diff --git a/spec/spec-helper.coffee b/spec/spec-helper.coffee
index 3fcbf8263..6181e9f7c 100644
--- a/spec/spec-helper.coffee
+++ b/spec/spec-helper.coffee
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ specPackageName = null
 specPackagePath = null
 specProjectPath = null
 
-if specDirectory = atom.getLoadSettings().specDirectory
+{specDirectory, resourcePath} = atom.getLoadSettings()
+
+if specDirectory
   specPackagePath = path.resolve(specDirectory, '..')
   try
     specPackageName = fs.readObjectSync(path.join(specPackagePath, 'package.json'))?.name
@@ -68,9 +70,7 @@ beforeEach ->
   spyOn(atom.menu, 'sendToBrowserProcess')
 
   # reset config before each spec; don't load or save from/to `config.json`
-  config = new Config
-    resourcePath: window.resourcePath
-    configDirPath: atom.getConfigDirPath()
+  config = new Config({resourcePath, configDirPath: atom.getConfigDirPath()})
   spyOn(config, 'load')
   spyOn(config, 'save')
   config.setDefaults('core', RootView.configDefaults)
diff --git a/spec/spec-suite.coffee b/spec/spec-suite.coffee
index 82dc95070..6beade358 100644
--- a/spec/spec-suite.coffee
+++ b/spec/spec-suite.coffee
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ setSpecDirectory = (specDirectory) ->
   setSpecField('specDirectory', specDirectory)
 
 runAllSpecs = ->
+  {resourcePath} = atom.getLoadSettings()
   # Only run core specs when resource path is the Atom repository
-  if Git.exists(window.resourcePath)
-    requireSpecs(path.join(window.resourcePath, 'spec'))
+  if Git.exists(resourcePath)
+    requireSpecs(path.join(resourcePath, 'spec'))
     setSpecType('core')
 
   fixturesPackagesPath = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'packages')
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ runAllSpecs = ->
   packagePaths = _.groupBy packagePaths, (packagePath) ->
     if packagePath.indexOf("#{fixturesPackagesPath}#{path.sep}") is 0
       'fixtures'
-    else if packagePath.indexOf("#{window.resourcePath}#{path.sep}") is 0
+    else if packagePath.indexOf("#{resourcePath}#{path.sep}") is 0
       'bundled'
     else
       'user'
diff --git a/src/window.coffee b/src/window.coffee
index 014f745fa..e8f50d644 100644
--- a/src/window.coffee
+++ b/src/window.coffee
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ windowEventHandler = null
 # This method is called in any window needing a general environment, including specs
 window.setUpEnvironment = (windowMode) ->
   atom.windowMode = windowMode
-  window.resourcePath = atom.getLoadSettings().resourcePath
   atom.initialize()
 
 # Set up the default event handlers and menus for a non-editor windows.