1 files changed, 22 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/language/rescue_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/language/rescue_spec.rb
index 66a493cd34..5336265775 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/language/rescue_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/language/rescue_spec.rb
@@ -195,26 +195,34 @@ describe "The rescue keyword" do
     ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:one, :else_ran, :ensure_ran, :outside_begin]
   end
 
-  else_without_rescue = lambda {
-    eval <<-ruby
-        begin
-          ScratchPad << :begin
-        else
-          ScratchPad << :else
-        end
-      ruby
-  }
-
-  ruby_version_is ""..."2.6" do
+  ruby_version_is ''...'2.6' do
     it "will execute an else block even without rescue and ensure" do
-      else_without_rescue.should complain(/else without rescue is useless/)
+      lambda {
+        eval <<-ruby
+          begin
+            ScratchPad << :begin
+          else
+            ScratchPad << :else
+          end
+        ruby
+      }.should complain(/else without rescue is useless/)
 
       ScratchPad.recorded.should == [:begin, :else]
     end
   end
 
-  ruby_version_is "2.6" do
-    else_without_rescue.should raise_error(SyntaxError)
+  ruby_version_is '2.6' do
+    it "raises SyntaxError when else is used without rescue and ensure" do
+      lambda {
+        eval <<-ruby
+          begin
+            ScratchPad << :begin
+          else
+            ScratchPad << :else
+          end
+        ruby
+      }.should raise_error(SyntaxError, /else without rescue is useless/)
+    end
   end
 
   it "will not execute an else block if an exception was raised" do