diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 2b1b7cd8d..bfe64b186 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ group :system_tests do
     gem 'beaker-rspec',  :require => false
   end
   gem 'serverspec',    :require => false
+  gem 'beaker-puppet_install_helper', :require => false
 end
 
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
index 66d1d7c43..4243cd2ca 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
@@ -1,25 +1,8 @@
 require 'beaker-rspec/spec_helper'
 require 'beaker-rspec/helpers/serverspec'
+require 'beaker/puppet_install_helper'
 
-
-unless ENV['RS_PROVISION'] == 'no'
-  # This will install the latest available package on el and deb based
-  # systems fail on windows and osx, and install via gem on other *nixes
-  foss_opts = {
-    :default_action => 'gem_install',
-    :version        => (ENV['PUPPET_VERSION'] || '3.8.1'),
-  }
-
-  if default.is_pe?; then install_pe; else install_puppet( foss_opts ); end
-
-  hosts.each do |host|
-    if host['platform'] =~ /debian/
-      on host, 'echo \'export PATH=/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin/:${PATH}\' >> ~/.bashrc'
-    end
-
-    on host, "mkdir -p #{host['distmoduledir']}"
-  end
-end
+run_puppet_install_helper
 
 UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORMS = ['Suse','windows','AIX','Solaris']