diff --git a/lib/rspec/core/shared_context.rb b/lib/rspec/core/shared_context.rb
index 43da70f3b7..e9841e139f 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/core/shared_context.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/core/shared_context.rb
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ def playback_onto(group)
       # @api private
       def self.record(methods)
         methods.each do |meth|
-          class_eval <<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
-            def #{meth}(*args, &block)
-              __shared_context_recordings << Recording.new(:#{meth}, args, block)
-            end
-          EOS
+          define_method(meth) do |*args, &block|
+            __shared_context_recordings << Recording.new(meth, args, block)
+          end
         end
       end