diff --git a/spec/bulldoze_renamer/shell_spec.rb b/spec/bulldoze_renamer/shell_spec.rb
index c3a1daf..d7ad7c6 100644
--- a/spec/bulldoze_renamer/shell_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/bulldoze_renamer/shell_spec.rb
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
   it "exits without replacing if no argument is passed" do
     argv = []
     expect(err_double).to receive(:puts).with ::BulldozeRenamer::Shell::BANNER
-    expect(lambda { ::BulldozeRenamer::Shell.start( argv, out: out_double, err: err_double) }).to raise_error SystemExit
+    expect{::BulldozeRenamer::Shell.start( argv, out: out_double, err: err_double)}.to raise_error SystemExit
   end
 
   it "exits without replacing if one argument is passed" do
     argv = ['one']
     expect(err_double).to receive(:puts).with ::BulldozeRenamer::Shell::BANNER
-    expect(lambda { ::BulldozeRenamer::Shell.start( argv, out: out_double, err: err_double) }).to raise_error SystemExit
+    expect{::BulldozeRenamer::Shell.start( argv, out: out_double, err: err_double)}.to raise_error SystemExit
   end
 
   it "performs a replace if there are exactly two arguments" do
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   it "exits without replacing if more than two arguments are passed" do
     argv = ['.', 'one', 'two', 'three']
     expect(err_double).to receive(:puts).with ::BulldozeRenamer::Shell::BANNER
-    expect(lambda { ::BulldozeRenamer::Shell.start( argv, out: out_double, err: err_double) }).to raise_error SystemExit
+    expect{::BulldozeRenamer::Shell.start( argv, out: out_double, err: err_double)}.to raise_error SystemExit
     expect(::BulldozeRenamer::RenamingOrchestrator).not_to receive(:rename_with_options)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/bulldoze_renamer/string_inflector_spec.rb b/spec/bulldoze_renamer/string_inflector_spec.rb
index 0b74470..bb3c43c 100644
--- a/spec/bulldoze_renamer/string_inflector_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/bulldoze_renamer/string_inflector_spec.rb
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@
     end
 
     it "raises an error if the current string does not map to any of the inflections" do
-      expect(-> { BulldozeRenamer::StringInflector.new('current does-Not_Reflect', 'whatevs').mappings }).
+      expect { BulldozeRenamer::StringInflector.new('current does-Not_Reflect', 'whatevs').mappings }.
       to raise_error(BulldozeRenamer::StringInflector::StringDoesNotInflectToItselfError, "current does-Not_Reflect")
     end
 
     it "raises an error if the target string does not map to any of the inflections" do
-      expect(-> { BulldozeRenamer::StringInflector.new('whatevs', 'target does-Not_Reflect').mappings }).
+      expect { BulldozeRenamer::StringInflector.new('whatevs', 'target does-Not_Reflect').mappings }.
       to raise_error(BulldozeRenamer::StringInflector::StringDoesNotInflectToItselfError, "target does-Not_Reflect")
     end