diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4ed27f8670..afec6680d3 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -12,22 +12,12 @@ group :documentation do
   gem 'relish', '~> 0.7.1'
 end
 
-gem 'rake', '> 12'
-
-if RUBY_VERSION.to_f >= 2.3
-  gem 'rubocop', '~> 0.80.1'
-end
-
 gem 'capybara'
-
-if RUBY_VERSION.to_f >= 2.3
-  gem 'ffi', '~> 1.15.5'
-else
-  gem 'ffi', '~> 1.12.0'
-end
+gem 'ffi', '~> 1.15.5'
+gem 'rake', '> 12'
+gem 'rubocop', '~> 0.80.1'
 
 custom_gemfile = File.expand_path('Gemfile-custom', __dir__)
 eval_gemfile custom_gemfile if File.exist?(custom_gemfile)
 
-eval_gemfile 'Gemfile-sqlite-dependencies'
 eval_gemfile 'Gemfile-rails-dependencies'
diff --git a/Gemfile-rails-dependencies b/Gemfile-rails-dependencies
index 1e29eb66a0..7308a48c5d 100644
--- a/Gemfile-rails-dependencies
+++ b/Gemfile-rails-dependencies
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ def add_net_gems_dependency
   end
 end
 
+# sqlite3 is an optional, unspecified, dependency and Rails 6.0 only supports `~> 1.4`
+gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.4', platforms: [:ruby]
+
 case version = ENV['RAILS_VERSION'] || (File.exist?(version_file) && File.read(version_file).chomp) || ''
 when /main/
   gem "rails", :git => "https://github.com/rails/rails.git"
diff --git a/Gemfile-sqlite-dependencies b/Gemfile-sqlite-dependencies
deleted file mode 100644
index f7ab236d64..0000000000
--- a/Gemfile-sqlite-dependencies
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-version_file = File.expand_path('.rails-version', __dir__)
-RAILS_VERSION = ENV['RAILS_VERSION'] || (File.exist?(version_file) && File.read(version_file).chomp) || ""
-
-MAJOR =
-  case RAILS_VERSION
-  when /5-2-stable/
-    5
-  when /main/, /stable/, nil, false, ''
-    6
-  else
-    /(\d+)[\.|-]\d+/.match(RAILS_VERSION).captures.first.to_i
-  end
-
-if MAJOR >= 6
-# sqlite3 is an optional, unspecified, dependency and Rails 6.0 only supports `~> 1.4`
-  gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.4', platforms: [:ruby]
-else
-# Similarly, Rails 5.0 only supports '~> 1.3.6'. Rails 5.1-5.2 support '~> 1.3', '>= 1.3.6'
-  gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.3.6', platforms: [:ruby]
-end
diff --git a/README_DEV.md b/README_DEV.md
index 8c01e824e0..b9ea3c98c1 100644
--- a/README_DEV.md
+++ b/README_DEV.md
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ Rails than you are trying to use now.
 To run the specs against a different version of Rails, use the `thor` command:
 
 ```bash
-bin/thor version:use 6.0.2.2
+bin/thor version:use 7.0.3.1
 bin/rake
 ```
diff --git a/cucumber.yml b/cucumber.yml
index 161eaa7c36..bfcd976ea1 100644
--- a/cucumber.yml
+++ b/cucumber.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-default: --require features --format progress --tags 'not @wip'
-pretty:  --require features --format pretty   --tags 'not @wip'
-wip:     --require features --tags @wip
+default: --publish-quiet --require features --format progress --tags 'not @wip'
+pretty:  --publish-quiet --require features --format pretty   --tags 'not @wip'
+wip:     --publish-quiet --require features --tags @wip
diff --git a/example_app_generator/config/initializers/sqlite3_fix.rb b/example_app_generator/config/initializers/sqlite3_fix.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 96ea148ac4..0000000000
--- a/example_app_generator/config/initializers/sqlite3_fix.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-if Rails.application.config.respond_to?(:active_record) && RUBY_ENGINE != "jruby"
-  Rails.application.config.active_record.sqlite3.represent_boolean_as_integer = true
-end
diff --git a/example_app_generator/generate_action_mailer_specs.rb b/example_app_generator/generate_action_mailer_specs.rb
index b66f052f49..16959ee81a 100644
--- a/example_app_generator/generate_action_mailer_specs.rb
+++ b/example_app_generator/generate_action_mailer_specs.rb
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@
     end
   CODE
 
-  rails_parent =
-    if Rails.version.to_f >= 6.0
-      Rails.application.class.module_parent.to_s
-    else
-      Rails.application.class.parent.to_s
-    end
+  rails_parent = Rails.application.class.module_parent.to_s
 
   gsub_file 'config/initializers/action_mailer.rb', /ExampleApp/, rails_parent
 
diff --git a/example_app_generator/generate_app.rb b/example_app_generator/generate_app.rb
index 08ecbf2f65..13ca7a4c8f 100644
--- a/example_app_generator/generate_app.rb
+++ b/example_app_generator/generate_app.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   'ci_retry_bundle_install.sh'
 )
 function_script_file = File.join(rspec_rails_repo_path, 'script/functions.sh')
-sqlite_initializer = File.join(rspec_rails_repo_path, "example_app_generator/config/initializers/sqlite3_fix.rb")
 
 in_root do
   prepend_to_file "Rakefile", "require 'active_support/all'"
@@ -27,31 +26,12 @@
 
   append_to_file 'Gemfile', "gem 'rails-controller-testing'\n"
 
-  if Rails::VERSION::STRING >= '6'
-    gsub_file "Gemfile", /.*rails-controller-testing.*/, "gem 'rails-controller-testing', git: 'https://github.com/rails/rails-controller-testing'"
+  gsub_file "Gemfile", /.*rails-controller-testing.*/, "gem 'rails-controller-testing', git: 'https://github.com/rails/rails-controller-testing'"
 
-    # TODO: To remove when Rails released with https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/40281
-    append_to_file 'Gemfile', <<-EOT.gsub(/^ +\|/, '')
-      |gem 'rexml'
-    EOT
-  end
-
-  if Rails::VERSION::STRING >= '6'
-    # sqlite3 is an optional, unspecified, dependency and Rails 6.0 only supports `~> 1.4`
-    gsub_file "Gemfile", /.*gem..sqlite3.*/, "gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.4'"
-  else
-    # Similarly, Rails 5.0 only supports '~> 1.3.6'. Rails 5.1-5.2 support '~> 1.3', '>= 1.3.6'
-    gsub_file "Gemfile", /.*gem..sqlite3.*/, "gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.3.6'"
-  end
+  # sqlite3 is an optional, unspecified, dependency and Rails 6.0 only supports `~> 1.4`
+  gsub_file "Gemfile", /.*gem..sqlite3.*/, "gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.4'"
 
-  # webdrivers 4 up until 4.3.0 don't specify `required_ruby_version`, but contain
-  # Ruby 2.2-incompatible syntax (safe navigation).
-  # That basically means we use pre-4.0 for Ruby 2.2, and 4.3+ for newer Rubies.
-  gsub_file "Gemfile", /.*chromedriver-helper.*/, "gem 'webdrivers', '!= 4.0.0', '!= 4.0.1', '!= 4.1.0', '!= 4.1.1', '!= 4.1.2', '!= 4.1.3', '!= 4.2.0'"
-
-  if Rails::VERSION::STRING < '6'
-    copy_file sqlite_initializer, 'config/initializers/sqlite3_fix.rb'
-  end
+  gsub_file "Gemfile", /.*chromedriver-helper.*/, "gem 'webdrivers'"
 
   if RUBY_ENGINE == "jruby"
     gsub_file "Gemfile", /.*jdbc.*/, ''
diff --git a/example_app_generator/spec/support/default_preview_path b/example_app_generator/spec/support/default_preview_path
index 5e6bb82cd9..64975fe299 100755
--- a/example_app_generator/spec/support/default_preview_path
+++ b/example_app_generator/spec/support/default_preview_path
@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@ require_file_stub 'config/environment' do
     require "action_controller/railtie"
     require "action_mailer/railtie" unless ENV['NO_ACTION_MAILER']
     require "action_view/railtie"
-    if Rails::VERSION::STRING >= '6'
-      require "action_cable/engine"
-      require "active_job/railtie"
-      require "action_mailbox/engine"
-    end
+    require "action_cable/engine"
+    require "active_job/railtie"
+    require "action_mailbox/engine"
 
     # Require the gems listed in Gemfile, including any gems
     # you've limited to :test, :development, or :production.
diff --git a/example_app_generator/spec/verify_custom_renderers_spec.rb b/example_app_generator/spec/verify_custom_renderers_spec.rb
index 2edab4b91c..f52b03dc94 100644
--- a/example_app_generator/spec/verify_custom_renderers_spec.rb
+++ b/example_app_generator/spec/verify_custom_renderers_spec.rb
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ def index
 
         expect(response).to render_template(:bar)
       end
-
-      it "renders an empty string", skip: Rails::VERSION::STRING.to_f >= 6.0 do
-        get :index
-
-        expect(response.body).to eq("")
-      end
     end
 
     context "with a custom renderer prepended to the view path" do
diff --git a/features/README.md b/features/README.md
index d908df11fc..56801b2253 100644
--- a/features/README.md
+++ b/features/README.md
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ routing.
 
 ## Rails
 
-rspec-rails 5 supports Rails 5.2 to 6.1. For earlier versions of Rails, you
-should use [rspec-rails-4](https://github.com/rspec/rspec-rails/tree/4-1-maintenance)
-for Rails 5.x and [rspec-rails 3](https://github.com/rspec/rspec-rails/tree/3-9-maintenance)
+rspec-rails 6 supports Rails 6.1 to 7.0. For earlier versions of Rails, you
+should use [rspec-rails-5](https://github.com/rspec/rspec-rails/tree/5-1-maintenance)
+for Rails 5.2 and 6.0, [rspec-rails-4](https://github.com/rspec/rspec-rails/tree/4-1-maintenance)
+for Rails 5.x, and [rspec-rails 3](https://github.com/rspec/rspec-rails/tree/3-9-maintenance)
 for even older versions.
 
 ## Install
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ This installs the following gems:
 Add rspec-rails to the :test and :development groups in the Gemfile:
 
     group :test, :development do
-      gem 'rspec-rails', '~> 5.0.0'
+      gem 'rspec-rails', '~> 6.0.0'
     end
 
 It needs to be in the :development group to expose generators and rake tasks
diff --git a/features/channel_specs/channel_spec.feature b/features/channel_specs/channel_spec.feature
index 3c48fdd7b2..314ab936eb 100644
--- a/features/channel_specs/channel_spec.feature
+++ b/features/channel_specs/channel_spec.feature
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-@rails_post_6
 Feature: channel spec
 
   Channel specs are marked by `:type => :channel` or if you have set
diff --git a/features/controller_specs/anonymous_controller.feature b/features/controller_specs/anonymous_controller.feature
index 9baf73fb8d..fa2c99e6c0 100644
--- a/features/controller_specs/anonymous_controller.feature
+++ b/features/controller_specs/anonymous_controller.feature
@@ -101,43 +101,6 @@ Feature: anonymous controller
     When I run `rspec spec`
     Then the examples should all pass
 
-  # Deprecated support removed in https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/d52d7739468153bd6cb7c629f60bd5cd7ebea3eb
-  @rails_pre_6
-  Scenario: Specify error handling in `ApplicationController` with render :file
-    Given a file named "spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb" with:
-      """ruby
-      require "rails_helper"
-
-      class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
-        class AccessDenied < StandardError; end
-
-        rescue_from AccessDenied, :with => :access_denied
-
-      private
-
-        def access_denied
-          render :file => "errors/401"
-        end
-      end
-
-      RSpec.describe ApplicationController, :type => :controller do
-        controller do
-          def index
-            raise ApplicationController::AccessDenied
-          end
-        end
-
-        describe "handling AccessDenied exceptions" do
-          it "renders the errors/401 template" do
-            get :index
-            expect(response).to render_template("errors/401")
-          end
-        end
-      end
-      """
-    When I run `rspec spec`
-    Then the examples should all pass
-
   Scenario: Specify error handling in a subclass
     Given a file named "spec/controllers/application_controller_subclass_spec.rb" with:
       """ruby
diff --git a/features/controller_specs/controller_spec.feature b/features/controller_specs/controller_spec.feature
index 6ce5706beb..d6caf84096 100644
--- a/features/controller_specs/controller_spec.feature
+++ b/features/controller_specs/controller_spec.feature
@@ -34,30 +34,6 @@ Feature: controller spec
     When I run `rspec spec`
     Then the example should pass
 
-  @rails_pre_6
-  Scenario: setting a different content type for example json (request type)
-    Given a file named "spec/controllers/widgets_controller_spec.rb" with:
-      """ruby
-      require "rails_helper"
-
-      RSpec.describe WidgetsController, :type => :controller do
-        describe "responds to" do
-          it "responds to html by default" do
-            post :create, :params => { :widget => { :name => "Any Name" } }
-            expect(response.content_type).to eq "text/html"
-          end
-
-          it "responds to custom formats when provided in the params" do
-            post :create, :params => { :widget => { :name => "Any Name" }, :format => :json }
-            expect(response.content_type).to eq "application/json"
-          end
-        end
-      end
-      """
-    When I run `rspec spec`
-    Then the example should pass
-
-  @rails_post_6
   Scenario: setting a different content type for example json (request type)
     Given a file named "spec/controllers/widgets_controller_spec.rb" with:
     """ruby
@@ -80,7 +56,6 @@ Feature: controller spec
     When I run `rspec spec`
     Then the example should pass
 
-  @rails_post_6
   Scenario: setting a different media type for example json (request type)
     Given a file named "spec/controllers/widgets_controller_spec.rb" with:
     """ruby
diff --git a/features/mailbox_specs/mailbox_spec.feature b/features/mailbox_specs/mailbox_spec.feature
index e1a9a62345..1a9423f91f 100644
--- a/features/mailbox_specs/mailbox_spec.feature
+++ b/features/mailbox_specs/mailbox_spec.feature
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-@rails_post_6
 Feature: action mailbox spec
 
   Mailbox specs provide alternative assertions to those available in `ActiveMailbox::TestHelper` and help assert behaviour of how the email
diff --git a/features/matchers/have_broadcasted_matcher.feature b/features/matchers/have_broadcasted_matcher.feature
index 1c0dc25777..40f8537ae3 100644
--- a/features/matchers/have_broadcasted_matcher.feature
+++ b/features/matchers/have_broadcasted_matcher.feature
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-@rails_post_6
 Feature: have_broadcasted matcher
 
   The `have_broadcasted_to` (also aliased as `broadcast_to`) matcher is used
diff --git a/features/matchers/have_enqueued_mail_matcher.feature b/features/matchers/have_enqueued_mail_matcher.feature
index dda6b46f9d..3ad05399a6 100644
--- a/features/matchers/have_enqueued_mail_matcher.feature
+++ b/features/matchers/have_enqueued_mail_matcher.feature
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ Feature: have_enqueued_mail matcher
     When I run `rspec spec/mailers/my_mailer_spec.rb`
     Then the examples should all pass
 
-  @rails_post_6
   Scenario: Parameterize the mailer
     Given a file named "app/mailers/my_mailer.rb" with:
       """ruby
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@ Feature: have_enqueued_mail matcher
     When I run `rspec spec/mailers/my_mailer_spec.rb`
     Then the examples should all pass
 
-  @rails_post_6
   Scenario: Parameterize and pass an argument to the mailer
     Given a file named "app/mailers/my_mailer.rb" with:
       """ruby
diff --git a/features/matchers/have_stream_from_matcher.feature b/features/matchers/have_stream_from_matcher.feature
index 01f2a5f36f..156b4043dd 100644
--- a/features/matchers/have_stream_from_matcher.feature
+++ b/features/matchers/have_stream_from_matcher.feature
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-@rails_post_6
 Feature: have_stream_from matcher
 
   The `have_stream_from` matcher is used to check if a channel has been subscribed to a given stream specified as a String.
diff --git a/features/request_specs/request_spec.feature b/features/request_specs/request_spec.feature
index aa312c8f12..31d21821c3 100644
--- a/features/request_specs/request_spec.feature
+++ b/features/request_specs/request_spec.feature
@@ -55,28 +55,6 @@ Feature: request spec
     When I run `rspec spec/requests/widget_management_spec.rb`
     Then the example should pass
 
-  @rails_pre_6
-  Scenario: requesting a JSON response
-    Given a file named "spec/requests/widget_management_spec.rb" with:
-      """ruby
-      require "rails_helper"
-
-      RSpec.describe "Widget management", :type => :request do
-
-        it "creates a Widget" do
-          headers = { "ACCEPT" => "application/json" }
-          post "/widgets", :params => { :widget => {:name => "My Widget"} }, :headers => headers
-
-          expect(response.content_type).to eq("application/json")
-          expect(response).to have_http_status(:created)
-        end
-
-      end
-      """
-    When I run `rspec spec/requests/widget_management_spec.rb`
-    Then the example should pass
-
-  @rails_post_6
   Scenario: requesting a JSON response
     Given a file named "spec/requests/widget_management_spec.rb" with:
     """ruby
diff --git a/features/support/rails_versions.rb b/features/support/rails_versions.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 38d8b6f8c9..0000000000
--- a/features/support/rails_versions.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-def rails_version
-  string_version = ENV.fetch("RAILS_VERSION", "~> 6.0.0")
-  if string_version == "main" || string_version.nil?
-    Float::INFINITY
-  else
-    string_version[/\d[\.-]\d/].tr('-', '.')
-  end
-end
-
-Before "@rails_pre_6" do |scenario|
-  if rails_version.to_f >= 6.0
-    warn "Skipping scenario #{scenario.name} on Rails v#{rails_version}"
-    skip_this_scenario
-  end
-end
-
-Before "@rails_post_6" do |scenario|
-  if rails_version.to_f < 6.0
-    warn "Skipping scenario #{scenario.name} on Rails v#{rails_version}"
-    skip_this_scenario
-  end
-end
diff --git a/features/support/rubinius.rb b/features/support/rubinius.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index b09d67abbc..0000000000
--- a/features/support/rubinius.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# Required until https://github.com/rubinius/rubinius/issues/2430 is resolved
-ENV['RBXOPT'] = "#{ENV['RBXOPT']} -Xcompiler.no_rbc"
-
-Around "@unsupported-on-rbx" do |_scenario, block|
-  block.call unless defined?(Rubinius)
-end
diff --git a/features/upgrade/README.md b/features/upgrade/README.md
index 029861fdd9..5b91c9fcce 100644
--- a/features/upgrade/README.md
+++ b/features/upgrade/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# Upgrading from rspec-rails 5.x to version 6
+
+RSpec Rails 6 is a major version under semantic versioning, it also follows our new versioning strategy for RSpec-Rails, which is to keep in step with Rails supported versions. Thus it supports 6.1 and 7.0. There are no changes required to upgrade to RSpec Rails 6 if you are using a supported version of Rails.
+
+If you are using an older version of Rails, you can use 5.x which hard supports 5.2 and 6.x.
+
 # Upgrading from rspec-rails 4.x to version 5
 
 RSpec Rails 5 is a major version under semantic versioning, it also follows our new versioning strategy for RSpec-Rails, which is to keep in step with Rails supported versions. Thus it supports 5.2, 6.0 and 6.1. There are no changes required to upgrade to RSpec Rails 5 if you are using a supported version of Rails.
diff --git a/lib/rspec-rails.rb b/lib/rspec-rails.rb
index 361c777df7..45592fbd87 100644
--- a/lib/rspec-rails.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec-rails.rb
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ module Rails
     class Railtie < ::Rails::Railtie
       # As of Rails 5.1.0 you can register directories to work with `rake notes`
       require 'rails/source_annotation_extractor'
-      if ::Rails::VERSION::STRING >= '6.0'
-        ::Rails::SourceAnnotationExtractor::Annotation.register_directories("spec")
-      else
-        SourceAnnotationExtractor::Annotation.register_directories("spec")
-      end
+      ::Rails::SourceAnnotationExtractor::Annotation.register_directories("spec")
       generators = config.app_generators
       generators.integration_tool :rspec
       generators.test_framework :rspec
diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/example/system_example_group.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/example/system_example_group.rb
index 046da3ebea..8e0bb5ffe6 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/example/system_example_group.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/example/system_example_group.rb
@@ -54,23 +54,22 @@ def app
           ActionDispatch::SystemTesting::Server.silence_puma = true
         end
 
+        require 'action_dispatch/system_test_case'
+
         begin
           require 'capybara'
-          require 'action_dispatch/system_test_case'
         rescue LoadError => e
           abort """
             LoadError: #{e.message}
-            System test integration requires Rails >= 5.1 and has a hard
+            System test integration has a hard
             dependency on a webserver and `capybara`, please add capybara to
             your Gemfile and configure a webserver (e.g. `Capybara.server =
-            :webrick`) before attempting to use system specs.
+            :puma`) before attempting to use system specs.
           """.gsub(/\s+/, ' ').strip
         end
 
-        if ::Rails::VERSION::STRING >= '6.0'
-          original_before_teardown =
-            ::ActionDispatch::SystemTesting::TestHelpers::SetupAndTeardown.instance_method(:before_teardown)
-        end
+        original_before_teardown =
+          ::ActionDispatch::SystemTesting::TestHelpers::SetupAndTeardown.instance_method(:before_teardown)
 
         original_after_teardown =
           ::ActionDispatch::SystemTesting::TestHelpers::SetupAndTeardown.instance_method(:after_teardown)
diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/feature_check.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/feature_check.rb
index 4a4d855d75..a19b2cfef2 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/feature_check.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/feature_check.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def has_action_mailer_preview?
       end
 
       def has_action_cable_testing?
-        defined?(::ActionCable) && ActionCable::VERSION::MAJOR >= 6
+        defined?(::ActionCable)
       end
 
       def has_action_mailer_parameterized?
diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/fixture_file_upload_support.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/fixture_file_upload_support.rb
index ef4989c653..c321728504 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/fixture_file_upload_support.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/fixture_file_upload_support.rb
@@ -6,41 +6,24 @@ module FixtureFileUploadSupport
 
     private
 
-      # In Rails 6.2 fixture file path needs to be relative to `file_fixture_path` instead, this change
-      # was brought in with a deprecation warning on 6.1. In Rails 6.2 expect to rework this to remove
+      # In Rails 7.0 fixture file path needs to be relative to `file_fixture_path` instead, this change
+      # was brought in with a deprecation warning on 6.1. In Rails 7.0 expect to rework this to remove
       # the old accessor.
-      if ::Rails.version.to_f >= 6.1
-        def rails_fixture_file_wrapper
-          RailsFixtureFileWrapper.file_fixture_path = nil
-          resolved_fixture_path =
-            if respond_to?(:file_fixture_path) && !file_fixture_path.nil?
-              file_fixture_path.to_s
-            else
-              (RSpec.configuration.fixture_path || '').to_s
-            end
-          RailsFixtureFileWrapper.file_fixture_path = File.join(resolved_fixture_path, '') unless resolved_fixture_path.strip.empty?
-          RailsFixtureFileWrapper.instance
-        end
-      else
-        def rails_fixture_file_wrapper
-          RailsFixtureFileWrapper.fixture_path = nil
-          resolved_fixture_path =
-            if respond_to?(:fixture_path) && !fixture_path.nil?
-              fixture_path.to_s
-            else
-              (RSpec.configuration.fixture_path || '').to_s
-            end
-          RailsFixtureFileWrapper.fixture_path = File.join(resolved_fixture_path, '') unless resolved_fixture_path.strip.empty?
-          RailsFixtureFileWrapper.instance
-        end
+      def rails_fixture_file_wrapper
+        RailsFixtureFileWrapper.file_fixture_path = nil
+        resolved_fixture_path =
+          if respond_to?(:file_fixture_path) && !file_fixture_path.nil?
+            file_fixture_path.to_s
+          else
+            (RSpec.configuration.fixture_path || '').to_s
+          end
+        RailsFixtureFileWrapper.file_fixture_path = File.join(resolved_fixture_path, '') unless resolved_fixture_path.strip.empty?
+        RailsFixtureFileWrapper.instance
       end
 
       class RailsFixtureFileWrapper
         include ActionDispatch::TestProcess if defined?(ActionDispatch::TestProcess)
-
-        if ::Rails.version.to_f >= 6.1
-          include ActiveSupport::Testing::FileFixtures
-        end
+        include ActiveSupport::Testing::FileFixtures
 
         class << self
           attr_accessor :fixture_path
diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/vendor/capybara.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/vendor/capybara.rb
index c6c735869a..97f8eb64e6 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/vendor/capybara.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/vendor/capybara.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
   RSpec.configure do |c|
     if defined?(Capybara::DSL)
       c.include Capybara::DSL, type: :feature
-      if defined?(ActionPack) && ActionPack::VERSION::STRING >= "5.1"
-        c.include Capybara::DSL, type: :system
-      end
+      c.include Capybara::DSL, type: :system
     end
 
     if defined?(Capybara::RSpecMatchers)
diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/view_assigns.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/view_assigns.rb
index e8bbb5fa75..2b9d05fa0c 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/view_assigns.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/view_assigns.rb
@@ -13,26 +13,8 @@ def assign(key, value)
       end
 
       # Compat-shim for AbstractController::Rendering#view_assigns
-      #
-      # _assigns was deprecated in favor of view_assigns after
-      # Rails-3.0.0 was released. Since we are not able to predict when
-      # the _assigns/view_assigns patch will be released (I thought it
-      # would have been in 3.0.1, but 3.0.1 bypassed this change for a
-      # security fix), this bit ensures that we do the right thing without
-      # knowing anything about the Rails version we are dealing with.
-      #
-      # Once that change _is_ released, this can be changed to something
-      # that checks for the Rails version when the module is being
-      # interpreted, as it was before commit dd0095.
       def view_assigns
         super.merge(_encapsulated_assigns)
-      rescue
-        _assigns
-      end
-
-      # @private
-      def _assigns
-        super.merge(_encapsulated_assigns)
       end
 
     private
diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/view_rendering.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/view_rendering.rb
index 22eff75ba2..9ad81c50cc 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/view_rendering.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/view_rendering.rb
@@ -62,14 +62,8 @@ def self.nullify_template_rendering(templates)
           end
         end
 
-        if ::Rails::VERSION::STRING >= '6'
-          def self.template_format(template)
-            template.format
-          end
-        else
-          def self.template_format(template)
-            template.formats
-          end
+        def self.template_format(template)
+          template.format
         end
 
         # Delegates all methods to the submitted resolver and for all methods
diff --git a/rspec-rails.gemspec b/rspec-rails.gemspec
index d285a90080..3e4ac70560 100644
--- a/rspec-rails.gemspec
+++ b/rspec-rails.gemspec
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'ammeter',  '~> 1.1.5'
   s.add_development_dependency 'aruba',    '~> 0.14.12'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'cucumber', '>= 3.2', '!= 4.0.0', '< 8.0.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'cucumber', '~> 7.0'
 end
diff --git a/snippets/avoid_fixture_name_collision.rb b/snippets/avoid_fixture_name_collision.rb
index 8f1768acc8..047d5c218d 100644
--- a/snippets/avoid_fixture_name_collision.rb
+++ b/snippets/avoid_fixture_name_collision.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
   # Those Gemfiles carefully pick the right versions depending on
   # settings in the ENV, `.rails-version` and `maintenance-branch`.
   Dir.chdir('..') do
-    eval_gemfile 'Gemfile-sqlite-dependencies'
     # This Gemfile expects `maintenance-branch` file to be present
     # in the current directory.
     eval_gemfile 'Gemfile-rspec-dependencies'
diff --git a/snippets/use_active_record_false.rb b/snippets/use_active_record_false.rb
index 2965223084..705af8a394 100644
--- a/snippets/use_active_record_false.rb
+++ b/snippets/use_active_record_false.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
   # Those Gemfiles carefully pick the right versions depending on
   # settings in the ENV, `.rails-version` and `maintenance-branch`.
   Dir.chdir('..') do
-    eval_gemfile 'Gemfile-sqlite-dependencies'
     # This Gemfile expects `maintenance-branch` file to be present
     # in the current directory.
     eval_gemfile 'Gemfile-rspec-dependencies'
diff --git a/spec/rspec/rails/fixture_file_upload_support_spec.rb b/spec/rspec/rails/fixture_file_upload_support_spec.rb
index af074704dd..3c5c0bda7c 100644
--- a/spec/rspec/rails/fixture_file_upload_support_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rspec/rails/fixture_file_upload_support_spec.rb
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@ def fixture_file_upload_resolved(fixture_name, fixture_path = nil)
       RSpec::Core::ExampleGroup.describe do
         include RSpec::Rails::FixtureFileUploadSupport
 
-        if ::Rails.version.to_f >= 6.1
-          self.file_fixture_path = fixture_path
-        else
-          self.fixture_path = fixture_path
-        end
+        self.file_fixture_path = fixture_path
 
         it 'supports fixture file upload' do
           file = fixture_file_upload(fixture_name)
diff --git a/spec/rspec/rails/fixture_support_spec.rb b/spec/rspec/rails/fixture_support_spec.rb
index 62b08a303f..534a063125 100644
--- a/spec/rspec/rails/fixture_support_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rspec/rails/fixture_support_spec.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def expect_to_pass(group)
       end
     end
 
-    it "will allow #setup_fixture to run successfully", skip: Rails.version.to_f <= 6.0 do
+    it "will allow #setup_fixture to run successfully" do
       group = RSpec::Core::ExampleGroup.describe do
         include FixtureSupport
 
diff --git a/spec/rspec/rails/matchers/active_job_spec.rb b/spec/rspec/rails/matchers/active_job_spec.rb
index d4c8e2ea94..70635ec380 100644
--- a/spec/rspec/rails/matchers/active_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rspec/rails/matchers/active_job_spec.rb
@@ -379,22 +379,20 @@ def self.name; "LoggingJob"; end
       }
     end
 
-    if Rails.version.to_f >= 6.0
-      it "passes with Time" do
-        usec_time = Time.iso8601('2016-07-01T00:00:00.000001Z')
+    it "passes with Time" do
+      usec_time = Time.iso8601('2016-07-01T00:00:00.000001Z')
 
-        expect {
-          hello_job.perform_later(usec_time)
-        }.to have_enqueued_job(hello_job).with(usec_time)
-      end
+      expect {
+        hello_job.perform_later(usec_time)
+      }.to have_enqueued_job(hello_job).with(usec_time)
+    end
 
-      it "passes with ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone" do
-        usec_time = Time.iso8601('2016-07-01T00:00:00.000001Z').in_time_zone
+    it "passes with ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone" do
+      usec_time = Time.iso8601('2016-07-01T00:00:00.000001Z').in_time_zone
 
-        expect {
-          hello_job.perform_later(usec_time)
-        }.to have_enqueued_job(hello_job).with(usec_time)
-      end
+      expect {
+        hello_job.perform_later(usec_time)
+      }.to have_enqueued_job(hello_job).with(usec_time)
     end
   end