diff --git a/exercises/practice/rotational-cipher/RotationalCipherTest.php b/exercises/practice/rotational-cipher/RotationalCipherTest.php
index dfdcc3c2..4c9744d6 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/rotational-cipher/RotationalCipherTest.php
+++ b/exercises/practice/rotational-cipher/RotationalCipherTest.php
@@ -4,115 +4,148 @@
 
 class RotationalCipherTest extends PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
 {
-    private RotationalCipher $rotationalCipher;
-
     public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void
     {
         require_once 'RotationalCipher.php';
     }
 
-    protected function setUp(): void
-    {
-        $this->rotationalCipher = new RotationalCipher();
-    }
-
     /**
      * uuid: 74e58a38-e484-43f1-9466-877a7515e10f
+     * @testdox Rotate a by 0, same output as input
      */
     public function testRotateAByZero(): void
     {
         $expected = 'a';
-        $actual = $this->rotationalCipher->rotate('a', 0);
+        $rotationalCipher = new RotationalCipher();
+
+        $actual = $rotationalCipher->rotate('a', 0);
+
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
     }
 
     /**
      * uuid: 7ee352c6-e6b0-4930-b903-d09943ecb8f5
+     * @testdox Rotate a by 1
      */
     public function testRotateAByOne(): void
     {
         $expected = 'b';
-        $actual = $this->rotationalCipher->rotate('a', 1);
+        $rotationalCipher = new RotationalCipher();
+
+        $actual = $rotationalCipher->rotate('a', 1);
+
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
     }
 
     /**
      * uuid: edf0a733-4231-4594-a5ee-46a4009ad764
+     * @testdox Rotate a by 26, same output as input
      */
     public function testRotateABy26(): void
     {
         $expected = 'a';
-        $actual = $this->rotationalCipher->rotate('a', 26);
+        $rotationalCipher = new RotationalCipher();
+
+        $actual = $rotationalCipher->rotate('a', 26);
+
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
     }
 
     /**
      * uuid: e3e82cb9-2a5b-403f-9931-e43213879300
+     * @testdox Rotate m by 13
      */
     public function testRotateMBy13(): void
     {
         $expected = 'z';
-        $actual = $this->rotationalCipher->rotate('m', 13);
+        $rotationalCipher = new RotationalCipher();
+
+        $actual = $rotationalCipher->rotate('m', 13);
+
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
     }
 
     /**
      * uuid: 19f9eb78-e2ad-4da4-8fe3-9291d47c1709
+     * @testdox Rotate n by 13 with wrap around alphabet
      */
     public function testRotateNBy13WithWrapAroundAlphabet(): void
     {
         $expected = 'a';
-        $actual = $this->rotationalCipher->rotate('n', 13);
+        $rotationalCipher = new RotationalCipher();
+
+        $actual = $rotationalCipher->rotate('n', 13);
+
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
     }
 
     /**
      * uuid: a116aef4-225b-4da9-884f-e8023ca6408a
+     * @testdox Rotate capital letters
      */
     public function testRotateCapitalLetters(): void
     {
         $expected = 'TRL';
-        $actual = $this->rotationalCipher->rotate('OMG', 5);
+        $rotationalCipher = new RotationalCipher();
+
+        $actual = $rotationalCipher->rotate('OMG', 5);
+
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
     }
 
     /**
      * uuid: 71b541bb-819c-4dc6-a9c3-132ef9bb737b
+     * @testdox Rotate spaces
      */
     public function testRotateSpaces(): void
     {
         $expected = 'T R L';
-        $actual = $this->rotationalCipher->rotate('O M G', 5);
+        $rotationalCipher = new RotationalCipher();
+
+        $actual = $rotationalCipher->rotate('O M G', 5);
+
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
     }
 
     /**
      * uuid: ef32601d-e9ef-4b29-b2b5-8971392282e6
+     * @testdox Rotate numbers
      */
     public function testRotateNumbers(): void
     {
         $expected = 'Xiwxmrk 1 2 3 xiwxmrk';
-        $actual = $this->rotationalCipher->rotate('Testing 1 2 3 testing', 4);
+        $rotationalCipher = new RotationalCipher();
+
+        $actual = $rotationalCipher->rotate('Testing 1 2 3 testing', 4);
+
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
     }
 
     /**
      * uuid: 32dd74f6-db2b-41a6-b02c-82eb4f93e549
+     * @testdox Rotate punctuation
      */
     public function testRotatePunctuation(): void
     {
         $expected = "Gzo'n zvo, Bmviyhv!";
-        $actual = $this->rotationalCipher->rotate("Let's eat, Grandma!", 21);
+        $rotationalCipher = new RotationalCipher();
+
+        $actual = $rotationalCipher->rotate("Let's eat, Grandma!", 21);
+
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
     }
 
     /**
      * uuid: 9fb93fe6-42b0-46e6-9ec1-0bf0a062d8c9
+     * @testdox Rotate all letters
      */
     public function testRotateAllLetters(): void
     {
         $expected = 'Gur dhvpx oebja sbk whzcf bire gur ynml qbt.';
-        $actual = $this->rotationalCipher->rotate('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.', 13);
+        $rotationalCipher = new RotationalCipher();
+
+        $actual = $rotationalCipher->rotate('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.', 13);
+
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
     }
 }