diff --git a/db_tests.js b/db_tests.js
index 9581d46ff..6cc01e179 100644
--- a/db_tests.js
+++ b/db_tests.js
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ let serviceSpecs = [
 jasmine.loadConfig({
     spec_dir: 'services',
     spec_files: serviceSpecs,
-    helpers: [
-        '/services/utils/jasmineHelpers.js'
-    ]
+    helpers: []
 });
 
 jasmine.addReporter(new SpecReporter({
diff --git a/e2e_tests.js b/e2e_tests.js
index 3d4982ec3..1b35bb8b2 100644
--- a/e2e_tests.js
+++ b/e2e_tests.js
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ jasmine.loadConfig({
         './e2e/**/*[sS]pec.js',
         './e2e/helpers/extensions.js'
     ],
-    helpers: [
-        '/services/utils/jasmineHelpers.js'
-    ]
+    helpers: []
 });
 
 jasmine.addReporter(new SpecReporter({
diff --git a/services/loopback/common/methods/client/specs/hasCustomerRole.spec.js b/services/loopback/common/methods/client/specs/hasCustomerRole.spec.js
index fc6e61152..a4212332a 100644
--- a/services/loopback/common/methods/client/specs/hasCustomerRole.spec.js
+++ b/services/loopback/common/methods/client/specs/hasCustomerRole.spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const app = require(`${servicesDir}/client/server/server`);
-const catchErrors = require(`${servicesDir}/utils/jasmineHelpers`).catchErrors;
 
 describe('Client hasCustomerRole', () => {
     it('should call the hasCustomerRole() method with a customer id', done => {
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@ describe('Client hasCustomerRole', () => {
         let params = {};
 
         let callback = (error, result) => {
-            if (error) return catchErrors(done)(error);
+            if (error) return done.fail(error);
 
             expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({isCustomer: 1}));
             done();
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ describe('Client hasCustomerRole', () => {
         let params = {};
 
         let callback = (error, result) => {
-            if (error) return catchErrors(done)(error);
+            if (error) return done.fail(error);
 
             expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({isCustomer: 0}));
             done();
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ describe('Client hasCustomerRole', () => {
         let params = {};
 
         let callback = (error, result) => {
-            if (error) return catchErrors(done)(error);
+            if (error) return done.fail(error);
 
             expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({isCustomer: 0}));
             done();
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ describe('Client hasCustomerRole', () => {
         let params = {};
 
         let callback = (error, result) => {
-            if (error) return catchErrors(done)(error);
+            if (error) return done.fail(error);
 
             expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({isCustomer: 0}));
             done();
diff --git a/services/loopback/common/methods/client/specs/listWorkers.spec.js b/services/loopback/common/methods/client/specs/listWorkers.spec.js
index c9987ade1..66d6612eb 100644
--- a/services/loopback/common/methods/client/specs/listWorkers.spec.js
+++ b/services/loopback/common/methods/client/specs/listWorkers.spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const app = require(`${servicesDir}/client/server/server`);
-const catchErrors = require(`${servicesDir}/utils/jasmineHelpers`).catchErrors;
 
 describe('Client listWorkers', () => {
     it('should call the listWorkers()', done => {
@@ -10,6 +9,6 @@ describe('Client listWorkers', () => {
                 expect(amountOfEmployees).toEqual(41);
                 done();
             })
-            .catch(catchErrors(done));
+            .catch(done.fail);
     });
 });
diff --git a/services/utils/jasmineHelpers.js b/services/utils/jasmineHelpers.js
deleted file mode 100644
index fd0b82c5a..000000000
--- a/services/utils/jasmineHelpers.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-module.exports.catchErrors = function(done) {
-    return error => {
-        if (error instanceof Error) {
-            return done.fail(error.stack);
-        }
-        return done.fail(JSON.stringify(error));
-    };
-};
diff --git a/services_tests.js b/services_tests.js
index 9fd9ae846..58f1bc432 100644
--- a/services_tests.js
+++ b/services_tests.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ process.on('warning', warning => {
 
 let verbose = false;
 
-if (process.argv[2] === '--v') 
+if (process.argv[2] === '--v')
     verbose = true;
 
 servicesDir = `${__dirname}/services`;
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ for (let service of serviceList) {
 jasmine.loadConfig({
     spec_dir: 'services',
     spec_files: serviceSpecs,
-    helpers: [
-        '/services/utils/jasmineHelpers.js'
-    ]
+    helpers: []
 });
 
 jasmine.addReporter(new SpecReporter({
diff --git a/smokes_tests.js b/smokes_tests.js
index 3cf9d182e..a9c26446c 100644
--- a/smokes_tests.js
+++ b/smokes_tests.js
@@ -6,24 +6,22 @@ process.on('warning', warning => {
     console.log(warning.stack);
 });
 
-var verbose = false;
+let verbose = false;
 
-if (process.argv[2] === '--v') {
+if (process.argv[2] === '--v') 
     verbose = true;
-}
 
-var Jasmine = require('jasmine');
-var jasmine = new Jasmine();
-var SpecReporter = require('jasmine-spec-reporter').SpecReporter;
+
+let Jasmine = require('jasmine');
+let jasmine = new Jasmine();
+let SpecReporter = require('jasmine-spec-reporter').SpecReporter;
 
 jasmine.loadConfig({
     spec_files: [
         './e2e/smokes/**/*[sS]pec.js',
         './e2e/helpers/extensions.js'
     ],
-    helpers: [
-        '/services/utils/jasmineHelpers.js'
-    ]
+    helpers: []
 });
 
 jasmine.addReporter(new SpecReporter({