4 files changed, 10 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/new_bang.rb b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/new_bang.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 90f1b432f0..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/new_bang.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-describe :date_new_bang, shared: true do
-
-  it "returns a new Date object set to Astronomical Julian Day 0 if no arguments passed" do
-    d = Date.send(@method)
-    d.ajd.should == 0
-  end
-
-  it "accepts astronomical julian day number, offset as a fraction of a day and returns a new Date object" do
-    d = Date.send(@method, 10, 0.5)
-    d.ajd.should == 10
-    d.jd.should == 11
-  end
-
-end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse.rb b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse.rb
index 1015285e04..40af908386 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe :date_parse, shared: true do
     d.day.should == 23
   end
 
-  it "can parse a 'mmm DD YYYY' string into a Date object" do
+  it "can parse a 'DD mmm YYYY' string into a Date object" do
     d = Date.parse("23#{@sep}feb#{@sep}2008")
     d.year.should == 2008
     d.month.should == 2
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe :date_parse, shared: true do
     d.should == Date.civil(2005, 11, 5)
   end
 
-  it "can parse a year, day and month name into a Date object" do
+  it "can parse a day, month name and year into a Date object" do
     d = Date.parse("5th#{@sep}november#{@sep}2005")
     d.should == Date.civil(2005, 11, 5)
   end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_eu.rb b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_eu.rb
index ecb15e3c0e..3819524a57 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_eu.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_eu.rb
@@ -7,28 +7,28 @@ describe :date_parse_eu, shared: true do
     d.day.should == 1
   end
 
-  it "can parse a MM-DD-YYYY string into a Date object" do
+  it "can parse a DD-MM-YYYY string into a Date object" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}2007")
     d.year.should == 2007
     d.month.should == 1
     d.day.should == 10
   end
 
-  it "can parse a MM-DD-YY string into a Date object" do
+  it "can parse a YY-MM-DD string into a Date object" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}07")
     d.year.should == 2010
     d.month.should == 1
     d.day.should == 7
   end
 
-  it "can parse a MM-DD-YY string into a Date object NOT using the year digits as 20XX" do
+  it "can parse a YY-MM-DD string into a Date object NOT using the year digits as 20XX" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}07", false)
     d.year.should == 10
     d.month.should == 1
     d.day.should == 7
   end
 
-  it "can parse a MM-DD-YY string into a Date object using the year digits as 20XX" do
+  it "can parse a YY-MM-DD string into a Date object using the year digits as 20XX" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}07", true)
     d.year.should == 2010
     d.month.should == 1
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_us.rb b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_us.rb
index 7be62b1af1..17e2fc96c1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_us.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/date/shared/parse_us.rb
@@ -6,28 +6,28 @@ describe :date_parse_us, shared: true do
     d.day.should == 1
   end
 
-  it "parses a MM#{@sep}DD#{@sep}YYYY string into a Date object" do
+  it "parses a DD#{@sep}MM#{@sep}YYYY string into a Date object" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}2007")
     d.year.should == 2007
     d.month.should == 1
     d.day.should == 10
   end
 
-  it "parses a MM#{@sep}DD#{@sep}YY string into a Date object" do
+  it "parses a YY#{@sep}MM#{@sep}DD string into a Date object" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}07")
     d.year.should == 2010
     d.month.should == 1
     d.day.should == 7
   end
 
-  it "parses a MM#{@sep}DD#{@sep}YY string into a Date object NOT using the year digits as 20XX" do
+  it "parses a YY#{@sep}MM#{@sep}DD string into a Date object NOT using the year digits as 20XX" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}07", false)
     d.year.should == 10
     d.month.should == 1
     d.day.should == 7
   end
 
-  it "parses a MM#{@sep}DD#{@sep}YY string into a Date object using the year digits as 20XX" do
+  it "parses a YY#{@sep}MM#{@sep}DD string into a Date object using the year digits as 20XX" do
     d = Date.parse("10#{@sep}01#{@sep}07", true)
     d.year.should == 2010
     d.month.should == 1