1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/stringio/close_read_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/stringio/close_read_spec.rb
index 80bd547e85..dd46a927be 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/stringio/close_read_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/stringio/close_read_spec.rb
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "StringIO#close_read" do
   before :each do
-    @io = StringIO.new("example")
+    @io = StringIO.new(+"example")
   end
 
   it "returns nil" do
-    @io.close_read.should be_nil
+    @io.close_read.should == nil
   end
 
   it "prevents further reading" do
     @io.close_read
-    -> { @io.read(1) }.should raise_error(IOError)
+    -> { @io.read(1) }.should.raise(IOError)
   end
 
   it "allows further writing" do
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ describe "StringIO#close_read" do
   end
 
   it "raises an IOError when in write-only mode" do
-    io = StringIO.new("example", "w")
-    -> { io.close_read }.should raise_error(IOError)
+    io = StringIO.new(+"example", "w")
+    -> { io.close_read }.should.raise(IOError)
 
     io = StringIO.new("example")
     io.close_read