diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/array_helper_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/array_helper_test.php
index 62559de..9cd1596 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/array_helper_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/array_helper_test.php
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
-// OLD TEST FORMAT: DO NOT COPY
-
-require_once(BASEPATH.'helpers/array_helper.php');
-
-class Array_helper_test extends CI_TestCase
-{
+class Array_helper_test extends CI_TestCase {
+	
 	public function set_up()
 	{
+		$this->helper('array');
+
 		$this->my_array = array(
 			'foo'		=> 'bar',
 			'sally'		=> 'jim',
diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/date_helper_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/date_helper_test.php
index 662d164..17d1ef2 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/date_helper_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/date_helper_test.php
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 <?php
-require_once BASEPATH.'helpers/date_helper.php';
 
-class Date_helper_test extends CI_TestCase
-{
+class Date_helper_test extends CI_TestCase {
+
+	public function set_up()
+	{
+		$this->helper('date');
+	}
+
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	public function test_now_local()
diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/directory_helper_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/directory_helper_test.php
index 3fae81b..3937d29 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/directory_helper_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/directory_helper_test.php
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
-require_once 'vfsStream/vfsStream.php';
-require BASEPATH.'helpers/directory_helper.php';
-
-class Directory_helper_test extends CI_TestCase
-{
+class Directory_helper_test extends CI_TestCase {
+	
 	public function set_up()
 	{
+		$this->helper('directory');
+
 		vfsStreamWrapper::register();
 		vfsStreamWrapper::setRoot(new vfsStreamDirectory('testDir'));
 		
diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/email_helper_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/email_helper_test.php
index 7324e81..a01f3d5 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/email_helper_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/email_helper_test.php
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 
-require_once(BASEPATH.'helpers/email_helper.php');
+class Email_helper_test extends CI_TestCase {
 
-class Email_helper_test extends CI_TestCase
-{
-	
+	public function set_up()
+	{
+		$this->helper('email');
+	}
+
 	public function test_valid_email()
 	{
 		$this->assertEquals(FALSE, valid_email('test'));
diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/file_helper_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/file_helper_test.php
index a596a03..4b9c294 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/file_helper_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/file_helper_test.php
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
-require_once 'vfsStream/vfsStream.php';
-require BASEPATH.'helpers/file_helper.php';
+class File_helper_Test extends CI_TestCase {
 
-class File_helper_Test extends CI_TestCase
-{
 	public function set_up()
 	{
+		$this->helper('file');
+		
 		vfsStreamWrapper::register();
 		vfsStreamWrapper::setRoot(new vfsStreamDirectory('testDir'));
 		
diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/html_helper_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/html_helper_test.php
index 553fc2b..28974b0 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/html_helper_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/html_helper_test.php
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
-require_once(BASEPATH.'helpers/html_helper.php');
+class Html_helper_test extends CI_TestCase {
 
-class Html_helper_test extends CI_TestCase
-{
+	public function set_up()
+	{
+		$this->helper('html');
+	}
 	
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	
diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/inflector_helper_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/inflector_helper_test.php
index 472e28a..9e94787 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/inflector_helper_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/inflector_helper_test.php
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
-require_once(BASEPATH.'helpers/inflector_helper.php');
-
 class Inflector_helper_test extends CI_TestCase {
 	
+	public function set_up()
+	{
+		$this->helper('inflector');
+	}
 	
 	public function test_singular()
 	{
diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/number_helper_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/number_helper_test.php
index 3322b24..4bb9a91 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/number_helper_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/number_helper_test.php
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
-require_once BASEPATH.'helpers/number_helper.php';
-
-class Number_helper_test extends CI_TestCase
-{
+class Number_helper_test extends CI_TestCase {
 	
 	public function set_up()
 	{
+		$this->helper('number');
+		
 		// Grab the core lang class
 		$lang_cls = $this->ci_core_class('lang');
 		
diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/path_helper_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/path_helper_test.php
index 2e6cc63..632f575 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/path_helper_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/path_helper_test.php
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 
-require BASEPATH . 'helpers/path_helper.php';
+class Path_helper_test extends CI_TestCase {
 
-class Path_helper_test extends CI_TestCase 
-{
+	public function set_up()
+	{
+		$this->helper('path');
+	}
+
 	public function test_set_realpath()
 	{				
 		$expected = getcwd() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/string_helper_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/string_helper_test.php
index a884d62..29c3d65 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/string_helper_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/string_helper_test.php
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 
-require_once(BASEPATH.'helpers/string_helper.php');
+class String_helper_test extends CI_TestCase {
 
-class String_helper_test extends CI_TestCase
-{
+	public function set_up()
+	{
+		$this->helper('string');
+	}
+
 	public function test_strip_slashes()
 	{
 		$expected = array(
diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/text_helper_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/text_helper_test.php
index a0866e6..584066b 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/text_helper_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/text_helper_test.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 
-require_once(BASEPATH.'helpers/text_helper.php');
+class Text_helper_test extends CI_TestCase {
 
-class Text_helper_test extends CI_TestCase
-{
 	private $_long_string;
 	
 	public function set_up()
 	{
+		$this->helper('text');
+		
 		$this->_long_string = 'Once upon a time, a framework had no tests.  It sad.  So some nice people began to write tests.  The more time that went on, the happier it became.  Everyone was happy.';
 	}
 	
diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/url_helper_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/url_helper_test.php
index 51a8cc7..c561809 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/url_helper_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/url_helper_test.php
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 
-require_once(BASEPATH.'helpers/url_helper.php');
+class Url_helper_test extends CI_TestCase {
 
-class Url_helper_test extends CI_TestCase
-{
+	public function set_up()
+	{
+		$this->helper('url');
+	}
+
 	public function test_url_title()
 	{
 		$words = array(
diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/xml_helper_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/xml_helper_test.php
index 49f49e1..a83fef9 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/helpers/xml_helper_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/helpers/xml_helper_test.php
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
-require_once(BASEPATH.'helpers/xml_helper.php');
+class Xml_helper_test extends CI_TestCase {
 
-class Xml_helper_test extends CI_TestCase
-{
+	public function set_up()
+	{
+		$this->helper('xml');
+	}
 	
 	public function test_xml_convert()
 	{
diff --git a/tests/mocks/autoloader.php b/tests/mocks/autoloader.php
index 88070e5..bf3fbc5 100644
--- a/tests/mocks/autoloader.php
+++ b/tests/mocks/autoloader.php
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 //
 // Prototype :
 //
-// include_once('Mock_Core_Common') 					// Will load ./mocks/core/common.php
-// $mock_loader = new Mock_Core_Loader(); 				// Will load ./mocks/core/loader.php
+// include_once('Mock_Core_Loader') 					// Will load ./mocks/core/loader.php
 // $mock_table = new Mock_Libraries_Table(); 			// Will load ./mocks/libraries/table.php
 // $mock_database_driver = new Mock_Database_Driver();	// Will load ./mocks/database/driver.php 
 // and so on...
diff --git a/tests/mocks/ci_testcase.php b/tests/mocks/ci_testcase.php
index 5c83974..f327e6b 100644
--- a/tests/mocks/ci_testcase.php
+++ b/tests/mocks/ci_testcase.php
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@
 			$this->tear_down();
 		}
 	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	public static function instance()
+	{
+		return self::$ci_test_instance;
+	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 	
@@ -62,6 +69,13 @@
 			$this->ci_config[$key] = $val;
 		}
 	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	function ci_get_config()
+	{
+		return $this->ci_config;
+	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 	
@@ -153,19 +167,12 @@
 		self::$ci_test_instance = $this;
 		parent::runBare();
 	}
-	
+
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 	
-	public static function instance()
+	function helper($name)
 	{
-		return self::$ci_test_instance;
-	}
-	
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-	
-	function ci_get_config()
-	{
-		return $this->ci_config;
+		require_once(BASEPATH.'helpers/'.$name.'_helper.php');
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------