1 files changed, 4 insertions, 38 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/format_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/format_spec.rb
index 35c752b1ab..a311f3c3d7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/format_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/format_spec.rb
@@ -1,47 +1,13 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
-# NOTE: most specs are in sprintf_spec.rb, this is just an alias
 describe "Kernel#format" do
-  it "is a private method" do
-    Kernel.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(: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"
-  end
-
-  describe "when $VERBOSE is true" do
-    it "warns if too many arguments are passed" do
-      code = <<~RUBY
-        $VERBOSE = true
-        format("test", 1)
-      RUBY
-
-      ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1").should.include?("warning: too many arguments for format string")
-    end
-
-    it "does not warns if too many keyword arguments are passed" do
-      code = <<~RUBY
-        $VERBOSE = true
-        format("test %{test}", test: 1, unused: 2)
-      RUBY
-
-      ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1").should_not.include?("warning")
-    end
-
-    ruby_bug "#20593", ""..."3.4" do
-      it "doesn't warns if keyword arguments are passed and none are used" do
-        code = <<~RUBY
-          $VERBOSE = true
-          format("test", test: 1)
-          format("test", {})
-        RUBY
-
-        ruby_exe(code, args: "2>&1").should_not.include?("warning")
-      end
-    end
+  it "is an alias of Kernel.sprintf" do
+    Kernel.method(:format).should == Kernel.method(:sprintf)
   end
 end