diff --git a/spec/functional/mongoid/named_scope_spec.rb b/spec/functional/mongoid/named_scope_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/functional/mongoid/named_scope_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/mongoid/named_scope_spec.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe Mongoid::NamedScope do
       end
     end
 
-    context "when an inheritable class hash is defined" do
+    context "when an class attribute is defined" do
       
       it "should be accessible" do
         Person.somebody_elses_important_class_options.should == { :keep_me_around => true }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe Mongoid::NamedScope do
         Doctor.minor.should == []
       end
       
-      it "inherits the inheritable class methods" do
+      it "inherits the class attribute methods" do
         Doctor.somebody_elses_important_class_options.should == { :keep_me_around => true }
       end
       
diff --git a/spec/models/person.rb b/spec/models/person.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/models/person.rb
+++ b/spec/models/person.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Person
 
   attr_accessor :mode
 
-  class_inheritable_hash :somebody_elses_important_class_options
+  class_attribute :somebody_elses_important_class_options
   self.somebody_elses_important_class_options = { :keep_me_around => true }
 
   field :title
replace deprecated class_inheritable_hash dropped in rails<I>+