect(described_class["undefined_key"]).to eq(nil)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/valuator_group_spec.rb b/spec/models/valuator_group_spec.rb
index 910fd7ec7..2aadfb31b 100644
--- a/spec/models/valuator_group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/valuator_group_spec.rb
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ require "rails_helper"
 describe ValuatorGroup do
 
   describe "Validations" do
-    it "should be valid" do
+    it "is valid" do
       expect(build(:valuator_group)).to be_valid
     end
 
-    it "should not be valid without a name" do
+    it "is not valid without a name" do
       expect(build(:valuator_group, name: nil)).not_to be_valid
     end
 
-    it "should not be valid with the same name as an existing one" do
+    it "is not valid with the same name as an existing one" do
       create(:valuator_group, name: "The Valuators")
 
       expect(build(:valuator_group, name: "The Valuators")).not_to be_valid
diff --git a/spec/shared/models/acts_as_paranoid.rb b/spec/shared/models/acts_as_paranoid.rb
index 63c392915..dbe3d337e 100644
--- a/spec/shared/models/acts_as_paranoid.rb
+++ b/spec/shared/models/acts_as_paranoid.rb
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ shared_examples "acts as paranoid" do |factory_name|
 
   describe "#{described_class} translations" do
 
-    it "should be hidden after parent resource destroy" do
+    it "is hidden after parent resource destroy" do
       resource.destroy
       resource.reload
 
       expect(resource.translations.with_deleted.first.hidden_at).not_to be_blank
     end
 
-    it "should be destroyed after parent resource really_destroy" do
+    it "is destroyed after parent resource really_destroy" do
       expect { resource.really_destroy! }.to change { resource.translations.with_deleted.count }.from(1).to(0)
     end