1 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/thread/new_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/thread/new_spec.rb
index 80929035c7..acb6cd4e30 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/thread/new_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/thread/new_spec.rb
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Thread.new" do
   it "creates a thread executing the given block" do
-    c = Channel.new
-    Thread.new { c << true }.join
-    c << false
-    c.receive.should == true
+    q = Queue.new
+    Thread.new { q << true }.join
+    q << false
+    q.pop.should == true
   end
 
   it "can pass arguments to the thread block" do
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe "Thread.new" do
   end
 
   it "raises an exception when not given a block" do
-    lambda { Thread.new }.should raise_error(ThreadError)
+    -> { Thread.new }.should.raise(ThreadError)
   end
 
   it "creates a subclass of thread calls super with a block in initialize" do
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ describe "Thread.new" do
       end
     end
 
-    lambda {
+    -> {
       c.new
-    }.should raise_error(ThreadError)
+    }.should.raise(ThreadError)
   end
 
   it "calls and respects #initialize for the block to use" do
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ describe "Thread.new" do
     m2 = Mutex.new
     t = Thread.new {
       m1.lock
-      m1.locked?.should == true
+      m1.should.locked?
       m2.lock
-      m2.locked?.should == true
+      m2.should.locked?
     }
     t.join
-    m1.locked?.should == false
-    m2.locked?.should == false
+    m1.should_not.locked?
+    m2.should_not.locked?
   end
 
   it "releases Mutexes held by the Thread when the Thread finishes, also with Mutex#synchronize" do
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ describe "Thread.new" do
         m.lock
       }
       m.lock
-      m.locked?.should == true
+      m.should.locked?
     }
     t.join
-    m.locked?.should == false
+    m.should_not.locked?
   end
 end