1 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/fail_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/fail_spec.rb
index 01dffa4a69..a5948cefae 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/fail_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/fail_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
-describe "Kernel.fail" do
+describe "Kernel#fail" do
   it "is a private method" do
     Kernel.should have_private_instance_method(:fail)
   end
@@ -11,17 +11,16 @@ describe "Kernel.fail" do
   end
 
   it "accepts an Object with an exception method returning an Exception" do
-    class Boring
-      def self.exception(msg)
-        StandardError.new msg
-      end
+    obj = Object.new
+    def obj.exception(msg)
+      StandardError.new msg
     end
-    lambda { fail Boring, "..." }.should raise_error(StandardError)
+    lambda { fail obj, "..." }.should raise_error(StandardError, "...")
   end
 
   it "instantiates the specified exception class" do
-    class LittleBunnyFooFoo < RuntimeError; end
-    lambda { fail LittleBunnyFooFoo }.should raise_error(LittleBunnyFooFoo)
+    error_class = Class.new(RuntimeError)
+    lambda { fail error_class }.should raise_error(error_class)
   end
 
   it "uses the specified message" do
@@ -38,6 +37,6 @@ describe "Kernel.fail" do
   end
 end
 
-describe "Kernel#fail" do
+describe "Kernel.fail" do
   it "needs to be reviewed for spec completeness"
 end