diff --git a/core/regexp/compile_spec.rb b/core/regexp/compile_spec.rb
index c41399cfbb..887c8d77dc 100644
--- a/core/regexp/compile_spec.rb
+++ b/core/regexp/compile_spec.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
   it_behaves_like :regexp_new_regexp, :compile
 end
 
-describe "Regexp.new given a non-String/Regexp" do
+describe "Regexp.compile given a non-String/Regexp" do
   it_behaves_like :regexp_new_non_string_or_regexp, :compile
 end
diff --git a/core/regexp/new_spec.rb b/core/regexp/new_spec.rb
index 65f612df55..79210e9a23 100644
--- a/core/regexp/new_spec.rb
+++ b/core/regexp/new_spec.rb
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 describe "Regexp.new given a String" do
   it_behaves_like :regexp_new_string, :new
+  it_behaves_like :regexp_new_string_binary, :new
 end
 
 describe "Regexp.new given a Regexp" do
   it_behaves_like :regexp_new_regexp, :new
-  it_behaves_like :regexp_new_string_binary, :new
 end
 
 describe "Regexp.new given a non-String/Regexp" do