1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/hash/element_reference_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/hash/element_reference_spec.rb
index e271f37ea6..3d074b346d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/hash/element_reference_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/hash/element_reference_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe "Hash#[]" do
     h[[]].should == "baz"
   end
 
-  it "returns nil as default default value" do
+  it "returns nil as default value" do
     { 0 => 0 }[5].should == nil
   end
 
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ describe "Hash#[]" do
   end
 
   it "does not create copies of the immediate default value" do
-    str = "foo"
+    str = +"foo"
     h = Hash.new(str)
     a = h[:a]
     b = h[:b]
     a << "bar"
 
-    a.should equal(b)
+    a.should.equal?(b)
     a.should == "foobar"
     b.should == "foobar"
   end