1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/thread/exit_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/thread/exit_spec.rb
index 0fb329e66f..dbcd889898 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/thread/exit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/thread/exit_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.expand_path('../fixtures/classes', __FILE__)
-require File.expand_path('../shared/exit', __FILE__)
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Thread#exit" do
+  it "is an alias of Thread#kill" do
+    Thread.instance_method(:exit).should == Thread.instance_method(:kill)
+  end
+end
 
 describe "Thread#exit!" do
   it "needs to be reviewed for spec completeness"
@@ -10,6 +15,6 @@ describe "Thread.exit" do
   it "causes the current thread to exit" do
     thread = Thread.new { Thread.exit; sleep }
     thread.join
-    thread.status.should be_false
+    thread.status.should == false
   end
 end