diff --git a/spec/models/account_statuses_cleanup_policy_spec.rb b/spec/models/account_statuses_cleanup_policy_spec.rb
index c142a0359a..114ebb38fe 100644
--- a/spec/models/account_statuses_cleanup_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/account_statuses_cleanup_policy_spec.rb
@@ -339,14 +339,7 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesCleanupPolicy do
     end
 
     context 'when policy is set to keep DMs and reject everything else' do
-      before do
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_direct = true
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_pinned = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_polls = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_media = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_fav = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_bookmark = false
-      end
+      before { establish_policy(keep_direct: true) }
 
       it 'returns every old status except does not return the old direct message for deletion' do
         expect(subject.pluck(:id))
@@ -356,14 +349,7 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesCleanupPolicy do
     end
 
     context 'when policy is set to keep self-bookmarked toots and reject everything else' do
-      before do
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_direct = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_pinned = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_polls = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_media = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_fav = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_bookmark = true
-      end
+      before { establish_policy(keep_self_bookmark: true) }
 
       it 'returns every old status but does not return the old self-bookmarked message for deletion' do
         expect(subject.pluck(:id))
@@ -373,14 +359,7 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesCleanupPolicy do
     end
 
     context 'when policy is set to keep self-faved toots and reject everything else' do
-      before do
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_direct = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_pinned = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_polls = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_media = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_fav = true
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_bookmark = false
-      end
+      before { establish_policy(keep_self_fav: true) }
 
       it 'returns every old status but does not return the old self-faved message for deletion' do
         expect(subject.pluck(:id))
@@ -390,14 +369,7 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesCleanupPolicy do
     end
 
     context 'when policy is set to keep toots with media and reject everything else' do
-      before do
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_direct = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_pinned = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_polls = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_media = true
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_fav = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_bookmark = false
-      end
+      before { establish_policy(keep_media: true) }
 
       it 'returns every old status but does not return the old message with media for deletion' do
         expect(subject.pluck(:id))
@@ -407,14 +379,7 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesCleanupPolicy do
     end
 
     context 'when policy is set to keep toots with polls and reject everything else' do
-      before do
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_direct = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_pinned = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_polls = true
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_media = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_fav = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_bookmark = false
-      end
+      before { establish_policy(keep_polls: true) }
 
       it 'returns every old status but does not return the old poll message for deletion' do
         expect(subject.pluck(:id))
@@ -424,14 +389,7 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesCleanupPolicy do
     end
 
     context 'when policy is set to keep pinned toots and reject everything else' do
-      before do
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_direct = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_pinned = true
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_polls = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_media = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_fav = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_bookmark = false
-      end
+      before { establish_policy(keep_pinned: true) }
 
       it 'returns every old status but does not return the old pinned message for deletion' do
         expect(subject.pluck(:id))
@@ -441,14 +399,7 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesCleanupPolicy do
     end
 
     context 'when policy is to not keep any special messages' do
-      before do
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_direct = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_pinned = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_polls = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_media = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_fav = false
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_bookmark = false
-      end
+      before { establish_policy }
 
       it 'returns every old status but does not return the recent or unrelated statuses' do
         expect(subject.pluck(:id))
@@ -459,14 +410,7 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesCleanupPolicy do
     end
 
     context 'when policy is set to keep every category of toots' do
-      before do
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_direct = true
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_pinned = true
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_polls = true
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_media = true
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_fav = true
-        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.keep_self_bookmark = true
-      end
+      before { establish_policy(keep_direct: true, keep_pinned: true, keep_polls: true, keep_media: true, keep_self_fav: true, keep_self_bookmark: true) }
 
       it 'returns normal statuses and does not return unrelated old status' do
         expect(subject.pluck(:id))
@@ -502,5 +446,24 @@ RSpec.describe AccountStatusesCleanupPolicy do
           .and include(very_old_status.id, faved_primary.id, reblogged_primary.id, reblogged_secondary.id)
       end
     end
+
+    private
+
+    def establish_policy(options = {})
+      default_policy_options.merge(options).each do |attribute, value|
+        account_statuses_cleanup_policy.send :"#{attribute}=", value
+      end
+    end
+
+    def default_policy_options
+      {
+        keep_direct: false,
+        keep_media: false,
+        keep_pinned: false,
+        keep_polls: false,
+        keep_self_bookmark: false,
+        keep_self_fav: false,
+      }
+    end
   end
 end