diff --git a/spec/app/tokenized-buffer-spec.coffee b/spec/app/tokenized-buffer-spec.coffee
index 2a1ce0c0f..78af67309 100644
--- a/spec/app/tokenized-buffer-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/app/tokenized-buffer-spec.coffee
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ describe "TokenizedBuffer", ->
     TokenizedBuffer.prototype.chunkSize = 5
     jasmine.unspy(TokenizedBuffer.prototype, 'tokenizeInBackground')
 
+  startTokenizing = (tokenizedBuffer) ->
+    tokenizedBuffer.setVisible(true)
+
   fullyTokenize = (tokenizedBuffer) ->
+    tokenizedBuffer.setVisible(true)
     advanceClock() while tokenizedBuffer.firstInvalidRow()?
     changeHandler?.reset()
 
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ describe "TokenizedBuffer", ->
     beforeEach ->
       buffer = project.bufferForPath('sample.js')
       tokenizedBuffer = new TokenizedBuffer(buffer)
-      tokenizedBuffer.setVisible(true)
+      startTokenizing(tokenizedBuffer)
       tokenizedBuffer.on "changed", changeHandler = jasmine.createSpy('changeHandler')
 
     afterEach ->
@@ -300,7 +304,7 @@ describe "TokenizedBuffer", ->
       atom.activatePackage('coffee-script-tmbundle', sync: true)
       buffer = project.bufferForPath('sample-with-tabs.coffee')
       tokenizedBuffer = new TokenizedBuffer(buffer)
-      tokenizedBuffer.setVisible(true)
+      startTokenizing(tokenizedBuffer)
 
     afterEach ->
       tokenizedBuffer.destroy()
@@ -333,7 +337,6 @@ describe "TokenizedBuffer", ->
         //\uD835\uDF97xyz
       """
       tokenizedBuffer = new TokenizedBuffer(buffer)
-      tokenizedBuffer.setVisible(true)
       fullyTokenize(tokenizedBuffer)
 
     afterEach ->
@@ -371,7 +374,6 @@ describe "TokenizedBuffer", ->
       buffer = project.bufferForPath(null, "<div class='name'><%= User.find(2).full_name %></div>")
       tokenizedBuffer = new TokenizedBuffer(buffer)
       tokenizedBuffer.setGrammar(syntax.selectGrammar('test.erb'))
-      tokenizedBuffer.setVisible(true)
       fullyTokenize(tokenizedBuffer)
 
       {tokens} = tokenizedBuffer.lineForScreenRow(0)
@@ -390,7 +392,6 @@ describe "TokenizedBuffer", ->
     it "returns the correct token (regression)", ->
       buffer = project.bufferForPath('sample.js')
       tokenizedBuffer = new TokenizedBuffer(buffer)
-      tokenizedBuffer.setVisible(true)
       fullyTokenize(tokenizedBuffer)
       expect(tokenizedBuffer.tokenForPosition([1,0]).scopes).toEqual ["source.js"]
       expect(tokenizedBuffer.tokenForPosition([1,1]).scopes).toEqual ["source.js"]