diff --git a/spec/unit/parser/scope_spec.rb b/spec/unit/parser/scope_spec.rb
index 73cff7c512b..30e9e00988c 100755
--- a/spec/unit/parser/scope_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/parser/scope_spec.rb
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@
     end
 
     it "should raise NoMethodError if the method doesn't look like a function" do
-      expect { @scope.sprintf(["%b", 123]) }.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+      expect { @scope.sprintf(["%b", 123]) }.to raise_error(NoMethodError)
     end
 
     it "should raise NoMethodError if the method looks like a function but doesn't exist" do
-      expect { @scope.function_fake_bs(['cows']) }.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+      expect { @scope.function_fake_bs(['cows']) }.to raise_error(NoMethodError)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/ssl/certificate_authority_spec.rb b/spec/unit/ssl/certificate_authority_spec.rb
index c994911669e..a7d3a71daf6 100755
--- a/spec/unit/ssl/certificate_authority_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/ssl/certificate_authority_spec.rb
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def stub_ca_host
 
         expect do
           @ca.sign(@name, false, @request)
-        end.should_not raise_error(Puppet::SSL::CertificateAuthority::CertificateSigningError)
+        end.not_to raise_error(Puppet::SSL::CertificateAuthority::CertificateSigningError)
       end
 
       it "should save the resulting certificate" do