diff --git a/lib/regin/character.rb b/lib/regin/character.rb
index b71f860..12a9199 100644
--- a/lib/regin/character.rb
+++ b/lib/regin/character.rb
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ def to_s(parent = false)
       end
     end
 
-    def to_regexp(anchored = true)
+    def to_regexp(anchored = false)
       re = to_s(true)
       re = "\\A#{re}\\Z" if anchored
       Regexp.compile(re, ignorecase)
     end
 
     def match(char)
-      to_regexp.match(char)
+      to_regexp(true).match(char)
     end
 
     def include?(char)
diff --git a/lib/regin/collection.rb b/lib/regin/collection.rb
index 2a58dd2..f1f7032 100644
--- a/lib/regin/collection.rb
+++ b/lib/regin/collection.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def +(other)
       self.class.new(@array + ary)
     end
 
-    def to_regexp(anchored = true)
+    def to_regexp(anchored = false)
       re = to_s(true)
       re = "\\A#{re}\\Z" if anchored
       Regexp.compile(re, flags)
diff --git a/lib/regin/group.rb b/lib/regin/group.rb
index 6f2d1c7..d682148 100644
--- a/lib/regin/group.rb
+++ b/lib/regin/group.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def to_s(parent = false)
       end
     end
 
-    def to_regexp(anchored = true)
+    def to_regexp(anchored = false)
       re = to_s
       re = "\\A#{re}\\Z" if anchored
       Regexp.compile(re)
diff --git a/spec/alternation_spec.rb b/spec/alternation_spec.rb
index 75313a3..abdb745 100644
--- a/spec/alternation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/alternation_spec.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     end
 
     it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-      @alternation.to_regexp.should == /\Aa|b|c\Z/
+      @alternation.to_regexp.should == /a|b|c/
     end
 
     it "should match 'a'" do
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     end
 
     it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-      @alternation.to_regexp.should == /\Aa|b|c\Z/
+      @alternation.to_regexp.should == /a|b|c/
     end
 
     it "should apply ignorecase to child expression" do
diff --git a/spec/character_range_spec.rb b/spec/character_range_spec.rb
index 1a1aec3..c75221e 100644
--- a/spec/character_range_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/character_range_spec.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     end
 
     it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-      @range.to_regexp.should == /\A[a-z]\Z/
+      @range.to_regexp.should == /[a-z]/
     end
 
     it "should be inspectable" do
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     end
 
     it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-      @range.to_regexp.should == /\A.\Z/
+      @range.to_regexp.should == /./
     end
 
     it "should be inspectable" do
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     end
 
     it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-      @range.to_regexp.should == /\A[a-z]{2,3}\Z/
+      @range.to_regexp.should == /[a-z]{2,3}/
     end
 
     it "should be inspectable" do
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
     end
 
     it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-      @range.to_regexp.should == /\A[^a-z]\Z/
+      @range.to_regexp.should == /[^a-z]/
     end
 
     it "should be inspectable" do
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
     end
 
     it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-      @range.to_regexp.should == /\A[a-z]\Z/i
+      @range.to_regexp.should == /[a-z]/i
     end
 
     it "should be inspectable" do
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
     end
 
     it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-      @range.to_regexp.should == /\A.\Z/i
+      @range.to_regexp.should == /./i
     end
 
     it "should be inspectable" do
diff --git a/spec/character_spec.rb b/spec/character_spec.rb
index 7d9e32c..09b408d 100644
--- a/spec/character_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/character_spec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     end
 
     it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-      @character.to_regexp.should == /\Aa\Z/
+      @character.to_regexp.should == /a/
     end
 
     it "should be inspectable" do
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     end
 
     it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-      @character.to_regexp.should == /\Aa?\Z/
+      @character.to_regexp.should == /a?/
     end
 
     it "should be inspectable" do
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     end
 
     it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-      @character.to_regexp.should == /\Aa{2,3}\Z/
+      @character.to_regexp.should == /a{2,3}/
     end
 
     it "should be inspectable" do
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     end
 
     it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-      @character.to_regexp.should == /\Aa\Z/i
+      @character.to_regexp.should == /a/i
     end
 
     it "should be inspectable" do
diff --git a/spec/expression_spec.rb b/spec/expression_spec.rb
index 2dd8bf9..a80e8a0 100644
--- a/spec/expression_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/expression_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   end
 
   it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-    @expression.to_regexp.should == /\Afoo\Z/
+    @expression.to_regexp.should == /foo/
   end
 
   it "should have no flags" do
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
   end
 
   it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-    @expression.to_regexp.should == /\Afoo\Z/i
+    @expression.to_regexp.should == /foo/i
   end
 
   it "should have ignorecase flag" do
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
   end
 
   it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-    @expression.to_regexp.should == /\Afoo\Z/
+    @expression.to_regexp.should == /foo/
   end
 
   it "should have ignorecase flag" do
diff --git a/spec/group_spec.rb b/spec/group_spec.rb
index a1f053d..a0b308e 100644
--- a/spec/group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/group_spec.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   end
 
   it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-    @group.to_regexp.should == /\A(foo)\Z/
+    @group.to_regexp.should == /(foo)/
   end
 
   it "should match 'foo'" do
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   end
 
   it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-    @group.to_regexp.should == /\A((?i-mx:foo))\Z/
+    @group.to_regexp.should == /((?i-mx:foo))/
   end
 
   it "should match 'foo'" do
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
   end
 
   it "should return a regexp of itself" do
-    @group.to_regexp.should == /\A((?i-mx:foo))?\Z/
+    @group.to_regexp.should == /((?i-mx:foo))?/
   end
 
   it "should match 'foo'" do
diff --git a/spec/parsable_spec.rb b/spec/parsable_spec.rb
index 345ee8e..ba62d1d 100644
--- a/spec/parsable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/parsable_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   match do |actual|
     expression = Regin.parse(actual)
     expression.should be_a(Regin::Expression)
-    expected = Regexp.compile("\\A#{actual.source}\\Z", actual.options)
+    expected = Regexp.compile(actual.source, actual.options)
     expression.to_regexp.should eql(expected)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/parser_spec.rb b/spec/parser_spec.rb
index 9b364df..4a03132 100644
--- a/spec/parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/parser_spec.rb
@@ -195,21 +195,21 @@
     re = Regin.parse(/abc/i)
     re.should be_casefold
     re.to_s.should eql('(?i-mx:abc)')
-    re.to_regexp.should eql(%r{\Aabc\Z}i)
+    re.to_regexp.should eql(%r{abc}i)
   end
 
   it "should parse explict nested ignorecase" do
     re = Regin.parse(%r{(?-mix:foo)}i)
     re.should be_casefold
     re.to_s.should eql('(?i-mx:(?-mix:foo))')
-    re.to_regexp.should eql(%r{\A(?-mix:foo)\Z}i)
+    re.to_regexp.should eql(%r{(?-mix:foo)}i)
   end
 
   it "should parse implicit nested ignorecase" do
     re = Regin.parse(%r{(?:foo)}i)
     re.should be_casefold
     re.to_s.should eql('(?i-mx:(?i-mx:foo))')
-    re.to_regexp.should eql(%r{\A(?i-mx:foo)\Z}i)
+    re.to_regexp.should eql(%r{(?i-mx:foo)}i)
   end
 
   it "should parse spaces and pound sign in normal expression" do