diff --git a/spec/jobs/subscription_placement_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/subscription_placement_job_spec.rb
index add647e934..685d6f4ded 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/subscription_placement_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/subscription_placement_job_spec.rb
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ describe SubscriptionPlacementJob do
     let!(:line_item2) { create(:line_item, order: order, variant: variant2, quantity: 3) }
     let!(:line_item3) { create(:line_item, order: order, variant: variant3, quantity: 3) }
 
-    before { Spree::Config.set(:allow_backorders, false) }
-
     context "when all items are available from the order cycle" do
       before { [variant1, variant2, variant3].each { |v| ex.variants << v } }
 
diff --git a/spec/services/subscription_form_spec.rb b/spec/services/subscription_form_spec.rb
index f6f4f4da6f..21ab30f285 100644
--- a/spec/services/subscription_form_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/subscription_form_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
 xdescribe SubscriptionForm do
   describe "creating a new subscription" do
     let!(:shop) { create(:distributor_enterprise) }
@@ -44,7 +46,6 @@ xdescribe SubscriptionForm do
     let(:form) { SubscriptionForm.new(subscription, params) }
 
     it "creates orders for each order cycle in the schedule" do
-      Spree::Config.set allow_backorders: false
       expect(form.save).to be true
 
       expect(subscription.proxy_orders.count).to be 2
@@ -61,11 +62,11 @@ xdescribe SubscriptionForm do
       proxy_order2 = subscription.proxy_orders.find_by_order_cycle_id(order_cycle2.id)
       expect(proxy_order2).to be_a ProxyOrder
       order2 = proxy_order2.initialise_order!
-      expect(order2.line_items.count).to be 3
+      expect(order2.line_items.count).to eq 3
       expect(order2.line_items.find_by_variant_id(variant3.id).quantity).to be 3
-      expect(order2.shipments.count).to be 1
+      expect(order2.shipments.count).to eq 1
       expect(order2.shipments.first.shipping_method).to eq shipping_method
-      expect(order2.payments.count).to be 1
+      expect(order2.payments.count).to eq 1
       expect(order2.payments.first.payment_method).to eq payment_method
       expect(order2.payments.first.state).to eq 'checkout'
       expect(order2.total).to eq 42
@@ -77,11 +78,11 @@ xdescribe SubscriptionForm do
       expect(proxy_order3).to be_a ProxyOrder
       order3 = proxy_order3.initialise_order!
       expect(order3).to be_a Spree::Order
-      expect(order3.line_items.count).to be 3
+      expect(order3.line_items.count).to eq 3
       expect(order2.line_items.find_by_variant_id(variant3.id).quantity).to be 3
-      expect(order3.shipments.count).to be 1
+      expect(order3.shipments.count).to eq 1
       expect(order3.shipments.first.shipping_method).to eq shipping_method
-      expect(order3.payments.count).to be 1
+      expect(order3.payments.count).to eq 1
       expect(order3.payments.first.payment_method).to eq payment_method
       expect(order3.payments.first.state).to eq 'checkout'
       expect(order3.total).to eq 31.50