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+require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+require File.expand_path('../fixtures/classes', __FILE__)
+
+describe :kernel_remove_instance_variable, shared: true do
+  it "returns the instance variable's value" do
+    value = @instance.send :remove_instance_variable, @object
+    value.should == "hello"
+  end
+
+  it "removes the instance variable" do
+    @instance.send :remove_instance_variable, @object
+    @instance.instance_variable_defined?(@object).should be_false
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Kernel#remove_instance_variable" do
+  before do
+    @instance = KernelSpecs::InstanceVariable.new
+  end
+
+  it "is a public method" do
+    Kernel.should have_public_instance_method(:remove_instance_variable, false)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a NameError if the instance variable is not defined" do
+    lambda do
+      @instance.send :remove_instance_variable, :@unknown
+    end.should raise_error(NameError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a NameError if the argument is not a valid instance variable name" do
+    lambda do
+      @instance.send :remove_instance_variable, :"@0"
+    end.should raise_error(NameError)
+  end
+
+  it "raises a TypeError if passed an Object not defining #to_str" do
+    lambda do
+      obj = mock("kernel remove_instance_variable")
+      @instance.send :remove_instance_variable, obj
+    end.should raise_error(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  describe "when passed a String" do
+    it_behaves_like :kernel_remove_instance_variable, nil, "@greeting"
+  end
+
+  describe "when passed a Symbol" do
+    it_behaves_like :kernel_remove_instance_variable, nil, :@greeting
+  end
+
+  describe "when passed an Object" do
+    it "calls #to_str to convert the argument" do
+      name = mock("kernel remove_instance_variable")
+      name.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("@greeting")
+      @instance.send :remove_instance_variable, name
+    end
+  end
+end