1 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/thread/alive_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/thread/alive_spec.rb
index c1459ac693..c2f5f5371d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/thread/alive_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/thread/alive_spec.rb
@@ -1,41 +1,41 @@
-require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.expand_path('../fixtures/classes', __FILE__)
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Thread#alive?" do
   it "can check it's own status" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_current_thread.alive?.should == true
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_current_thread.should.alive?
   end
 
   it "describes a running thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_running_thread.alive?.should == true
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_running_thread.should.alive?
   end
 
   it "describes a sleeping thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_sleeping_thread.alive?.should == true
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_sleeping_thread.should.alive?
   end
 
   it "describes a blocked thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_blocked_thread.alive?.should == true
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_blocked_thread.should.alive?
   end
 
   it "describes a completed thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_completed_thread.alive?.should == false
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_completed_thread.should_not.alive?
   end
 
   it "describes a killed thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_killed_thread.alive?.should == false
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_killed_thread.should_not.alive?
   end
 
   it "describes a thread with an uncaught exception" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_thread_with_uncaught_exception.alive?.should == false
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_thread_with_uncaught_exception.should_not.alive?
   end
 
   it "describes a dying running thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_running_thread.alive?.should == true
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_running_thread.should.alive?
   end
 
   it "describes a dying sleeping thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_sleeping_thread.alive?.should == true
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_sleeping_thread.should.alive?
   end
 
   it "returns true for a killed but still running thread" do
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe "Thread#alive?" do
     ThreadSpecs.spin_until_sleeping(t)
 
     t.kill
-    t.alive?.should == true
+    t.should.alive?
     exit = true
     t.join
   end