diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 147fbb070..137ef4cbb 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ Rails/HttpStatus:
 
 Rails/I18nLocaleAssignment:
   Enabled: true
-  Exclude:
-    - "spec/spec_helper.rb"
 
 Rails/InverseOf:
   Enabled: true
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index b8b155795..7e84626b4 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -30,11 +30,16 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   end
 
   config.before do |example|
-    I18n.locale = :en
     Globalize.set_fallbacks_to_all_available_locales
     Setting["feature.user.skip_verification"] = nil
   end
 
+  config.around do |example|
+    I18n.with_locale(:en) do
+      example.run
+    end
+  end
+
   config.around(:each, :race_condition) do |example|
     self.use_transactional_tests = false
     example.run