diff --git a/features/lib/step_definitions/aruba_steps.rb b/features/lib/step_definitions/aruba_steps.rb
index 5c729bb401..eb336cb545 100644
--- a/features/lib/step_definitions/aruba_steps.rb
+++ b/features/lib/step_definitions/aruba_steps.rb
@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@
   assert_success result == 'pass'
 end
 
-Then(/^"([^"]*)" should not be required$/) do |file_name|
+Then('{string} should not be required') do |file_name|
   expect(all_output).not_to include("* #{file_name}")
 end
 
-Then(/^"([^"]*)" should be required$/) do |file_name|
+Then('{string} should be required') do |file_name|
   expect(all_output).to include("* #{file_name}")
 end
 
-Then(/^it fails before running features with:$/) do |expected|
+Then('it fails before running features with:') do |expected|
   assert_matching_output("\\A#{expected}", all_output)
   assert_success(false)
 end
 
-Then(/^the output includes the message "(.*)"$/) do |message|
+Then('the output includes the message {string}') do |message|
   expect(all_output).to include(message)
 end
diff --git a/features/lib/step_definitions/cli_steps.rb b/features/lib/step_definitions/cli_steps.rb
index 0975b90551..0a6436bfa4 100644
--- a/features/lib/step_definitions/cli_steps.rb
+++ b/features/lib/step_definitions/cli_steps.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
-Then(/^I should see the CLI help$/) do
+Then('I should see the CLI help') do
   expect(all_output).to include('Usage:')
 end
diff --git a/features/lib/step_definitions/cucumber_steps.rb b/features/lib/step_definitions/cucumber_steps.rb
index 02ecf92d93..d3a35e11f1 100644
--- a/features/lib/step_definitions/cucumber_steps.rb
+++ b/features/lib/step_definitions/cucumber_steps.rb
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
-Given(/^a directory without standard Cucumber project directory structure$/) do
+Given('a directory without standard Cucumber project directory structure') do
   in_current_dir do
     FileUtils.rm_rf 'features' if File.directory?('features')
   end
 end
 
-Given(/^a scenario with a step that looks like this:$/) do |string|
+Given('a scenario with a step that looks like this:') do |string|
   create_feature do
     create_scenario { string }
   end
 end
 
-Given(/^a scenario with a step that looks like this in japanese:$/) do |string|
+Given('a scenario with a step that looks like this in japanese:') do |string|
   create_feature_ja do
     create_scenario_ja { string }
   end
 end
 
-Given(/^the standard step definitions$/) do
+Given('the standard step definitions') do
   write_file 'features/step_definitions/steps.rb',
 
   <<-STEPS
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
   STEPS
 end
 
-Given(/^a step definition that looks like this:$/) do |string|
+Given('a step definition that looks like this:') do |string|
   create_step_definition { string }
 end
 
-Given(/^a scenario "([^\"]*)" that passes$/) do |name|
+Given('a scenario {string} that passes') do |name|
   write_file "features/#{name}.feature",
   <<-FEATURE
   Feature: #{name}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   STEPS
 end
 
-Given(/^a scenario "([^\"]*)" that fails$/) do |name|
+Given('a scenario {string} that fails') do |name|
   write_file "features/#{name}.feature",
   <<-FEATURE
   Feature: #{name}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   run_feature features.first, formatter
 end
 
-Then(/^the stderr should contain a warning message$/) do
+Then('the stderr should contain a warning message') do
   expect(all_stderr).to include('[warning]')
 end
 
diff --git a/features/lib/step_definitions/junit_steps.rb b/features/lib/step_definitions/junit_steps.rb
index a76a2d579f..550eaf5f56 100644
--- a/features/lib/step_definitions/junit_steps.rb
+++ b/features/lib/step_definitions/junit_steps.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
-Then(/^the junit output file "(.*?)" should contain:$/) do |actual_file, text|
+Then('the junit output file {string} should contain:') do |actual_file, text|
   actual = IO.read(current_dir + '/' + actual_file)
   actual = replace_junit_time(actual)
   expect(actual).to eq text
diff --git a/features/lib/step_definitions/language_steps.rb b/features/lib/step_definitions/language_steps.rb
index 0ea73fd27f..8be800cc99 100644
--- a/features/lib/step_definitions/language_steps.rb
+++ b/features/lib/step_definitions/language_steps.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-Then(/^cucumber lists all the supported languages$/) do
+Then('cucumber lists all the supported languages') do
   sample_languages = %w(Arabic български Pirate English 日本語)
   sample_languages.each do |language|
     expect(all_output.force_encoding('utf-8')).to include(language)
diff --git a/features/lib/step_definitions/profile_steps.rb b/features/lib/step_definitions/profile_steps.rb
index 0b11e93bf1..dd9ebdde22 100644
--- a/features/lib/step_definitions/profile_steps.rb
+++ b/features/lib/step_definitions/profile_steps.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
-Given(/^the following profiles? (?:are|is) defined:$/) do |profiles|
+Given('the following profile(s) are/is defined:') do |profiles|
   write_file 'cucumber.yml', profiles
 end
 
-Then(/^the (.*) profile should be used$/) do |profile|
+Then('the {word} profile should be used') do |profile|
   step 'the stdout should contain:', profile
 end
 
-Then(/^exactly these files should be loaded:\s*(.*)$/) do |files|
-  expect(all_stdout.scan(/^  \* (.*\.rb)$/).flatten).to eq files.split(/,\s+/)
+Then('exactly these files should be loaded: {list}') do |files|
+  expect(all_stdout.scan(/^  \* (.*\.rb)$/).flatten).to eq files
 end
 
-Then(/^exactly these features should be run:\s*(.*)$/) do |files|
-  expect(all_stdout.scan(/^  \* (.*\.feature)$/).flatten).to eq files.split(/,\s+/)
+Then('exactly these features should be run: {list}') do |files|
+  expect(all_stdout.scan(/^  \* (.*\.feature)$/).flatten).to eq files
 end
diff --git a/features/lib/step_definitions/retry_steps.rb b/features/lib/step_definitions/retry_steps.rb
index 0751d75955..da4a35359b 100644
--- a/features/lib/step_definitions/retry_steps.rb
+++ b/features/lib/step_definitions/retry_steps.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
-Given(/^a scenario "([^\"]*)" that fails once, then passes$/) do |full_name|
+Given('a scenario {string} that fails once, then passes') do |full_name|
   name = snake_case(full_name)
   write_file "features/#{name}.feature",
   <<-FEATURE
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   INIT
 end
 
-Given(/^a scenario "([^\"]*)" that fails twice, then passes$/) do |full_name|
+Given('a scenario {string} that fails twice, then passes') do |full_name|
   name = snake_case(full_name)
   write_file "features/#{name}.feature",
   <<-FEATURE
diff --git a/features/lib/step_definitions/ruby_steps.rb b/features/lib/step_definitions/ruby_steps.rb
index 685b2c34df..5f180502fa 100644
--- a/features/lib/step_definitions/ruby_steps.rb
+++ b/features/lib/step_definitions/ruby_steps.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
-When(/^I run the following Ruby code:$/) do |code|
+When('I run the following Ruby code:') do |code|
   run_simple %{ruby -e "#{code}"}
 end
diff --git a/features/lib/support/parameter_types.rb b/features/lib/support/parameter_types.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c2f8dc0f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/lib/support/parameter_types.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+ParameterType(
+  name: 'list',
+  regexp: /.*/,
+  type: Array,
+  transformer: ->(s) { s.split(/,\s+/)},
+  use_for_snippets: false,
+  prefer_for_regexp_match: false
+)