diff --git a/blueprints/app/files/tests/helpers/.gitkeep b/blueprints/app/files/tests/helpers/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/blueprints/app/files/tests/helpers/destroy-app.js b/blueprints/app/files/tests/helpers/destroy-app.js
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--- a/blueprints/app/files/tests/helpers/destroy-app.js
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-import { run } from '@ember/runloop';
-
-export default function destroyApp(application) {
-  run(application, 'destroy');
-}
diff --git a/blueprints/app/files/tests/helpers/module-for-acceptance.js b/blueprints/app/files/tests/helpers/module-for-acceptance.js
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--- a/blueprints/app/files/tests/helpers/module-for-acceptance.js
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-import { module } from 'qunit';
-import { resolve } from 'rsvp';
-import startApp from '../helpers/start-app';
-import destroyApp from '../helpers/destroy-app';
-
-export default function(name, options = {}) {
-  module(name, {
-    beforeEach() {
-      this.application = startApp();
-
-      if (options.beforeEach) {
-        return options.beforeEach.apply(this, arguments);
-      }
-    },
-
-    afterEach() {
-      let afterEach = options.afterEach && options.afterEach.apply(this, arguments);
-      return resolve(afterEach).then(() => destroyApp(this.application));
-    }
-  });
-}
diff --git a/blueprints/app/files/tests/helpers/start-app.js b/blueprints/app/files/tests/helpers/start-app.js
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--- a/blueprints/app/files/tests/helpers/start-app.js
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-import Application from '../../app';
-import config from '../../config/environment';
-import { merge } from '@ember/polyfills';
-import { run } from '@ember/runloop';
-
-export default function startApp(attrs) {
-  let attributes = merge({}, config.APP);
-  attributes.autoboot = true;
-  attributes = merge(attributes, attrs); // use defaults, but you can override;
-
-  return run(() => {
-    let application = Application.create(attributes);
-    application.setupForTesting();
-    application.injectTestHelpers();
-    return application;
-  });
-}