1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/exec_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/exec_spec.rb
index 3a7b656914..3d9520ad67 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/exec_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/exec_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.expand_path('../fixtures/classes', __FILE__)
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Kernel#exec" do
   it "is a private method" do
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ describe "Kernel#exec" do
   end
 
   it "runs the specified command, replacing current process" do
-    ruby_exe('exec "echo hello"; puts "fail"', escape: true).should == "hello\n"
+    ruby_exe('exec "echo hello"; puts "fail"').should == "hello\n"
   end
 end
 
 describe "Kernel.exec" do
   it "runs the specified command, replacing current process" do
-    ruby_exe('Kernel.exec "echo hello"; puts "fail"', escape: true).should == "hello\n"
+    ruby_exe('Kernel.exec "echo hello"; puts "fail"').should == "hello\n"
   end
 end