1 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/thread/stop_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/thread/stop_spec.rb
index 0bc99487fd..084ab46ef6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/thread/stop_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/thread/stop_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.expand_path('../fixtures/classes', __FILE__)
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "Thread.stop" do
   it "causes the current thread to sleep indefinitely" do
@@ -13,42 +13,42 @@ end
 
 describe "Thread#stop?" do
   it "can check it's own status" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_current_thread.stop?.should == false
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_current_thread.should_not.stop?
   end
 
   it "describes a running thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_running_thread.stop?.should == false
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_running_thread.should_not.stop?
   end
 
   it "describes a sleeping thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_sleeping_thread.stop?.should == true
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_sleeping_thread.should.stop?
   end
 
   it "describes a blocked thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_blocked_thread.stop?.should == true
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_blocked_thread.should.stop?
   end
 
   it "describes a completed thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_completed_thread.stop?.should == true
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_completed_thread.should.stop?
   end
 
   it "describes a killed thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_killed_thread.stop?.should == true
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_killed_thread.should.stop?
   end
 
   it "describes a thread with an uncaught exception" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_thread_with_uncaught_exception.stop?.should == true
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_thread_with_uncaught_exception.should.stop?
   end
 
   it "describes a dying running thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_running_thread.stop?.should == false
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_running_thread.should_not.stop?
   end
 
   it "describes a dying sleeping thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_sleeping_thread.stop?.should == true
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_sleeping_thread.should.stop?
   end
 
   it "describes a dying thread after sleep" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_thread_after_sleep.stop?.should == false
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_thread_after_sleep.should_not.stop?
   end
 end