1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/stringio/closed_read_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/stringio/closed_read_spec.rb
index 971eb5f71c..2e3813b1bc 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/stringio/closed_read_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/stringio/closed_read_spec.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.expand_path('../fixtures/classes', __FILE__)
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "StringIO#closed_read?" do
   it "returns true if self is not readable" do
-    io = StringIO.new("example", "r+")
+    io = StringIO.new(+"example", "r+")
     io.close_write
-    io.closed_read?.should be_false
+    io.closed_read?.should == false
     io.close_read
-    io.closed_read?.should be_true
+    io.closed_read?.should == true
   end
 end