diff --git a/lib/capybara/spec/session/all_spec.rb b/lib/capybara/spec/session/all_spec.rb
index b7e05473..9d932af3 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/spec/session/all_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/spec/session/all_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec "#all" do
   it "should find all elements using the given locator" do
     expect(@session.all('//p').size).to eq(3)
     expect(@session.all('//h1').first.text).to eq('This is a test')
-    expect(@session.all("//input[@id='test_field']").first[:value]).to eq('monkey')
+    expect(@session.all("//input[@id='test_field']").first.value).to eq('monkey')
   end
 
   it "should return an empty array when nothing was found" do
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec "#all" do
   context "with css selectors" do
     it "should find all elements using the given selector" do
       expect(@session.all(:css, 'h1').first.text).to eq('This is a test')
-      expect(@session.all(:css, "input[id='test_field']").first[:value]).to eq('monkey')
+      expect(@session.all(:css, "input[id='test_field']").first.value).to eq('monkey')
     end
 
     it "should find all elements when given a list of selectors" do
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec "#all" do
   context "with xpath selectors" do
     it "should find the first element using the given locator" do
       expect(@session.all(:xpath, '//h1').first.text).to eq('This is a test')
-      expect(@session.all(:xpath, "//input[@id='test_field']").first[:value]).to eq('monkey')
+      expect(@session.all(:xpath, "//input[@id='test_field']").first.value).to eq('monkey')
     end
   end
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec "#all" do
     before { Capybara.default_selector = :css }
     it "should find the first element using the given locator" do
       expect(@session.all('h1').first.text).to eq('This is a test')
-      expect(@session.all("input[id='test_field']").first[:value]).to eq('monkey')
+      expect(@session.all("input[id='test_field']").first.value).to eq('monkey')
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_button_spec.rb b/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_button_spec.rb
index 9e61f216..b1284672 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_button_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_button_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#find_button' do
 
   context "with :exact option" do
     it "should accept partial matches when false" do
-      expect(@session.find_button('What an Awesome', :exact => false)[:value]).to eq("awesome")
+      expect(@session.find_button('What an Awesome', :exact => false).value).to eq("awesome")
     end
 
     it "should not accept partial matches when true" do
diff --git a/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_spec.rb b/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_spec.rb
index 74d69e7d..a8a67ddd 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#find' do
 
   it "should find the first element using the given locator" do
     expect(@session.find('//h1').text).to eq('This is a test')
-    expect(@session.find("//input[@id='test_field']")[:value]).to eq('monkey')
+    expect(@session.find("//input[@id='test_field']").value).to eq('monkey')
   end
 
   it "should find the first element using the given locator and options" do
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#find' do
   context "with css selectors" do
     it "should find the first element using the given locator" do
       expect(@session.find(:css, 'h1').text).to eq('This is a test')
-      expect(@session.find(:css, "input[id='test_field']")[:value]).to eq('monkey')
+      expect(@session.find(:css, "input[id='test_field']").value).to eq('monkey')
     end
 
     it "should support pseudo selectors" do
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#find' do
   context "with xpath selectors" do
     it "should find the first element using the given locator" do
       expect(@session.find(:xpath, '//h1').text).to eq('This is a test')
-      expect(@session.find(:xpath, "//input[@id='test_field']")[:value]).to eq('monkey')
+      expect(@session.find(:xpath, "//input[@id='test_field']").value).to eq('monkey')
     end
   end
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#find' do
     before { Capybara.default_selector = :css }
     it "should find the first element using the given locator" do
       expect(@session.find('h1').text).to eq('This is a test')
-      expect(@session.find("input[id='test_field']")[:value]).to eq('monkey')
+      expect(@session.find("input[id='test_field']").value).to eq('monkey')
     end
     after { Capybara.default_selector = :xpath }
   end
diff --git a/lib/capybara/spec/session/first_spec.rb b/lib/capybara/spec/session/first_spec.rb
index c2d31518..dd01e785 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/spec/session/first_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/spec/session/first_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#first' do
 
   it "should find the first element using the given locator" do
     expect(@session.first('//h1').text).to eq('This is a test')
-    expect(@session.first("//input[@id='test_field']")[:value]).to eq('monkey')
+    expect(@session.first("//input[@id='test_field']").value).to eq('monkey')
   end
 
   it "should return nil when nothing was found" do
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#first' do
   context "with css selectors" do
     it "should find the first element using the given selector" do
       expect(@session.first(:css, 'h1').text).to eq('This is a test')
-      expect(@session.first(:css, "input[id='test_field']")[:value]).to eq('monkey')
+      expect(@session.first(:css, "input[id='test_field']").value).to eq('monkey')
     end
   end
 
   context "with xpath selectors" do
     it "should find the first element using the given locator" do
       expect(@session.first(:xpath, '//h1').text).to eq('This is a test')
-      expect(@session.first(:xpath, "//input[@id='test_field']")[:value]).to eq('monkey')
+      expect(@session.first(:xpath, "//input[@id='test_field']").value).to eq('monkey')
     end
   end
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#first' do
     before { Capybara.default_selector = :css }
     it "should find the first element using the given locator" do
       expect(@session.first('h1').text).to eq('This is a test')
-      expect(@session.first("input[id='test_field']")[:value]).to eq('monkey')
+      expect(@session.first("input[id='test_field']").value).to eq('monkey')
     end
   end