diff --git a/spec/models/email_log_spec.rb b/spec/models/email_log_spec.rb
index 789fe9d4a0c..9db88984fd2 100644
--- a/spec/models/email_log_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/email_log_spec.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe EmailLog do
 
     context "when user's email does not exist email logs" do
       it "returns nil" do
-        expect(user.email_logs.last_sent_email_address).should == nil
+        expect(user.email_logs.last_sent_email_address).to be_nil
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/user_profile_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_profile_spec.rb
index 99c20427702..ad18eb8617e 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_profile_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_profile_spec.rb
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ describe UserProfile do
     let(:user_profile) { Fabricate.build(:user_profile) }
 
     it 'is not valid without user' do
-      expect(user_profile.valid?).should == false
+      expect(user_profile.valid?).to be false
     end
 
     it 'is is valid with user' do
       user_profile.user = Fabricate.build(:user)
-      expect(user_profile.valid?).should == true
+      expect(user_profile.valid?).to be true
     end
 
     it "doesn't support really long bios" do
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 8cf56a5bd2b..d2d1d79afe3 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe User do
       expect(Post.where(id: @posts.map(&:id))).to be_empty
       @posts.each do |p|
         if p.post_number == 1
-          expect(Topic.find_by(id: p.topic_id)).should == nil
+          expect(Topic.find_by(id: p.topic_id)).to be_nil
         end
       end
     end
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ describe User do
       expect(found_user).to eq bob
 
       found_user = User.find_by_username_or_email('bob1')
-      expect(found_user).should == nil
+      expect(found_user).to be_nil
 
       found_user = User.find_by_email('bob@Example.com')
       expect(found_user).to eq bob
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ describe User do
       expect(found_user).to eq bob
 
       found_user = User.find_by_email('bob')
-      expect(found_user).should == nil
+      expect(found_user).to be_nil
 
       found_user = User.find_by_username('bOb')
       expect(found_user).to eq bob