Feature: Use rspec-core without rspec-mocks or rspec-expectations It is most common to use rspec-core with rspec-mocks and rspec-expectations, and rspec-core will take care of loading those libraries automatically if available, but rspec-core can be used just fine without either of those gems installed. Scenario: Use only rspec-core when only it is installed Given only rspec-core is installed And a file named "core_only_spec.rb" with: """ruby RSpec.describe "Only rspec-core is available" do it "it fails when an rspec-mocks API is used" do dbl = double("MyDouble") end it "it fails when an rspec-expectations API is used" do expect(1).to eq(1) end end """ When I run `rspec core_only_spec.rb` Then the output should contain "2 examples, 2 failures"