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+module ActiveSupport
+  module Testing
+    module GarbageCollection
+      def self.included(base)
+        base.teardown :scrub_leftover_instance_variables
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      RESERVED_INSTANCE_VARIABLES = %w(@test_passed @passed @method_name @__name__ @_result).map(&:to_sym)
+
+      def scrub_leftover_instance_variables
+        (instance_variables.map(&:to_sym) - RESERVED_INSTANCE_VARIABLES).each do |var|
+          remove_instance_variable(var)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end