diff --git a/lib/encryption.rb b/lib/encryption.rb
index a409e37..defa525 100644
--- a/lib/encryption.rb
+++ b/lib/encryption.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require './config/initializers/key'
-
 module Encryption
  
   # Added a re-usable encryption routine, shouldn't be an issue!
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/users_controller_spec.rb
index 184b048..9b5309e 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
+=begin require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Api::V1::UsersController do
 
 end
+=end
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diff --git a/spec/helpers/api/v1/users_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/api/v1/users_helper_spec.rb
index 13a6067..9619df0 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/api/v1/users_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/api/v1/users_helper_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
+=begin require 'spec_helper'
 
 # Specs in this file have access to a helper object that includes
 # the Api::V1::UsersHelper. For example:
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe Api::V1::UsersHelper do
   pending "add some examples to (or delete) #{__FILE__}"
 end
+=end
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diff --git a/spec/helpers/password_resets_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/password_resets_helper_spec.rb
index a0df3dd..b87346e 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/password_resets_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/password_resets_helper_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
+=begin require 'spec_helper'
 
 # Specs in this file have access to a helper object that includes
 # the PasswordResetsHelper. For example:
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe PasswordResetsHelper do
   pending "add some examples to (or delete) #{__FILE__}"
 end
+=end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/views/password_resets/new.html.erb_spec.rb b/spec/views/password_resets/new.html.erb_spec.rb
index 38c6853..fcb6721 100644
--- a/spec/views/password_resets/new.html.erb_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/password_resets/new.html.erb_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
+=begin require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe "password_resets/new.html.erb" do
   pending "add some examples to (or delete) #{__FILE__}"
 end
+=end
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