3 files changed, 33 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/stringio/append_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/stringio/append_spec.rb
index c46dc59ee5..b35d17ed31 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/stringio/append_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/stringio/append_spec.rb
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ describe "StringIO#<< when passed [Object]" do
     end
   end
 
-  it "does not taint self when the passed argument is tainted" do
-    (@io << "test".taint)
-    @io.tainted?.should be_false
+  ruby_version_is ""..."2.8" do
+    it "does not taint self when the passed argument is tainted" do
+      (@io << "test".taint)
+      @io.tainted?.should be_false
+    end
   end
 
   it "updates self's position" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/stringio/reopen_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/stringio/reopen_spec.rb
index 34e38a63b4..64fd0a8c02 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/stringio/reopen_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/stringio/reopen_spec.rb
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ describe "StringIO#reopen when passed [Object, Integer]" do
     @io.string.should == "reopened, another time"
   end
 
-  # NOTE: WEIRD!
-  it "does not taint self when the passed Object was tainted" do
-    @io.reopen("reopened".taint, IO::RDONLY)
-    @io.tainted?.should be_false
-
-    @io.reopen("reopened".taint, IO::WRONLY)
-    @io.tainted?.should be_false
+  ruby_version_is ""..."2.8" do
+    # NOTE: WEIRD!
+    it "does not taint self when the passed Object was tainted" do
+      @io.reopen("reopened".taint, IO::RDONLY)
+      @io.tainted?.should be_false
+
+      @io.reopen("reopened".taint, IO::WRONLY)
+      @io.tainted?.should be_false
+    end
   end
 
   it "tries to convert the passed Object to a String using #to_str" do
@@ -90,13 +92,15 @@ describe "StringIO#reopen when passed [Object, Object]" do
     str.should == ""
   end
 
-  # NOTE: WEIRD!
-  it "does not taint self when the passed Object was tainted" do
-    @io.reopen("reopened".taint, "r")
-    @io.tainted?.should be_false
+  ruby_version_is ""..."2.8" do
+    # NOTE: WEIRD!
+    it "does not taint self when the passed Object was tainted" do
+      @io.reopen("reopened".taint, "r")
+      @io.tainted?.should be_false
 
-    @io.reopen("reopened".taint, "w")
-    @io.tainted?.should be_false
+      @io.reopen("reopened".taint, "w")
+      @io.tainted?.should be_false
+    end
   end
 
   it "tries to convert the passed Object to a String using #to_str" do
@@ -160,10 +164,12 @@ describe "StringIO#reopen when passed [String]" do
     @io.string.should == "reopened"
   end
 
-  # NOTE: WEIRD!
-  it "does not taint self when the passed Object was tainted" do
-    @io.reopen("reopened".taint)
-    @io.tainted?.should be_false
+  ruby_version_is ""..."2.8" do
+    # NOTE: WEIRD!
+    it "does not taint self when the passed Object was tainted" do
+      @io.reopen("reopened".taint)
+      @io.tainted?.should be_false
+    end
   end
 
   it "resets self's position to 0" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/stringio/shared/write.rb b/spec/ruby/library/stringio/shared/write.rb
index 28683e3cb1..dc5e1442ec 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/stringio/shared/write.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/stringio/shared/write.rb
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ describe :stringio_write_string, shared: true do
     end
   end
 
-  it "does not taint self when the passed argument is tainted" do
-    @io.send(@method, "test".taint)
-    @io.tainted?.should be_false
+  ruby_version_is ""..."2.8" do
+    it "does not taint self when the passed argument is tainted" do
+      @io.send(@method, "test".taint)
+      @io.tainted?.should be_false
+    end
   end
 end