1 files changed, 5 insertions, 34 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/fail_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/fail_spec.rb
index a5948cefae..2d117d26cd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/fail_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/fail_spec.rb
@@ -1,42 +1,13 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Kernel#fail" do
-  it "is a private method" do
-    Kernel.should have_private_instance_method(:fail)
-  end
-
-  it "raises a RuntimeError" do
-    lambda { fail }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
-  end
-
-  it "accepts an Object with an exception method returning an Exception" do
-    obj = Object.new
-    def obj.exception(msg)
-      StandardError.new msg
-    end
-    lambda { fail obj, "..." }.should raise_error(StandardError, "...")
-  end
-
-  it "instantiates the specified exception class" do
-    error_class = Class.new(RuntimeError)
-    lambda { fail error_class }.should raise_error(error_class)
-  end
-
-  it "uses the specified message" do
-    lambda {
-      begin
-        fail "the duck is not irish."
-      rescue => e
-        e.message.should == "the duck is not irish."
-        raise
-      else
-        raise Exception
-      end
-    }.should raise_error(RuntimeError)
+  it "is an alias of Kernel#raise" do
+    Kernel.instance_method(:fail).should == Kernel.instance_method(:raise)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Kernel.fail" do
-  it "needs to be reviewed for spec completeness"
+  it "is an alias of Kernel.raise" do
+    Kernel.method(:fail).should == Kernel.method(:raise)
+  end
 end