1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/format_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/format_spec.rb
index c73d5f0efb..a311f3c3d7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/format_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/format_spec.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.expand_path('../fixtures/classes', __FILE__)
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Kernel#format" do
-  it "is a private method" do
-    Kernel.should have_private_instance_method(:format)
+  it "is an alias of Kernel#sprintf" do
+    Kernel.instance_method(:format).should == Kernel.instance_method(:sprintf)
   end
 end
 
 describe "Kernel.format" do
-  it "is accessible as a module function" do
-    Kernel.format("%s", "hello").should == "hello"
+  it "is an alias of Kernel.sprintf" do
+    Kernel.method(:format).should == Kernel.method(:sprintf)
   end
 end