diff --git a/spec/requests/large_request_spec.rb b/spec/requests/large_request_spec.rb
index 979b6c941d..2bb91d853f 100644
--- a/spec/requests/large_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/large_request_spec.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 RSpec.describe 'A very large request', type: :request do
   it 'should not overflow cookies' do
     get '/admin', params: { foo: 'x' * ActionDispatch::Cookies::MAX_COOKIE_SIZE }
-    expect(response.status).to eq(302) # HTTP status 302 - Found
-    ## Use the newer syntax if rspec gets upgraded
-    # expect(response).to have_http_status(:redirect)
+    expect(response).to have_http_status(:redirect)
   end
 end