diff --git a/spec/command_integration_spec.rb b/spec/command_integration_spec.rb
index cca00136b..a3f09dba4 100644
--- a/spec/command_integration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/command_integration_spec.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 describe "commands" do
+  CommandHelper = Struct.new(:bs1, :bs2, :bs3, :self, :bong) do
+    def reset
+      @bs1, @bs2, @bs3, @self, @bong = nil
+    end
+  end.new
+
   before do
     @str_output = StringIO.new
     @o = Object.new
 
     # Shortcuts. They save a lot of typing.
-    @bs1 = "Pad.bs1 = pry_instance.binding_stack.dup"
-    @bs2 = "Pad.bs2 = pry_instance.binding_stack.dup"
-    @bs3 = "Pad.bs3 = pry_instance.binding_stack.dup"
+    @bs1 = "CommandHelper.bs1 = pry_instance.binding_stack.dup"
+    @bs2 = "CommandHelper.bs2 = pry_instance.binding_stack.dup"
+    @bs3 = "CommandHelper.bs3 = pry_instance.binding_stack.dup"
 
-    @self = "Pad.self = self"
+    @self = "CommandHelper.self = self"
 
     @command_tester = Pry::CommandSet.new do
       command "command1", "command 1 test" do
@@ -22,11 +28,11 @@
       end
     end
 
-    Pad.bong = "bong"
+    CommandHelper.bong = "bong"
   end
 
   after do
-    Pad.clear
+    CommandHelper.reset
     Pry.reset_defaults
   end
 
@@ -126,9 +132,9 @@
         Pry.start(@o, commands: set)
       end
 
-      expect(Pad.bs1.size).to eq 7
-      expect(Pad.self).to eq @o
-      expect(Pad.bs2.size).to eq 1
+      expect(CommandHelper.bs1.size).to eq 7
+      expect(CommandHelper.self).to eq @o
+      expect(CommandHelper.bs2.size).to eq 1
     end
 
     it 'should allow running of cd command when contained in a single string' do
@@ -143,9 +149,9 @@
         Pry.start(@o, commands: set)
       end
 
-      expect(Pad.bs1.size).to eq 7
-      expect(Pad.self).to eq @o
-      expect(Pad.bs2.size).to eq 1
+      expect(CommandHelper.bs1.size).to eq 7
+      expect(CommandHelper.self).to eq @o
+      expect(CommandHelper.bs2.size).to eq 1
     end
 
     it 'should allow running of cd command when split into array' do
@@ -160,9 +166,9 @@
         Pry.start(@o, commands: set)
       end
 
-      expect(Pad.bs1.size).to eq 7
-      expect(Pad.self).to eq @o
-      expect(Pad.bs2.size).to eq 1
+      expect(CommandHelper.bs1.size).to eq 7
+      expect(CommandHelper.self).to eq @o
+      expect(CommandHelper.bs2.size).to eq 1
     end
 
     it 'should run a command from within a command' do
@@ -239,7 +245,7 @@
     end
 
     # rubocop:disable Lint/InterpolationCheck
-    expect(pry_tester(commands: set).eval('hello #{Pad.bong}')).to match(/bong/)
+    expect(pry_tester(commands: set).eval('hello #{CommandHelper.bong}')).to match(/bong/)
     # rubocop:enable Lint/InterpolationCheck
   end
 
@@ -268,8 +274,8 @@
     end
 
     # rubocop:disable Lint/InterpolationCheck
-    expect(pry_tester(commands: set).eval('hello #{Pad.bong}'))
-      .to match(/Pad\.bong/)
+    expect(pry_tester(commands: set).eval('hello #{CommandHelper.bong}'))
+      .to match(/CommandHelper\.bong/)
     # rubocop:enable Lint/InterpolationCheck
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/commands/edit_spec.rb b/spec/commands/edit_spec.rb
index cc40bd0e9..1eddd10cc 100644
--- a/spec/commands/edit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/commands/edit_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 require 'tempfile'
 
 describe "edit" do
+  EditHelper = Struct.new(:required, :counter, :le) do
+    def reset
+      @required, @counter, @ie = nil
+    end
+  end.new
+
   before do
     @old_editor = Pry.config.editor
     @file = @line = @contents = nil
@@ -76,65 +82,65 @@
         Pry.config.editor = lambda { |file, _line|
           File.open(file, 'w') { |f| f << 'require_relative "baz.rb"' }
           File.open(file.gsub('bar.rb', 'baz.rb'), 'w') do |f|
-            f << "Pad.required = true; FileUtils.rm(__FILE__)"
+            f << "EditHelper.required = true; FileUtils.rm(__FILE__)"
           end
           nil
         }
         pry_eval "edit #{@tf_path}"
-        expect(Pad.required).to eq true
+        expect(EditHelper.required).to eq true
       end
     end
 
     describe do
       before do
-        Pad.counter = 0
+        EditHelper.counter = 0
         Pry.config.editor = lambda { |file, _line|
-          File.open(file, 'w') { |f| f << "Pad.counter = Pad.counter + 1" }
+          File.open(file, 'w') { |f| f << "EditHelper.counter = EditHelper.counter + 1" }
           nil
         }
       end
 
       it "should reload the file if it is a ruby file" do
         temp_file do |tf|
-          counter = Pad.counter
+          counter = EditHelper.counter
           path    = tf.path
 
           pry_eval "edit #{path}"
 
-          expect(Pad.counter).to eq counter + 1
+          expect(EditHelper.counter).to eq counter + 1
         end
       end
 
       it "should not reload the file if it is not a ruby file" do
         temp_file('.py') do |tf|
-          counter = Pad.counter
+          counter = EditHelper.counter
           path    = tf.path
 
           pry_eval "edit #{path}"
 
-          expect(Pad.counter).to eq counter
+          expect(EditHelper.counter).to eq counter
         end
       end
 
       it "should not reload a ruby file if -n is given" do
         temp_file do |tf|
-          counter = Pad.counter
+          counter = EditHelper.counter
           path    = tf.path
 
           pry_eval "edit -n #{path}"
 
-          expect(Pad.counter).to eq counter
+          expect(EditHelper.counter).to eq counter
         end
       end
 
       it "should reload a non-ruby file if -r is given" do
         temp_file('.pryrc') do |tf|
-          counter = Pad.counter
+          counter = EditHelper.counter
           path    = tf.path
 
           pry_eval "edit -r #{path}"
 
-          expect(Pad.counter).to eq counter + 1
+          expect(EditHelper.counter).to eq counter + 1
         end
       end
     end
@@ -212,16 +218,16 @@ def last_exception
           nil
         }
 
-        Pad.le = @t.last_exception
+        EditHelper.le = @t.last_exception
         redirect_pry_io(InputTester.new("def broken_method", "binding.pry", "end",
                                         "broken_method",
-                                        "pry_instance.last_exception = Pad.le",
+                                        "pry_instance.last_exception = EditHelper.le",
                                         "edit --ex -n", "exit-all", "exit-all")) do
           Object.new.pry
         end
 
         expect(source_location).to contain_exactly(%r{(/private)?#{@path}}, 3)
-        Pad.clear
+        EditHelper.reset
       end
 
       it "should not reload the file if -n is passed" do
diff --git a/spec/commands/hist_spec.rb b/spec/commands/hist_spec.rb
index c6153c7bf..9e1c0ade8 100644
--- a/spec/commands/hist_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/commands/hist_spec.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def next_input
     @hist.push "cd 2"
 
     @t.eval("hist --replay 0..2")
-    stack = @t.eval("Pad.stack = pry_instance.binding_stack.dup")
+    stack = @t.eval("stack = pry_instance.binding_stack.dup")
     expect(stack.map { |b| b.eval("self") }).to eq [TOPLEVEL_BINDING.eval("self"), 1, 2]
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/commands/raise_up_spec.rb b/spec/commands/raise_up_spec.rb
index d3834f0b1..3f675c5f3 100644
--- a/spec/commands/raise_up_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/commands/raise_up_spec.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 describe "raise-up" do
+  RaiseHelper = Struct.new(:self, :inner, :outer, :deep) do
+    def reset
+      @self, @inner, @outer, @deep = nil
+    end
+  end.new
+
   before do
-    @self  = "Pad.self = self"
-    @inner = "Pad.inner = self"
-    @outer = "Pad.outer = self"
+    @self  = "RaiseHelper.self = self"
+    @inner = "RaiseHelper.inner = self"
+    @outer = "RaiseHelper.outer = self"
   end
 
   after do
-    Pad.clear
+    RaiseHelper.reset
   end
 
   it "should raise the exception with raise-up" do
@@ -29,8 +35,8 @@
       Pry.start(:outer)
     end
 
-    expect(Pad.inner).to eq :inner
-    expect(Pad.outer).to eq :outer
+    expect(RaiseHelper.inner).to eq :inner
+    expect(RaiseHelper.outer).to eq :outer
   end
 
   it "should raise the most recently raised exception" do
@@ -40,15 +46,15 @@
 
   it "should allow you to cd up and (eventually) out" do
     redirect_pry_io(InputTester.new("cd :inner", "raise NoMethodError", @inner,
-                                    "deep = :deep", "cd deep", "Pad.deep = self",
+                                    "deep = :deep", "cd deep", "RaiseHelper.deep = self",
                                     "raise-up NoMethodError", "raise-up", @outer,
                                     "raise-up", "exit-all")) do
       expect { Pry.start(:outer) }.to raise_error NoMethodError
     end
 
-    expect(Pad.deep).to  eq :deep
-    expect(Pad.inner).to eq :inner
-    expect(Pad.outer).to eq :outer
+    expect(RaiseHelper.deep).to  eq :deep
+    expect(RaiseHelper.inner).to eq :inner
+    expect(RaiseHelper.outer).to eq :outer
   end
 
   it "should jump immediately out of nested contexts with !" do
diff --git a/spec/commands/show_source_spec.rb b/spec/commands/show_source_spec.rb
index e6b8acffe..a092b9492 100644
--- a/spec/commands/show_source_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/commands/show_source_spec.rb
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ def @o.sample_method
     Object.const_set(:Test, Module.new)
   end
 
-  after do
-    Pad.clear
-  end
-
   it "should output a method's source" do
     expect(pry_eval(binding, 'show-source @o.sample_method')).to match(/def @o.sample/)
   end
diff --git a/spec/commands/whereami_spec.rb b/spec/commands/whereami_spec.rb
index fd351d0f3..8ecced53e 100644
--- a/spec/commands/whereami_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/commands/whereami_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 describe "whereami" do
   it 'should work with methods that have been undefined' do
+    Pad = Struct.new(:binding).new
+
     class Cor
       def blimey!
         Cor.send :undef_method, :blimey!
diff --git a/spec/hooks_spec.rb b/spec/hooks_spec.rb
index 16af79a46..903cbcdf9 100644
--- a/spec/hooks_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/hooks_spec.rb
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ class << o; attr_accessor :value; end
 
     describe "after_session hook" do
       it 'should always run, even if uncaught exception bubbles out of repl' do
-        o = OpenStruct.new
-        o.great_escape = Class.new(StandardError)
+        class MyCustomException < StandardError; end
+        o = double(great_escape: MyCustomException)
 
         old_ew = Pry.config.unrescued_exceptions
         Pry.config.unrescued_exceptions << o.great_escape
diff --git a/spec/pry_spec.rb b/spec/pry_spec.rb
index 471da6f90..6559f07c2 100644
--- a/spec/pry_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/pry_spec.rb
@@ -127,8 +127,9 @@ class Hello
       end
 
       it 'should be able to operate inside the BasicObject class' do
-        pry_eval(BasicObject, ":foo", "Pad.obj = _")
-        expect(Pad.obj).to eq :foo
+        ObjectStore = Struct.new(:obj).new
+        pry_eval(BasicObject, ":foo", "ObjectStore.obj = _")
+        expect(ObjectStore.obj).to eq :foo
       end
 
       it 'should set an ivar on an object' do
@@ -323,10 +324,11 @@ class Hello
         end
 
         it 'store exceptions' do
-          mock_pry("foo!", "Pad.in = _in_[-1]; Pad.out = _out_[-1]")
+          InOut = Struct.new(:in, :out).new
+          mock_pry("foo!", "InOut.in = _in_[-1]; InOut.out = _out_[-1]")
 
-          expect(Pad.in).to eq "foo!\n"
-          expect(Pad.out).to be_a_kind_of NoMethodError
+          expect(InOut.in).to eq "foo!\n"
+          expect(InOut.out).to be_a_kind_of NoMethodError
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 0e28394cc..f0d93fdd3 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 require 'pry/testable'
 require 'English'
 require 'stringio'
-require 'ostruct'
 
 Dir['./spec/support/**/*.rb'].map do |file|
   require file
@@ -20,8 +19,6 @@ class Module
   # rubocop:enable Style/AccessModifierDeclarations
 end
 
-Pad = OpenStruct.new
-
 # to help with tracking down bugs that cause an infinite loop in the test suite
 if ENV["SET_TRACE_FUNC"]
   set_trace_func(