2 files changed, 9 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/spec/ruby/language/if_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/language/if_spec.rb
index e2201f4626..d1d95c1607 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/language/if_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/language/if_spec.rb
@@ -233,22 +233,19 @@ describe "The if expression" do
   describe "with a boolean range ('flip-flop' operator)" do
     before :each do
       ScratchPad.record []
-      @verbose = $VERBOSE
-      $VERBOSE = nil
     end
 
     after :each do
       ScratchPad.clear
-      $VERBOSE = @verbose
     end
 
     it "mimics an awk conditional with a single-element inclusive-end range" do
-      eval "10.times { |i| ScratchPad << i if (i == 4)..(i == 4) }"
+      10.times { |i| ScratchPad << i if (i == 4)..(i == 4) }
       ScratchPad.recorded.should == [4]
     end
 
     it "mimics an awk conditional with a many-element inclusive-end range" do
-      eval "10.times { |i| ScratchPad << i if (i == 4)..(i == 7) }"
+      10.times { |i| ScratchPad << i if (i == 4)..(i == 7) }
       ScratchPad.recorded.should == [4, 5, 6, 7]
     end
 
@@ -258,12 +255,12 @@ describe "The if expression" do
     end
 
     it "mimics a sed conditional with a many-element exclusive-end range" do
-      eval "10.times { |i| ScratchPad << i if (i == 4)...(i == 5) }"
+      10.times { |i| ScratchPad << i if (i == 4)...(i == 5) }
       ScratchPad.recorded.should == [4, 5]
     end
 
     it "allows combining two flip-flops" do
-      eval "10.times { |i| ScratchPad << i if (i == 4)...(i == 5) or (i == 7)...(i == 8) }"
+      10.times { |i| ScratchPad << i if (i == 4)...(i == 5) or (i == 7)...(i == 8) }
       ScratchPad.recorded.should == [4, 5, 7, 8]
     end
 
@@ -281,18 +278,18 @@ describe "The if expression" do
 
     it "evaluates the second conditions lazily with inclusive-end range" do
       collector = proc { |i| ScratchPad << i }
-      eval "10.times { |i| i if (i == 4)...collector[i] }"
+      10.times { |i| i if (i == 4)...collector[i] }
       ScratchPad.recorded.should == [5]
     end
 
     it "evaluates the second conditions lazily with exclusive-end range" do
       collector = proc { |i| ScratchPad << i }
-      eval "10.times { |i| i if (i == 4)..collector[i] }"
+      10.times { |i| i if (i == 4)..collector[i] }
       ScratchPad.recorded.should == [4]
     end
 
     it "scopes state by flip-flop" do
-      store_me = eval("proc { |i| ScratchPad << i if (i == 4)..(i == 7) }")
+      store_me = proc { |i| ScratchPad << i if (i == 4)..(i == 7) }
       store_me[1]
       store_me[4]
       proc { store_me[1] }.call
diff --git a/spec/ruby/language/precedence_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/language/precedence_spec.rb
index a911f765b0..b122577a75 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/language/precedence_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/language/precedence_spec.rb
@@ -301,10 +301,8 @@ describe "Operators" do
    from = 1
    to = 2
    # These are Range instances, not flip-flop
-   suppress_warning do
-     (eval("from..to") ? 3 : 4).should == 3
-     (eval("from...to") ? 3 : 4).should == 3
-   end
+   (from..to ? 3 : 4).should == 3
+   (from...to ? 3 : 4).should == 3
  end
 
   it "? : is right-associative" do