diff --git a/spec/net_http_spec.rb b/spec/net_http_spec.rb
index 74c018d06..faa66dcdd 100644
--- a/spec/net_http_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/net_http_spec.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     req = Net::HTTP::Post.new("/")
     Net::HTTP.start("www.example.com") {|http|
       http.request(req, StringIO.new("my_params"))
-    }.body.should =~ /Example Web Page/
+    }.body.should =~ /^$/
   end
 
   it "should handle requests with block passed to read_body", :net_connect => true do
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         end
       end
     end
-    body.should =~ /Example Web Page/
+    body.should =~ /^$/
   end
 
   it "should return a Net::ReadAdapter from response.body when a stubbed request is made with a block and #read_body" do
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
   end
 
   describe 'after_request callback support', :net_connect => true do
-    let(:expected_body_regex) { /You have reached this web page by typing.*example\.com/ }
+    let(:expected_body_regex) { /^$/ }
 
     before(:each) do
       WebMock.allow_net_connect!
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 053e39ead..eaaa02c30 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ def should_pass
 def setup_expectations_for_real_example_com_request(options = {})
   defaults = { :host => "www.example.com", :port => 80, :method => "GET",
     :path => "/",
-    :response_code => 200, :response_message => "OK",
-    :response_body => "<title>example</title>" }
+    :response_code => 302, :response_message => "Found",
+    :response_body => "" }
   setup_expectations_for_real_request(defaults.merge(options))
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/webmock_shared.rb b/spec/webmock_shared.rb
index 46cce4bdd..f41d8772d 100644
--- a/spec/webmock_shared.rb
+++ b/spec/webmock_shared.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   SAMPLE_HEADERS = { "Content-Length" => "8888", "Accept" => "application/json" }
   ESCAPED_PARAMS = "x=ab%20c&z=%27Stop%21%27%20said%20Fred"
   NOT_ESCAPED_PARAMS = "z='Stop!' said Fred&x=ab c"
-  WWW_EXAMPLE_COM_CONTENT_LENGTH = 596
+  WWW_EXAMPLE_COM_CONTENT_LENGTH = 0
 end
 
 class MyException < StandardError; end;
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ class MyException < StandardError; end;
 
       it "should make a real web request if request is not stubbed" do
         setup_expectations_for_real_example_com_request
-        http_request(:get, "http://www.example.com/").
-          body.should =~ /.*example.*/
+        http_request(:get, "http://www.example.com/").status.should == "302"
       end
 
       it "should make a real https request if request is not stubbed" do
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ class MyException < StandardError; end;
       end
 
       it "should allow a real request to allowed host", :net_connect => true do
-        http_request(:get, "http://www.example.org/").status.should == "200"
+        http_request(:get, "http://www.example.org/").status.should == "302"
       end
     end
   end
@@ -1493,8 +1492,8 @@ def call(request)
           end
 
           it "should pass response with status and message" do
-            @response.status[0].should == 200
-            @response.status[1].should == "OK"
+            @response.status[0].should == 302
+            @response.status[1].should == "Found"
           end
         
           it "should pass response with headers" do