1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/string/initialize_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/string/initialize_spec.rb
index cbb281c8d5..b0c1e2e573 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/string/initialize_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/string/initialize_spec.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.expand_path('../fixtures/classes', __FILE__)
-require File.expand_path('../shared/replace', __FILE__)
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+require_relative 'shared/replace'
 
 describe "String#initialize" do
   it "is a private method" do
-    String.should have_private_instance_method(:initialize)
+    String.private_instance_methods(false).should.include?(:initialize)
   end
 
   describe "with no arguments" do
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe "String#initialize" do
 
     it "does not raise an exception when frozen" do
       a = "hello".freeze
-      a.send(:initialize).should equal(a)
+      a.send(:initialize).should.equal?(a)
     end
   end