diff --git a/lib/capybara/node/element.rb b/lib/capybara/node/element.rb
index b00ee82a..bd2f8bf2 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/node/element.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/node/element.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ module Capybara
         super(session, base)
         @query_scope = query_scope
         @query = query
+        @allow_reload = false
       end
 
       def allow_reload!
diff --git a/lib/capybara/spec/session/accept_alert_spec.rb b/lib/capybara/spec/session/accept_alert_spec.rb
index 5600d92e..d24e99ee 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/spec/session/accept_alert_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/spec/session/accept_alert_spec.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#accept_alert', requires: [:modals] do
   end
 
   it "should accept the alert if the text matches a regexp" do
-    @session.accept_alert /op.{2}ed/ do
+    @session.accept_alert(/op.{2}ed/) do
       @session.click_link('Open alert')
     end
     expect(@session).to have_xpath("//a[@id='open-alert' and @opened='true']")
diff --git a/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_spec.rb b/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_spec.rb
index feadc2ca..157340ca 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_spec.rb
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#find' do
         end
         it "raises an error when there is a single inexact matches" do
           expect do
-            result = @session.find(:xpath, XPath.descendant[XPath.attr(:class).is("almost_singular but")], match: :smart, exact:  true)
+            @session.find(:xpath, XPath.descendant[XPath.attr(:class).is("almost_singular but")], match: :smart, exact:  true)
           end.to raise_error(Capybara::ElementNotFound)
         end
         it "raises an error if there is no match" do
diff --git a/lib/capybara/spec/session/node_spec.rb b/lib/capybara/spec/session/node_spec.rb
index f3b4cb15..77049e3e 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/spec/session/node_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/spec/session/node_spec.rb
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec "node" do
         @session.find(:css, 'span')
       end.to raise_error(TestApp::TestAppError) do |e|
         expect(e.cause).to be_a Capybara::CapybaraError
-        expect(e.cause.message).to match /Your application server raised an error/
+        expect(e.cause.message).to match(/Your application server raised an error/)
       end
     end
 
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec "node" do
         @session.find(:css, 'span')
       end.to raise_error(TestApp::TestAppOtherError) do |e|
         expect(e.cause).to be_a Capybara::CapybaraError
-        expect(e.cause.message).to match /Your application server raised an error/
+        expect(e.cause.message).to match(/Your application server raised an error/)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/capybara/spec/session/text_spec.rb b/lib/capybara/spec/session/text_spec.rb
index 9fca5c63..7de81a9c 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/spec/session/text_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/spec/session/text_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#text' do
     Capybara.ignore_hidden_elements = false
     expect(@session.find(:id, "hidden-text").text).to eq('Some of this text is')
   end
-  
+
   it "ignores invisible text if ancestor is invisible" do
     @session.visit('/with_html')
     expect(@session.find(:id, "hidden_via_ancestor", visible: false).text).to eq('')
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#text' do
 
   it "should strip whitespace" do
     @session.visit('/with_html')
-    n = @session.find(:css, '#second')
-    expect(@session.find(:css, '#second').text).to match \
-      /\ADuis aute .* text with whitespace .* est laborum\.\z/
+    @session.find(:css, '#second')
+    expect(@session.find(:css, '#second').text).to match(/\ADuis aute .* text with whitespace .* est laborum\.\z/)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/result_spec.rb b/spec/result_spec.rb
index 4c2a167e..33c3dcf6 100644
--- a/spec/result_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/result_spec.rb
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ RSpec.describe Capybara::Result do
 
   it 'supports all modes of []' do
     expect(result[1].text).to eq 'Beta'
-    expect(result[0,2].map &:text).to eq ['Alpha', 'Beta']
-    expect(result[1..3].map &:text).to eq ['Beta', 'Gamma', 'Delta']
+    expect(result[0,2].map(&:text)).to eq ['Alpha', 'Beta']
+    expect(result[1..3].map(&:text)).to eq ['Beta', 'Gamma', 'Delta']
     expect(result[-1].text).to eq 'Delta'
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/selector_spec.rb b/spec/selector_spec.rb
index f7c24670..35a03c55 100644
--- a/spec/selector_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/selector_spec.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ RSpec.describe Capybara do
             table: ".//table"
           }
           selectors.each do |selector, xpath|
-            results = string.all(selector,nil).to_a.map &:native
+            results = string.all(selector,nil).to_a.map(&:native)
             expect(results.size).to be > 0
             expect(results).to eq string.all(:xpath, xpath).to_a.map(&:native)
           end