1 files changed, 4 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/local_variables_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/local_variables_spec.rb
index f6f1e15f52..40c343f7e4 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/local_variables_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/local_variables_spec.rb
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ describe "Kernel#local_variables" do
   end
 
   it "is a private method" do
-    Kernel.should have_private_instance_method(:local_variables)
+    Kernel.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:local_variables)
   end
 
   it "contains locals as they are added" do
     a = 1
     b = 2
-    local_variables.should include(:a, :b)
-    local_variables.length.should == 2
+    local_variables.sort.should == [:a, :b]
   end
 
   it "is accessible from bindings" do
@@ -25,14 +24,12 @@ describe "Kernel#local_variables" do
     end
     foo_binding = local_var_foo()
     res = eval("local_variables",foo_binding)
-    res.should include(:a, :b)
-    res.length.should == 2
+    res.sort.should == [:a, :b]
   end
 
   it "is accessible in eval" do
     eval "a=1; b=2; ScratchPad.record local_variables"
-    ScratchPad.recorded.should include(:a, :b)
-    ScratchPad.recorded.length.should == 2
+    ScratchPad.recorded.sort.should == [:a, :b]
   end
 
   it "includes only unique variable names" do