diff --git a/spec/base_spec.rb b/spec/base_spec.rb
index d60b38e..32840b9 100644
--- a/spec/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/base_spec.rb
@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@ describe Draper::Base do
 
   context("selecting methods") do
     it "echos the methods of the wrapped class except default exclusions" do
-      pending "Fine on 1.9 but fails on 1.8 due to differences in implementation of respond_to and method_missing. Help?"
       source.methods.each do |method|
         unless Draper::Base::DEFAULT_DENIED.include?(method)        
-          subject.should respond_to(method)
+          subject.should respond_to(method.to_sym)
         end
       end
     end