--- a/spec/repository_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/repository_spec.rb
@@ -18,39 +18,27 @@ describe Piston::Repository do
   it "should report it does not exist when used on a repository which does not exist" do
     Piston::Repository.new("file:///path/to/some/repos").should_not exist
   end
-
-  it "should report it exists when used on a repository which was created" do
-    @repos = Piston::Repository.new("file://#{File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))}/tmp/repos")
-    @repos.create!
-    @repos.should exist
-  end
 end
 
 describe Piston::Repository, "with a file:/// URL" do
   it_should_behave_like "A local repository"
 
+  it "should report it exists when used on a repository which was created" do
+    @repos.should exist
+  end
+
   it "should create the repository on-disk" do
-    @repos.create!
     File.directory?(@repos_dir).should == true
   end
 
   it "should raise an exception if the directory already exists" do
-    @repos.create!
     lambda { @repos.create! }.should raise_error(Piston::Repository::DirectoryAlreadyExists)
   end
-
-  it "should return self from #create!" do
-    @repos.create!.should == @repos
-  end
 end
 
 describe Piston::Repository, "with a newly created local repository" do
   it_should_behave_like "A local repository"
 
-  before do
-    @repos.create!
-  end
-
   it "should report the current revision number" do
     @repos.youngest.should == 0
   end