6 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/zlib/deflate/deflate_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/zlib/deflate/deflate_spec.rb
index 50a563ef6f..e16e6ad0ef 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/zlib/deflate/deflate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/zlib/deflate/deflate_spec.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe "Zlib::Deflate.deflate" do
 
   it "deflates chunked data" do
     random_generator = Random.new(0)
-    deflated         = ''
+    deflated         = +''
 
     Zlib::Deflate.deflate(random_generator.bytes(20000)) do |chunk|
       deflated << chunk
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe "Zlib::Deflate#deflate" do
   before :each do
     @deflator         = Zlib::Deflate.new
     @random_generator = Random.new(0)
-    @original         = ''
+    @original         = +''
     @chunks           = []
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/zlib/deflate/new_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/zlib/deflate/new_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e15f14f95f..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/library/zlib/deflate/new_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/zlib/deflate/params_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/zlib/deflate/params_spec.rb
index 0b1cca8c8a..0242653528 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/zlib/deflate/params_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/zlib/deflate/params_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'zlib'
 
 describe "Zlib::Deflate#params" do
   it "changes the deflate parameters" do
-    data = 'abcdefghijklm'
+    data = +'abcdefghijklm'
 
     d = Zlib::Deflate.new Zlib::NO_COMPRESSION, Zlib::MAX_WBITS,
     Zlib::DEF_MEM_LEVEL, Zlib::DEFAULT_STRATEGY
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/zlib/gzipreader/new_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/zlib/gzipreader/new_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e15f14f95f..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/library/zlib/gzipreader/new_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/zlib/inflate/inflate_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/zlib/inflate/inflate_spec.rb
index 79b72bf91c..b308a4ba67 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/zlib/inflate/inflate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/zlib/inflate/inflate_spec.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe "Zlib::Inflate.inflate" do
     data = [120, 156, 75, 203, 207, 7, 0, 2, 130, 1, 69].pack('C*')
     z = Zlib::Inflate.new
     # add bytes, one by one
-    result = ""
+    result = +""
     data.each_byte { |d| result << z.inflate(d.chr)}
     result << z.finish
     result.should == "foo"
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe "Zlib::Inflate.inflate" do
     data = [120, 156, 75, 203, 207, 7, 0, 2, 130, 1, 69].pack('C*')[0,5]
     z = Zlib::Inflate.new
     # add bytes, one by one, but not all
-    result = ""
+    result = +""
     data.each_byte { |d| result << z.inflate(d.chr)}
     -> { result << z.finish }.should raise_error(Zlib::BufError)
   end
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe "Zlib::Inflate.inflate" do
   it "properly handles excessive data, byte-by-byte" do
     main_data = [120, 156, 75, 203, 207, 7, 0, 2, 130, 1, 69].pack('C*')
     data =  main_data * 2
-    result = ""
+    result = +""
 
     z = Zlib::Inflate.new
     # add bytes, one by one
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe "Zlib::Inflate.inflate" do
   it "properly handles excessive data, in one go" do
     main_data = [120, 156, 75, 203, 207, 7, 0, 2, 130, 1, 69].pack('C*')
     data =  main_data * 2
-    result = ""
+    result = +""
 
     z = Zlib::Inflate.new
     result << z.inflate(data)
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/zlib/inflate/new_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/zlib/inflate/new_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e15f14f95f..0000000000
--- a/spec/ruby/library/zlib/inflate/new_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-require_relative '../../../spec_helper'