diff --git a/features/step_definitions/jekyll_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/jekyll_steps.rb
index cc8353e0..66ae8eaf 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/jekyll_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/jekyll_steps.rb
@@ -142,19 +142,19 @@ Then /^the (.*) directory should exist$/ do |dir|
 end
 
 Then /^I should see "(.*)" in "(.*)"$/ do |text, file|
-  assert Regexp.new(text).match(read_file(file))
+  assert Regexp.new(text).match(file_contents(file))
 end
 
 Then /^I should see exactly "(.*)" in "(.*)"$/ do |text, file|
-  assert_equal text, read_file(file).strip
+  assert_equal text, file_contents(file).strip
 end
 
 Then /^I should not see "(.*)" in "(.*)"$/ do |text, file|
-  assert_no_match Regexp.new(text), read_file(file)
+  assert_no_match Regexp.new(text), file_contents(file)
 end
 
 Then /^I should see escaped "(.*)" in "(.*)"$/ do |text, file|
-  assert Regexp.new(Regexp.escape(text)).match(read_file(file))
+  assert Regexp.new(Regexp.escape(text)).match(file_contents(file))
 end
 
 Then /^the "(.*)" file should exist$/ do |file|
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ Then /^the "(.*)" file should not exist$/ do |file|
 end
 
 Then /^I should see today's time in "(.*)"$/ do |file|
-  assert_match Regexp.new(Regexp.escape(Time.now.to_s)), read_file(file)
+  assert_match Regexp.new(Regexp.escape(Time.now.to_s)), file_contents(file)
 end
 
 Then /^I should see today's date in "(.*)"$/ do |file|
-  assert_match Regexp.new(Date.today.to_s), read_file(file)
+  assert_match Regexp.new(Date.today.to_s), file_contents(file)
 end
diff --git a/features/support/env.rb b/features/support/env.rb
index dfab55c8..e426a4ab 100644
--- a/features/support/env.rb
+++ b/features/support/env.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def location(folder, direction)
   [before || '.', after || '.']
 end
 
-def read_file(path)
+def file_contents(path)
   File.open(path) do |file|
     file.readlines.join # avoid differences with \n and \r\n line endings
   end