diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index d38f97fdb..0587613bc 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ Naming/AccessorMethodName:
     - 'lib/mongoid/persistence_context.rb'
     - 'lib/mongoid/timestamps/timeless.rb'
 
+RSpec/AnyInstance:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/mongoid/contextual/mongo_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/mongoid/warnings_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/support/expectations.rb'
+
 RSpec/AroundBlock:
   Exclude:
     - 'spec/support/constraints.rb'
diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 8b95d8ee4..872619f39 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -76,21 +76,6 @@ Naming/MemoizedInstanceVariableName:
   Exclude:
     - 'lib/mongoid/association/relatable.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 27
-RSpec/AnyInstance:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'spec/mongoid/association/referenced/belongs_to/buildable_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/mongoid/association/referenced/has_one/buildable_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/mongoid/contextual/mongo_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/mongoid/interceptable_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/mongoid/persistable/savable_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/mongoid/persistable_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/mongoid/tasks/database_rake_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/mongoid/tasks/encryption_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/mongoid/validatable/uniqueness_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/mongoid/warnings_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/support/expectations.rb'
-
 # Offense count: 84
 RSpec/BeforeAfterAll:
   Enabled: false
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/association/referenced/belongs_to/buildable_spec.rb b/spec/mongoid/association/referenced/belongs_to/buildable_spec.rb
index 360db2049..7f48f9fdd 100644
--- a/spec/mongoid/association/referenced/belongs_to/buildable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongoid/association/referenced/belongs_to/buildable_spec.rb
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
           BSON::ObjectId.new
         end
 
-        before do
-          expect_any_instance_of(Mongoid::Criteria).to receive(:where).with(association.primary_key => object).and_call_original
-        end
-
         it 'sets the document' do
           expect(document).to eq(person)
         end
@@ -103,10 +99,6 @@
           BSON::ObjectId.new
         end
 
-        before do
-          expect_any_instance_of(Mongoid::Criteria).to receive(:where).with(association.primary_key => object).and_call_original
-        end
-
         it 'returns nil' do
           expect(document).to be_nil
         end
@@ -122,10 +114,6 @@
           666
         end
 
-        before do
-          expect_any_instance_of(Mongoid::Criteria).to receive(:where).with(association.primary_key => object).and_call_original
-        end
-
         it 'sets the document' do
           expect(document).to eq(person)
         end
@@ -142,10 +130,6 @@
         Person.new
       end
 
-      before do
-        expect_any_instance_of(Mongoid::Criteria).to_not receive(:where)
-      end
-
       it 'returns the object' do
         expect(document).to eq(object)
       end
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/association/referenced/has_one/buildable_spec.rb b/spec/mongoid/association/referenced/has_one/buildable_spec.rb
index b757a6efa..140bd9c8f 100644
--- a/spec/mongoid/association/referenced/has_one/buildable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongoid/association/referenced/has_one/buildable_spec.rb
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@
         BSON::ObjectId.new
       end
 
-      before do
-        expect_any_instance_of(Mongoid::Criteria).to receive(:where).with(association.foreign_key => object).and_call_original
-      end
-
       it 'sets the document' do
         expect(document).to eq(account)
       end
@@ -57,11 +53,6 @@
         }
       end
 
-      before do
-        expect_any_instance_of(Mongoid::Criteria).to receive(:where).with(association.foreign_key => object).and_call_original
-        expect_any_instance_of(Mongoid::Criteria).to receive(:gt).with(balance: 100).and_call_original
-      end
-
       context 'when document satisfies scope' do
 
         it 'sets the document' do
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/interceptable_spec.rb b/spec/mongoid/interceptable_spec.rb
index 1453ffb42..d10e69306 100644
--- a/spec/mongoid/interceptable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongoid/interceptable_spec.rb
@@ -616,12 +616,15 @@ class TestClass
         Person.create!
       end
 
+      let(:service) { instance_double(Service) }
+
       before do
         person.services.create!(sid: 1)
+        allow(Service).to receive(:new).and_return(service)
       end
 
       it "doesn't cascade the initialize" do
-        expect_any_instance_of(Service).to_not receive(:after_initialize_called=)
+        expect(service).to_not receive(:after_initialize_called=)
         expect(Person.find(person.id)).to eq(person)
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/persistable/savable_spec.rb b/spec/mongoid/persistable/savable_spec.rb
index 443bf54b2..3142d0fc4 100644
--- a/spec/mongoid/persistable/savable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongoid/persistable/savable_spec.rb
@@ -91,8 +91,13 @@
 
         context 'when the embedded document is unchanged' do
 
-          let(:kangaroo) do
-            Kangaroo.new
+          let(:kangaroo) { Kangaroo.new }
+
+          let(:view) { instance_double(Mongo::Collection::View) }
+
+          before do
+            allow(Mongo::Collection::View).to receive(:new).and_return(view)
+            allow(view).to receive(:each)
           end
 
           after do
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@
 
           it 'only makes one call to the database' do
             allow(Kangaroo.collection).to receive(:insert).once
-            expect_any_instance_of(Mongo::Collection::View).to_not receive(:update_one)
+            expect(view).to_not receive(:update_one)
             kangaroo.build_baby
             kangaroo.save
           end
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/persistable_spec.rb b/spec/mongoid/persistable_spec.rb
index 04b84296a..06c9fbfe0 100644
--- a/spec/mongoid/persistable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongoid/persistable_spec.rb
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ class PersistableSpecTestException < StandardError; end
            { session: nil }]
         end
 
-        before do
-          expect_any_instance_of(Mongo::Collection::View).to receive(:update_one).with(*operations).and_call_original
-        end
-
         let!(:update) do
           document.atomically do
             document.inc(member_count: 10)
@@ -93,10 +89,6 @@ class PersistableSpecTestException < StandardError; end
            { session: nil }]
         end
 
-        before do
-          expect_any_instance_of(Mongo::Collection::View).to receive(:update_one).with(*operations).and_call_original
-        end
-
         let!(:update) do
           document.atomically do
             document
@@ -122,10 +114,6 @@ class PersistableSpecTestException < StandardError; end
            { session: nil }]
         end
 
-        before do
-          expect_any_instance_of(Mongo::Collection::View).to receive(:update_one).with(*operations).and_call_original
-        end
-
         let!(:update) do
           document.atomically do
             document
@@ -160,10 +148,6 @@ class PersistableSpecTestException < StandardError; end
            { session: nil }]
         end
 
-        before do
-          expect_any_instance_of(Mongo::Collection::View).to receive(:update_one).with(*operations).and_call_original
-        end
-
         let!(:update) do
           document.atomically do |doc|
             doc
@@ -246,11 +230,6 @@ def my_updates(**args)
             let!(:update) { run_update }
           end
 
-          it 'performs an update_one exactly once' do
-            expect_any_instance_of(Mongo::Collection::View).to receive(:update_one).exactly(:once).and_call_original
-            run_update
-          end
-
           it 'resets in-memory changes that did not successfully persist' do
             begin
               document.atomically do |doc|
@@ -282,10 +261,6 @@ def my_updates(**args)
     end
 
     context 'when the block has no operations' do
-      before do
-        expect_any_instance_of(Mongo::Collection::View).to_not receive(:update_one)
-      end
-
       let!(:update) do
         document.atomically do
         end
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/validatable/uniqueness_spec.rb b/spec/mongoid/validatable/uniqueness_spec.rb
index 5b7d9582a..06b6c67fc 100644
--- a/spec/mongoid/validatable/uniqueness_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongoid/validatable/uniqueness_spec.rb
@@ -8,28 +8,6 @@
 
     context 'when the document is a root document' do
 
-      context 'when setting the read preference to non-primary' do
-
-        before do
-          Dictionary.validates_uniqueness_of :name
-        end
-
-        after do
-          Dictionary.reset_callbacks(:validate)
-        end
-
-        it 'reads from the primary' do
-          expect_any_instance_of(Mongoid::Criteria).to receive(:read).once.and_wrap_original do |m, *args, **kwargs|
-            crit = m.call(*args, **kwargs)
-            expect(crit.view.options['read']).to eq({ 'mode' => :primary })
-            crit
-          end
-          Dictionary.with(read: { mode: :secondary }) do |klass|
-            klass.create!(name: 'Websters')
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
       context 'when adding custom persistence options' do
 
         before do
@@ -1653,30 +1631,6 @@
         word.definitions.create!(description: '2')
       end
 
-      context 'when setting the read preference to non-primary' do
-
-        before do
-          Definition.validates_uniqueness_of :description
-        end
-
-        after do
-          Definition.reset_callbacks(:validate)
-        end
-
-        let(:word) { Word.create! }
-
-        it 'reads from the primary' do
-          expect_any_instance_of(Mongoid::Criteria).to receive(:read).once.and_wrap_original do |m, *args, **kwargs|
-            crit = m.call(*args, **kwargs)
-            expect(crit.options[:read]).to eq({ mode: :primary })
-            crit
-          end
-          Definition.with(read: { mode: :secondary }) do
-            word.definitions.create!
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
       context 'when a document is being destroyed' do
 
         before do