diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 5a04a0f5f8..b5c9980374 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ group :development do
 end
 
 group :test do
-  gem "rspec-sidekiq", "~> 3"
   gem "simplecov", "~> 0.16"
 end
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 92b1e5f10f..2b31c79206 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -349,9 +349,6 @@ GEM
       rspec-expectations (~> 3.8.0)
       rspec-mocks (~> 3.8.0)
       rspec-support (~> 3.8.0)
-    rspec-sidekiq (3.0.3)
-      rspec-core (~> 3.0, >= 3.0.0)
-      sidekiq (>= 2.4.0)
     rspec-support (3.8.0)
     rubocop (0.64.0)
       jaro_winkler (~> 1.5.1)
@@ -477,7 +474,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails (~> 5.2)
   rinku (~> 2)
   rspec-rails (~> 3)
-  rspec-sidekiq (~> 3)
   simplecov (~> 0.16)
   uglifier (~> 4)
   webmock (~> 3)
diff --git a/spec/features/workflow/schedule_publishing_api_down_spec.rb b/spec/features/workflow/schedule_publishing_api_down_spec.rb
index e8d73cae3c..d773f33cf5 100644
--- a/spec/features/workflow/schedule_publishing_api_down_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/workflow/schedule_publishing_api_down_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 RSpec.feature "Schedule a document when Publishing API is down" do
   scenario do
-    given_there_is_an_edition_with_set_scheduled_publishing_datetime
+    given_there_is_an_edition_ready_to_schedule
     and_the_publishing_api_is_down
     when_i_visit_the_summary_page
     and_i_try_to_schedule_the_edition
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     and_the_document_has_not_been_scheduled
   end
 
-  def given_there_is_an_edition_with_set_scheduled_publishing_datetime
+  def given_there_is_an_edition_ready_to_schedule
     @datetime = Time.current.tomorrow
     @edition = create(:edition, scheduled_publishing_datetime: @datetime)
   end
diff --git a/spec/features/workflow/schedule_spec.rb b/spec/features/workflow/schedule_spec.rb
index f9535a1a50..c9c8536cc7 100644
--- a/spec/features/workflow/schedule_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/workflow/schedule_spec.rb
@@ -2,20 +2,16 @@
 
 RSpec.feature "Schedule an edition" do
   scenario do
-    given_there_is_an_edition_with_set_scheduled_publishing_datetime
+    given_there_is_an_edition_ready_to_schedule
     when_i_visit_the_summary_page
     and_i_click_on_schedule
     and_i_select_the_content_has_been_reviewed_option
     and_i_click_on_publish
-    then_i_see_a_confirmation_that_the_edition_has_been_scheduled
-
-    when_i_visit_the_summary_page
     then_i_see_the_edition_has_been_scheduled
-    and_i_can_no_longer_see_a_schedule_action
     and_i_can_no_longer_edit_the_content
   end
 
-  def given_there_is_an_edition_with_set_scheduled_publishing_datetime
+  def given_there_is_an_edition_ready_to_schedule
     @datetime = Time.current.tomorrow
     @edition = create(:edition, scheduled_publishing_datetime: @datetime)
     @request = stub_default_publishing_api_put_intent
@@ -37,25 +33,20 @@ def and_i_click_on_publish
     click_on "Publish"
   end
 
-  def then_i_see_a_confirmation_that_the_edition_has_been_scheduled
+  def then_i_see_the_edition_has_been_scheduled
     expect(page).to have_content(I18n.t!("schedule.scheduled.title"))
+    expect(Sidekiq::Worker.jobs.count).to eq 1
 
-    govuk_header_args = an_instance_of(Hash) # args from govuk_sidekiq gem
-    expect(ScheduledPublishingWorker)
-      .to have_enqueued_sidekiq_job(@edition.id, govuk_header_args)
-      .at(@datetime)
+    job = Sidekiq::Worker.jobs.first
+    expect(job["args"].first).to eq @edition.id
+    expect(job["at"].to_i).to eq @datetime.to_i
 
     assert_requested @request
-  end
 
-  def then_i_see_the_edition_has_been_scheduled
+    visit document_path(@edition.document)
     expect(page).to have_content(I18n.t!("user_facing_states.scheduled.name"))
   end
 
-  def and_i_can_no_longer_see_a_schedule_action
-    expect(page).not_to have_link("Schedule")
-  end
-
   def and_i_can_no_longer_edit_the_content
     expect(page).not_to have_link("Change Content")
   end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index ef55b44bd0..f005753f65 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 require "gds_api/test_helpers/publishing_api"
 require "gds_api/test_helpers/publishing_api_v2"
 require "gds_api/test_helpers/asset_manager"
+require "govuk_sidekiq/testing"
 
 Dir[Rails.root.join("spec", "support", "**", "*.rb")].each { |f| require f }
 SimpleCov.start
@@ -28,12 +29,6 @@
   /the server responded with a status of 422/i,
 ]
 
-Sidekiq::Logging.logger = nil
-
-RSpec::Sidekiq.configure do |config|
-  config.warn_when_jobs_not_processed_by_sidekiq = false
-end
-
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.expose_dsl_globally = false
   config.infer_spec_type_from_file_location!
@@ -60,6 +55,10 @@
     reset_authentication
   end
 
+  config.before :each do
+    Sidekiq::Worker.clear_all
+  end
+
   config.after :each, type: :feature, js: true do
     Capybara::Chromedriver::Logger::TestHooks.after_example!
   end