1 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/pathname.rb b/lib/pathname.rb
index b21abd746b..9b339aaf60 100644
--- a/lib/pathname.rb
+++ b/lib/pathname.rb
@@ -1183,14 +1183,10 @@ if $0 == __FILE__
 
     def test_kernel_open
       count = 0
-      stat1 = File.stat(__FILE__)
       result = Kernel.open(Pathname.new(__FILE__)) {|f|
-        stat2 = f.stat
-        assert_equal(stat1.dev, stat2.dev)
-        assert_equal(stat1.ino, stat2.ino)
-        assert_equal(stat1.size, stat2.size)
-        count += 1
-        2
+	assert(File.identical?(__FILE__, f))
+	count += 1
+	2
       }
       assert_equal(1, count)
       assert_equal(2, result)