diff --git a/spec/classes/mod/status_spec.rb b/spec/classes/mod/status_spec.rb
index 5db47bb4..1764320d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/mod/status_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/mod/status_spec.rb
@@ -1,350 +1,350 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 # Helper function for testing the contents of `status.conf`
 # Apache < 2.4
-def status_conf_spec(allow_from, extended_status, status_path)
+shared_examples 'status_conf_spec' do |allow_from, extended_status, status_path|
   expected =
     "<Location #{status_path}>\n"\
     "    SetHandler server-status\n"\
     "    Order deny,allow\n"\
     "    Deny from all\n"\
     "    Allow from #{Array(allow_from).join(' ')}\n"\
     "</Location>\n"\
     "ExtendedStatus #{extended_status}\n"\
     "\n"\
     "<IfModule mod_proxy.c>\n"\
     "    # Show Proxy LoadBalancer status in mod_status\n"\
     "    ProxyStatus On\n"\
     "</IfModule>\n"
   it('status conf') do
     is_expected.to contain_file('status.conf').with_content(expected)
   end
 end
 
 # Apache >= 2.4
 def require_directives(requires)
   if requires == :undef
     "    Require ip 127.0.0.1 ::1\n"
   elsif requires.is_a?(String)
     if ['', 'unmanaged'].include? requires.downcase
       ''
     else
       "    Require #{requires}\n"
     end
   elsif requires.is_a?(Array)
     requires.map { |req| "    Require #{req}\n" }.join('')
   elsif requires.is_a?(Hash)
     if requires.key?(:enforce)
       \
       "    <Require#{requires[:enforce].capitalize}>\n" + \
         requires[:requires].map { |req| "        Require #{req}\n" }.join('') + \
         "    </Require#{requires[:enforce].capitalize}>\n"
     else
       requires[:requires].map { |req| "    Require #{req}\n" }.join('')
     end
   end
 end
 
-def status_conf_spec_require(requires, extended_status, status_path)
+shared_examples 'status_conf_spec_require' do |requires, extended_status, status_path|
   expected =
     "<Location #{status_path}>\n"\
     "    SetHandler server-status\n"\
     "#{require_directives(requires)}"\
     "</Location>\n"\
     "ExtendedStatus #{extended_status}\n"\
     "\n"\
     "<IfModule mod_proxy.c>\n"\
     "    # Show Proxy LoadBalancer status in mod_status\n"\
     "    ProxyStatus On\n"\
     "</IfModule>\n"
   it('status conf require') do
     is_expected.to contain_file('status.conf').with_content(expected)
   end
 end
 
 describe 'apache::mod::status', type: :class do
   it_behaves_like 'a mod class, without including apache'
 
   context 'default configuration with parameters' do
     context 'on a Debian 6 OS with default params' do
       let :facts do
         {
           osfamily: 'Debian',
           operatingsystemrelease: '6',
           lsbdistcodename: 'squeeze',
           operatingsystem: 'Debian',
           id: 'root',
           kernel: 'Linux',
           path: '/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin',
           is_pe: false,
         }
       end
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('status') }
 
-      status_conf_spec(['127.0.0.1', '::1'], 'On', '/server-status')
+      include_examples 'status_conf_spec', ['127.0.0.1', '::1'], 'On', '/server-status'
 
       it {
         is_expected.to contain_file('status.conf').with(ensure: 'file',
                                                         path: '/etc/apache2/mods-available/status.conf')
       }
 
       it {
         is_expected.to contain_file('status.conf symlink').with(ensure: 'link',
                                                                 path: '/etc/apache2/mods-enabled/status.conf')
       }
     end
 
     context 'on a RedHat 6 OS with default params' do
       let :facts do
         {
           osfamily: 'RedHat',
           operatingsystemrelease: '6',
           operatingsystem: 'RedHat',
           id: 'root',
           kernel: 'Linux',
           path: '/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin',
           is_pe: false,
         }
       end
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('status') }
 
-      status_conf_spec(['127.0.0.1', '::1'], 'On', '/server-status')
+      include_examples 'status_conf_spec', ['127.0.0.1', '::1'], 'On', '/server-status'
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_file('status.conf').with_path('/etc/httpd/conf.d/status.conf') }
     end
 
     valid_requires = {
       undef: :undef,
       empty: '',
       unmanaged: 'unmanaged',
       string: 'ip 127.0.0.1 192.168',
       array: [
         'ip 127.0.0.1',
         'ip ::1',
         'host localhost',
       ],
       hash: {
         requires: [
           'ip 10.1',
           'host somehost',
         ],
       },
       enforce: {
         enforce: 'all',
         requires: [
           'ip 127.0.0.1',
           'host localhost',
         ],
       },
     }
     valid_requires.each do |req_key, req_value|
       context "on a Debian 8 OS with default params and #{req_key} requires" do
         let :facts do
           {
             osfamily: 'Debian',
             operatingsystemrelease: '8',
             lsbdistcodename: 'squeeze',
             operatingsystem: 'Debian',
             id: 'root',
             kernel: 'Linux',
             path: '/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin',
             is_pe: false,
           }
         end
 
         let :params do
           {
             requires: req_value,
           }
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('status') }
 
-        status_conf_spec_require(req_value, 'On', '/server-status')
+        include_examples 'status_conf_spec_require', req_value, 'On', '/server-status'
 
         it {
           is_expected.to contain_file('status.conf').with(ensure: 'file',
                                                           path: '/etc/apache2/mods-available/status.conf')
         }
 
         it {
           is_expected.to contain_file('status.conf symlink').with(ensure: 'link',
                                                                   path: '/etc/apache2/mods-enabled/status.conf')
         }
       end
 
       context "on a RedHat 7 OS with default params and #{req_key} requires" do
         let :facts do
           {
             osfamily: 'RedHat',
             operatingsystemrelease: '7',
             operatingsystem: 'RedHat',
             id: 'root',
             kernel: 'Linux',
             path: '/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin',
             is_pe: false,
           }
         end
 
         let :params do
           {
             requires: req_value,
           }
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('status') }
 
-        status_conf_spec_require(req_value, 'On', '/server-status')
+        include_examples 'status_conf_spec_require', req_value, 'On', '/server-status'
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_file('status.conf').with_path('/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/status.conf') }
       end
 
       context "on a RedHat 8 OS with default params and #{req_key} requires" do
         let :facts do
           {
             osfamily: 'RedHat',
             operatingsystemrelease: '8',
             operatingsystem: 'RedHat',
             id: 'root',
             kernel: 'Linux',
             path: '/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin',
             is_pe: false,
           }
         end
 
         let :params do
           {
             requires: req_value,
           }
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('status') }
 
-        status_conf_spec_require(req_value, 'On', '/server-status')
+        include_examples 'status_conf_spec_require', req_value, 'On', '/server-status'
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_file('status.conf').with_path('/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/status.conf') }
       end
     end
 
     context "with custom parameters $allow_from => ['10.10.10.10','11.11.11.11'], $extended_status => 'Off', $status_path => '/custom-status'" do
       let :facts do
         {
           osfamily: 'Debian',
           operatingsystemrelease: '6',
           lsbdistcodename: 'squeeze',
           operatingsystem: 'Debian',
           id: 'root',
           kernel: 'Linux',
           path: '/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin',
           is_pe: false,
         }
       end
       let :params do
         {
           allow_from: ['10.10.10.10', '11.11.11.11'],
           extended_status: 'Off',
           status_path: '/custom-status',
         }
       end
 
       it { is_expected.to compile }
 
-      status_conf_spec(['10.10.10.10', '11.11.11.11'], 'Off', '/custom-status')
+      include_examples 'status_conf_spec', ['10.10.10.10', '11.11.11.11'], 'Off', '/custom-status'
     end
 
     context "with valid parameter type $allow_from => ['10.10.10.10']" do
       let :facts do
         {
           osfamily: 'Debian',
           operatingsystemrelease: '6',
           lsbdistcodename: 'squeeze',
           operatingsystem: 'Debian',
           id: 'root',
           kernel: 'Linux',
           path: '/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin',
           is_pe: false,
         }
       end
       let :params do
         { allow_from: ['10.10.10.10'] }
       end
 
       it 'expects to succeed array validation' do
         is_expected.to compile
       end
     end
 
     context "with invalid parameter type $allow_from => '10.10.10.10'" do
       let :facts do
         {
           osfamily: 'Debian',
           operatingsystemrelease: '6',
           operatingsystem: 'Debian',
           id: 'root',
           kernel: 'Linux',
           path: '/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin',
           is_pe: false,
         }
       end
       let :params do
         { allow_from: '10.10.10.10' }
       end
 
       it 'expects to fail array validation' do
         is_expected.to compile.and_raise_error(%r{allow_from})
       end
     end
 
     # Only On or Off are valid options
     ['On', 'Off'].each do |valid_param|
       context "with valid value $extended_status => '#{valid_param}'" do
         let :facts do
           {
             osfamily: 'Debian',
             operatingsystemrelease: '6',
             lsbdistcodename: 'squeeze',
             operatingsystem: 'Debian',
             id: 'root',
             kernel: 'Linux',
             path: '/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin',
             is_pe: false,
           }
         end
         let :params do
           { extended_status: valid_param }
         end
 
         it 'expects to succeed regular expression validation' do
           is_expected.to compile
         end
       end
     end
 
     ['Yes', 'No'].each do |invalid_param|
       context "with invalid value $extended_status => '#{invalid_param}'" do
         let :facts do
           {
             osfamily: 'Debian',
             operatingsystemrelease: '6',
             operatingsystem: 'Debian',
             id: 'root',
             kernel: 'Linux',
             path: '/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin',
             is_pe: false,
           }
         end
         let :params do
           { extended_status: invalid_param }
         end
 
         it 'expects to fail regular expression validation' do
           is_expected.to compile.and_raise_error(%r{extended_status})
         end
       end
     end
   end
 end