diff --git a/test/helpers.js b/test/helpers.js
index 5500563..180b780 100644
--- a/test/helpers.js
+++ b/test/helpers.js
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-(function(global) {
-
-global.parses = function(parser, input, expected) {
+parses = function(parser, input, expected) {
   deepEqual(parser.parse(input), expected);
 };
 
-global.doesNotParse = function(parser, input) {
+doesNotParse = function(parser, input) {
   raises(function() { parser.parse(input); }, parser.SyntaxError);
 };
 
-global.doesNotParseWithMessage = function(parser, input, message) {
+doesNotParseWithMessage = function(parser, input, message) {
   raises(
     function() { parser.parse(input); },
     function(e) {
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ global.doesNotParseWithMessage = function(parser, input, message) {
   );
 };
 
-global.doesNotParseWithPos = function(parser, input, line, column) {
+doesNotParseWithPos = function(parser, input, line, column) {
   raises(
     function() { parser.parse(input); },
     function(e) {
@@ -28,16 +26,14 @@ global.doesNotParseWithPos = function(parser, input, line, column) {
   );
 };
 
-global.parserParses = function(input, expected) {
-  global.parses(PEG.parser, input, expected);
+parserParses = function(input, expected) {
+  parses(PEG.parser, input, expected);
 };
 
-global.parserDoesNotParse = function(input) {
-  global.doesNotParse(PEG.parser, input);
-}
-
-global.parserDoesNotParseWithMessage = function(input, message) {
-  global.doesNotParseWithMessage(PEG.parser, input, message);
-}
+parserDoesNotParse = function(input) {
+  doesNotParse(PEG.parser, input);
+};
 
-})(this);
+parserDoesNotParseWithMessage = function(input, message) {
+  doesNotParseWithMessage(PEG.parser, input, message);
+};