diff --git a/config/database.yml.example b/config/database.yml.example
index ba386c23..51a4dd45 100644
--- a/config/database.yml.example
+++ b/config/database.yml.example
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ development:
 # Do not set this db to the same as development or production.
 test:
   adapter: sqlite3
-  database: ":memory:"
+  database: db/test.sqlite3
   pool: 5
   timeout: 5000
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 4a3c03f8..da3d3021 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ Coveralls.wear!('rails')
 ENV['RAILS_ENV'] ||= 'test'
 require File.expand_path('../../config/environment', __FILE__)
 
-if Rails.configuration.database_configuration['test']['database'] == ':memory:'
-  load "#{Rails.root}/db/schema.rb"
-end
-
 require 'rspec/rails'
 
 # Requires supporting ruby files with custom matchers and macros, etc, in