3 files changed, 17 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/name_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/name_spec.rb
index d1def51f24..c8a49b40e2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/name_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/name_spec.rb
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ describe "NameError#name" do
 
   it "returns a class variable name as a symbol" do
     -> {
-      -> {
-        @@doesnt_exist
-      }.should complain(/class variable access from toplevel/)
+      eval("class singleton_class::A; @@doesnt_exist end", binding, __FILE__, __LINE__)
     }.should raise_error(NameError) { |e| e.name.should == :@@doesnt_exist }
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/exception/receiver_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/exception/receiver_spec.rb
index 7c57d63c3e..d1c23b67be 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/exception/receiver_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/exception/receiver_spec.rb
@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ describe "NameError#receiver" do
 
   it "returns the Object class when an undefined class variable is called" do
     -> {
-      -> {
-        @@doesnt_exist
-      }.should complain(/class variable access from toplevel/)
-    }.should raise_error(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should equal(Object) }
+      eval("class singleton_class::A; @@doesnt_exist end", binding, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+    }.should raise_error(NameError) {|e| e.receiver.should equal(singleton_class::A) }
   end
 
   it "returns a class when an undefined class variable is called in a subclass' namespace" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/language/defined_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/language/defined_spec.rb
index ed61ed3b53..f2da8a9293 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/language/defined_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/language/defined_spec.rb
@@ -275,9 +275,7 @@ describe "The defined? keyword for an expression" do
     end
 
     it "returns nil for an expression with '!' and an unset class variable" do
-      -> {
-        @result = defined?(!@@defined_specs_undefined_class_variable)
-      }.should complain(/class variable access from toplevel/)
+      @result = eval("class singleton_class::A; defined?(!@@doesnt_exist) end", binding, __FILE__, __LINE__)
       @result.should be_nil
     end
 
@@ -286,9 +284,7 @@ describe "The defined? keyword for an expression" do
     end
 
     it "returns nil for an expression with 'not' and an unset class variable" do
-      -> {
-        @result = defined?(not @@defined_specs_undefined_class_variable)
-      }.should complain(/class variable access from toplevel/)
+      @result = eval("class singleton_class::A; defined?(not @@doesnt_exist) end", binding, __FILE__, __LINE__)
       @result.should be_nil
     end
 
@@ -897,17 +893,21 @@ describe "The defined? keyword for a variable scoped constant" do
   end
 
   it "returns nil if the class scoped constant is not defined" do
-    -> {
-      @@defined_specs_obj = DefinedSpecs::Basic
-      defined?(@@defined_specs_obj::Undefined).should be_nil
-    }.should complain(/class variable access from toplevel/)
+    eval(<<-END, binding, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+      class singleton_class::A
+        @@defined_specs_obj = DefinedSpecs::Basic
+        defined?(@@defined_specs_obj::Undefined).should be_nil
+      end
+    END
   end
 
   it "returns 'constant' if the constant is defined in the scope of the class variable" do
-    -> {
-      @@defined_specs_obj = DefinedSpecs::Basic
-      defined?(@@defined_specs_obj::A).should == "constant"
-    }.should complain(/class variable access from toplevel/)
+    eval(<<-END, binding, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+      class singleton_class::A
+        @@defined_specs_obj = DefinedSpecs::Basic
+        defined?(@@defined_specs_obj::A).should == "constant"
+      end
+    END
   end
 
   it "returns nil if the local scoped constant is not defined" do