diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 0e416482e..b3228bac6 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -149,11 +149,6 @@ Rails/HasManyOrHasOneDependent:
     - 'app/models/user.rb'
     - 'app/models/web/push_subscription.rb'
 
-Rails/I18nLocaleTexts:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'lib/tasks/mastodon.rake'
-    - 'spec/helpers/flashes_helper_spec.rb'
-
 # Configuration parameters: Include.
 # Include: app/controllers/**/*.rb, app/mailers/**/*.rb
 Rails/LexicallyScopedActionFilter:
diff --git a/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake b/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake
index f2a90cd92..f50ef4bbf 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake
@@ -427,7 +427,11 @@ namespace :mastodon do
             from: env['SMTP_FROM_ADDRESS'],
           }
 
-          mail = ActionMailer::Base.new.mail to: send_to, subject: 'Test', body: 'Mastodon SMTP configuration works!'
+          mail = ActionMailer::Base.new.mail(
+            to: send_to,
+            subject: 'Test', # rubocop:disable Rails/I18nLocaleTexts
+            body: 'Mastodon SMTP configuration works!'
+          )
           mail.deliver
           break
         rescue => e
diff --git a/spec/helpers/flashes_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/flashes_helper_spec.rb
index 035e8a1de..a6a3b062d 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/flashes_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/flashes_helper_spec.rb
@@ -4,16 +4,23 @@ require 'rails_helper'
 
 describe FlashesHelper do
   describe 'user_facing_flashes' do
-    it 'returns user facing flashes' do
+    before do
+      # rubocop:disable Rails/I18nLocaleTexts
       flash[:alert] = 'an alert'
       flash[:error] = 'an error'
       flash[:notice] = 'a notice'
       flash[:success] = 'a success'
       flash[:not_user_facing] = 'a not user facing flash'
-      expect(helper.user_facing_flashes).to eq 'alert' => 'an alert',
-                                               'error' => 'an error',
-                                               'notice' => 'a notice',
-                                               'success' => 'a success'
+      # rubocop:enable Rails/I18nLocaleTexts
+    end
+
+    it 'returns user facing flashes' do
+      expect(helper.user_facing_flashes).to eq(
+        'alert' => 'an alert',
+        'error' => 'an error',
+        'notice' => 'a notice',
+        'success' => 'a success'
+      )
     end
   end
 end