1 files changed, 2 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/string/b_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/string/b_spec.rb
index b2e3d326ba..d181447709 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/string/b_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/string/b_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+# frozen_string_literal: false
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "String#b" do
@@ -9,16 +10,7 @@ describe "String#b" do
 
   it "returns new string without modifying self" do
     str = "こんちには"
-    str.b.should_not equal(str)
+    str.b.should_not.equal?(str)
     str.should == "こんちには"
   end
-
-  ruby_version_is ''...'2.7' do
-    it "copies own tainted/untrusted status to the returning value" do
-      utf_8 = "こんちには".taint.untrust
-      ret = utf_8.b
-      ret.tainted?.should be_true
-      ret.untrusted?.should be_true
-    end
-  end
 end