diff --git a/test/rubygems/test_gem_dependency.rb b/test/rubygems/test_gem_dependency.rb
index bf0745ddc1..be05fe1c73 100644
--- a/test/rubygems/test_gem_dependency.rb
+++ b/test/rubygems/test_gem_dependency.rb
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ class TestGemDependency < Gem::TestCase
 
   def test_equals_tilde_object
     o = Object.new
-    def o.name    ; "a" end
-    def o.version ; "0" end
+    def o.name; "a" end
+    def o.version; "0" end
 
     assert_match dep("a"), o
   end