diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 6665e969..4f422057 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -13,10 +13,22 @@ task :default => ['testapp:create', :spec]
 namespace :testapp do
   desc 'Create a dummy rails application for testing in /tmp'
   task :create do
+    options = %w[
+      --skip-action-cable
+      --skip-action-text
+      --skip-active-job
+      --skip-active-storage
+      --skip-asset-pipeline
+      --skip-bundle
+      --skip-git
+      --skip-javascript
+      --skip-sprockets
+      --skip-webpack-install
+    ]
     FileUtils.mkdir_p('tmp/aruba')
     Dir.chdir('tmp') do
       FileUtils.rm_rf('railsapp')
-      sh 'rails new railsapp --skip-bundle --skip-javascript --skip-webpack-install --skip-git'
+      sh "rails new railsapp #{options.join(' ')}"
     end
     FileUtils.cp_r('spec/fixtures/railsapp/.', 'tmp/railsapp/')
     FileUtils.rm('tmp/railsapp/Gemfile')
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/railsapp/config/application.rb b/spec/fixtures/railsapp/config/application.rb
index b45bceea..6e0234f2 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/railsapp/config/application.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/railsapp/config/application.rb
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 require_relative 'boot'
 
-require 'rails/all'
+require "rails"
+# Pick the frameworks you want:
+require "active_model/railtie"
+# require "active_job/railtie"
+require "active_record/railtie"
+# require "active_storage/engine"
+require "action_controller/railtie"
+# require "action_mailer/railtie"
+require "action_view/railtie"
+# require "action_cable/engine"
+# require "sprockets/railtie"
+# require "rails/test_unit/railtie"
 
-# Require the gems listed in Gemfile, including any gems
-# you've limited to :test, :development, or :production.
 Bundler.require(*Rails.groups)
 
 module Railsapp
   class Application < Rails::Application
-    # Initialize configuration defaults for originally generated Rails version.
     config.active_record.schema_format = :sql
-    # Settings in config/environments/* take precedence over those specified here.
-    # Application configuration should go into files in config/initializers
-    # -- all .rb files in that directory are automatically loaded.
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/railsapp/config/environments/development.rb b/spec/fixtures/railsapp/config/environments/development.rb
index 6d4fb2c5..00adfcf7 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/railsapp/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/railsapp/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -12,27 +12,9 @@
   # Show full error reports.
   config.consider_all_requests_local = true
 
-  # Don't care if the mailer can't send.
-  config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false
-
   # Print deprecation notices to the Rails logger.
   config.active_support.deprecation = :log
 
   # Raise an error on page load if there are pending migrations.
   config.active_record.migration_error = :page_load
-
-  # Debug mode disables concatenation and preprocessing of assets.
-  # This option may cause significant delays in view rendering with a large
-  # number of complex assets.
-  config.assets.debug = true if Rails.version < '7.0'
-
-  # Suppress logger output for asset requests.
-  config.assets.quiet = true if Rails.version < '7.0'
-
-  # Raises error for missing translations
-  # config.action_view.raise_on_missing_translations = true
-
-  # Use an evented file watcher to asynchronously detect changes in source code,
-  # routes, locales, etc. This feature depends on the listen gem.
-  # config.file_watcher = ActiveSupport::EventedFileUpdateChecker
 end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/railsapp/config/initializers/assets.rb b/spec/fixtures/railsapp/config/initializers/assets.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index ea9979e6..00000000
--- a/spec/fixtures/railsapp/config/initializers/assets.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-## this file overrides the default initialization of assets.rb
-
-Rails.application.config.assets.version = "1.0" if Rails.version < '7.0'