diff --git a/app/views/settings/imports/index.html.haml b/app/views/settings/imports/index.html.haml
index ca815720fd..bfddd45460 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/imports/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/imports/index.html.haml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
           %th= t('imports.failures')
       %tbody
         - @recent_imports.each do |import|
-          %tr
+          %tr{ id: dom_id(import) }
             %td= t("imports.types.#{import.type}")
             %td
               - if import.state_unconfirmed?
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/accounts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/accounts_controller_spec.rb
index f241d261b1..89a7239f53 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/accounts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/accounts_controller_spec.rb
@@ -40,15 +40,16 @@ RSpec.describe Admin::AccountsController do
 
       expect(response)
         .to have_http_status(200)
-      expect(assigns(:accounts))
-        .to have_attributes(
-          count: eq(1),
-          klass: be(Account)
-        )
+      expect(accounts_table_rows.size)
+        .to eq(1)
       expect(AccountFilter)
         .to have_received(:new)
         .with(hash_including(params))
     end
+
+    def accounts_table_rows
+      Nokogiri::Slop(response.body).css('table.accounts-table tr')
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'GET #show' do
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/domain_allows_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/domain_allows_controller_spec.rb
index 6f82f322b5..036d229091 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/domain_allows_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/domain_allows_controller_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ RSpec.describe Admin::DomainAllowsController do
     it 'assigns a new domain allow' do
       get :new
 
-      expect(assigns(:domain_allow)).to be_instance_of(DomainAllow)
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/domain_blocks_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/domain_blocks_controller_spec.rb
index eb2c6265d1..a99ca6c641 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/domain_blocks_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/domain_blocks_controller_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ RSpec.describe Admin::DomainBlocksController do
     it 'assigns a new domain block' do
       get :new
 
-      expect(assigns(:domain_block)).to be_instance_of(DomainBlock)
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
     end
   end
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@ RSpec.describe Admin::DomainBlocksController do
     it 'returns http success' do
       get :edit, params: { id: domain_block.id }
 
-      expect(assigns(:domain_block)).to be_instance_of(DomainBlock)
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/export_domain_blocks_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/export_domain_blocks_controller_spec.rb
index bfcccfa06c..39195716c5 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/export_domain_blocks_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/export_domain_blocks_controller_spec.rb
@@ -42,11 +42,8 @@ RSpec.describe Admin::ExportDomainBlocksController do
         post :import, params: { admin_import: { data: fixture_file_upload('domain_blocks.csv') } }
       end
 
-      it 'renders page with expected domain blocks' do
-        expect(assigns(:domain_blocks).map { |block| [block.domain, block.severity.to_sym] }).to contain_exactly(['bad.domain', :silence], ['worse.domain', :suspend], ['reject.media', :noop])
-      end
-
-      it 'returns http success' do
+      it 'renders page with expected domain blocks and returns http success' do
+        expect(mapped_batch_table_rows).to contain_exactly(['bad.domain', :silence], ['worse.domain', :suspend], ['reject.media', :noop])
         expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
       end
     end
@@ -56,14 +53,19 @@ RSpec.describe Admin::ExportDomainBlocksController do
         post :import, params: { admin_import: { data: fixture_file_upload('domain_blocks_list.txt') } }
       end
 
-      it 'renders page with expected domain blocks' do
-        expect(assigns(:domain_blocks).map { |block| [block.domain, block.severity.to_sym] }).to contain_exactly(['bad.domain', :suspend], ['worse.domain', :suspend], ['reject.media', :suspend])
-      end
-
-      it 'returns http success' do
+      it 'renders page with expected domain blocks and returns http success' do
+        expect(mapped_batch_table_rows).to contain_exactly(['bad.domain', :suspend], ['worse.domain', :suspend], ['reject.media', :suspend])
         expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
       end
     end
+
+    def mapped_batch_table_rows
+      batch_table_rows.map { |row| [row.at_css('[id$=_domain]')['value'], row.at_css('[id$=_severity]')['value'].to_sym] }
+    end
+
+    def batch_table_rows
+      Nokogiri::Slop(response.body).css('body div.batch-table__row')
+    end
   end
 
   it 'displays error on no file selected' do
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/instances_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/instances_controller_spec.rb
index ca64dd90a0..a64bbb2c9f 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/instances_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/instances_controller_spec.rb
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@ RSpec.describe Admin::InstancesController do
     it 'renders instances' do
       get :index, params: { page: 2 }
 
-      instances = assigns(:instances).to_a
-      expect(instances.size).to eq 1
-      expect(instances[0].domain).to eq 'less.popular'
+      expect(instance_directory_links.size).to eq(1)
+      expect(instance_directory_links.first.text.strip).to match('less.popular')
 
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
     end
+
+    def instance_directory_links
+      Nokogiri::Slop(response.body).css('div.directory__tag a')
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'GET #show' do
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/invites_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/invites_controller_spec.rb
index 71748cbbec..8638f8e214 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/invites_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/invites_controller_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ describe Admin::InvitesController do
 
     it 'renders index page' do
       expect(subject).to render_template :index
-      expect(assigns(:invites)).to include invite
+      expect(response.body)
+        .to include(invite.code)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/reports_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/reports_controller_spec.rb
index 5849163b5f..67fb28e7a5 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/reports_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/reports_controller_spec.rb
@@ -13,39 +13,39 @@ describe Admin::ReportsController do
 
   describe 'GET #index' do
     it 'returns http success with no filters' do
-      specified = Fabricate(:report, action_taken_at: nil)
-      Fabricate(:report, action_taken_at: Time.now.utc)
+      specified = Fabricate(:report, action_taken_at: nil, comment: 'First report')
+      other = Fabricate(:report, action_taken_at: Time.now.utc, comment: 'Second report')
 
       get :index
 
-      reports = assigns(:reports).to_a
-      expect(reports.size).to eq 1
-      expect(reports[0]).to eq specified
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+      expect(response.body)
+        .to include(specified.comment)
+        .and not_include(other.comment)
     end
 
     it 'returns http success with resolved filter' do
-      specified = Fabricate(:report, action_taken_at: Time.now.utc)
-      Fabricate(:report, action_taken_at: nil)
+      specified = Fabricate(:report, action_taken_at: Time.now.utc, comment: 'First report')
+      other = Fabricate(:report, action_taken_at: nil, comment: 'Second report')
 
       get :index, params: { resolved: '1' }
 
-      reports = assigns(:reports).to_a
-      expect(reports.size).to eq 1
-      expect(reports[0]).to eq specified
-
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+      expect(response.body)
+        .to include(specified.comment)
+        .and not_include(other.comment)
     end
   end
 
   describe 'GET #show' do
     it 'renders report' do
-      report = Fabricate(:report)
+      report = Fabricate(:report, comment: 'A big problem')
 
       get :show, params: { id: report }
 
-      expect(assigns(:report)).to eq report
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+      expect(response.body)
+        .to include(report.comment)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/authorize_interactions_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/authorize_interactions_controller_spec.rb
index 5282a196a6..ed55df08d9 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/authorize_interactions_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/authorize_interactions_controller_spec.rb
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ describe AuthorizeInteractionsController do
 
         get :show, params: { acct: 'http://example.com' }
 
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(302)
-        expect(assigns(:resource)).to eq account
+        expect(response)
+          .to have_http_status(302)
+          .and redirect_to(web_url("@#{account.pretty_acct}"))
       end
 
       it 'sets resource from acct uri' do
@@ -58,8 +59,9 @@ describe AuthorizeInteractionsController do
 
         get :show, params: { acct: 'acct:found@hostname' }
 
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(302)
-        expect(assigns(:resource)).to eq account
+        expect(response)
+          .to have_http_status(302)
+          .and redirect_to(web_url("@#{account.pretty_acct}"))
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/concerns/account_controller_concern_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/concerns/account_controller_concern_spec.rb
index 6eb970dedb..122ef21e93 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/concerns/account_controller_concern_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/concerns/account_controller_concern_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe AccountControllerConcern do
     include AccountControllerConcern
 
     def success
-      head 200
+      render plain: @account.username # rubocop:disable RSpec/InstanceVariable
     end
   end
 
@@ -51,12 +51,13 @@ describe AccountControllerConcern do
   context 'when account is not suspended' do
     let(:account) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'username') }
 
-    it 'assigns @account, returns success, and sets link headers' do
+    it 'Prepares the account, returns success, and sets link headers' do
       get 'success', params: { account_username: account.username }
 
-      expect(assigns(:account)).to eq account
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
       expect(response.headers['Link'].to_s).to eq(expected_link_headers)
+      expect(response.body)
+        .to include(account.username)
     end
 
     def expected_link_headers
diff --git a/spec/controllers/settings/imports_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/settings/imports_controller_spec.rb
index 89ec39e54d..219b882e6d 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/settings/imports_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/settings/imports_controller_spec.rb
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ RSpec.describe Settings::ImportsController do
 
     it 'assigns the expected imports', :aggregate_failures do
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-      expect(assigns(:recent_imports)).to eq [import]
-      expect(assigns(:recent_imports)).to_not include(other_import)
       expect(response.headers['Cache-Control']).to include('private, no-store')
+      expect(response.body)
+        .to include("bulk_import_#{import.id}")
+        .and not_include("bulk_import_#{other_import.id}")
     end
   end
 
@@ -261,7 +262,8 @@ RSpec.describe Settings::ImportsController do
       it 'does not creates an unconfirmed bulk_import', :aggregate_failures do
         expect { subject }.to_not(change { user.account.bulk_imports.count })
 
-        expect(assigns(:import).errors).to_not be_empty
+        expect(response.body)
+          .to include('field_with_errors')
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/settings/two_factor_authentication/confirmations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/settings/two_factor_authentication/confirmations_controller_spec.rb
index 1b3b0cb0ae..1c8b483a0a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/settings/two_factor_authentication/confirmations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/settings/two_factor_authentication/confirmations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -9,11 +9,16 @@ describe Settings::TwoFactorAuthentication::ConfirmationsController do
     it 'renders the new view' do
       subject
 
-      expect(assigns(:confirmation)).to be_instance_of Form::TwoFactorConfirmation
-      expect(assigns(:provision_url)).to eq 'otpauth://totp/cb6e6126.ngrok.io:local-part%40domain?secret=thisisasecretforthespecofnewview&issuer=cb6e6126.ngrok.io'
-      expect(assigns(:qrcode)).to be_instance_of RQRCode::QRCode
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
       expect(response).to render_template(:new)
+      expect(response.body)
+        .to include(qr_code_markup)
+    end
+
+    def qr_code_markup
+      RQRCode::QRCode.new(
+        'otpauth://totp/cb6e6126.ngrok.io:local-part%40domain?secret=thisisasecretforthespecofnewview&issuer=cb6e6126.ngrok.io'
+      ).as_svg(padding: 0, module_size: 4)
     end
   end
 
@@ -61,10 +66,10 @@ describe Settings::TwoFactorAuthentication::ConfirmationsController do
             expect { post_create_with_options }
               .to change { user.reload.otp_secret }.to 'thisisasecretforthespecofnewview'
 
-            expect(assigns(:recovery_codes)).to eq otp_backup_codes
             expect(flash[:notice]).to eq 'Two-factor authentication successfully enabled'
             expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
             expect(response).to render_template('settings/two_factor_authentication/recovery_codes/index')
+            expect(response.body).to include(*otp_backup_codes)
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/settings/two_factor_authentication/recovery_codes_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/settings/two_factor_authentication/recovery_codes_controller_spec.rb
index 28a40e138c..dbc2e3059c 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/settings/two_factor_authentication/recovery_codes_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/settings/two_factor_authentication/recovery_codes_controller_spec.rb
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ describe Settings::TwoFactorAuthentication::RecoveryCodesController do
       sign_in user, scope: :user
       post :create, session: { challenge_passed_at: Time.now.utc }
 
-      expect(assigns(:recovery_codes)).to eq otp_backup_codes
       expect(flash[:notice]).to eq 'Recovery codes successfully regenerated'
       expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
       expect(response).to render_template(:index)
+      expect(response.body)
+        .to include(*otp_backup_codes)
     end
 
     it 'redirects when not signed in' do