diff --git a/lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/redirect_to_matcher.rb b/lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/redirect_to_matcher.rb
index e0f222cb..c5a959cb 100644
--- a/lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/redirect_to_matcher.rb
+++ b/lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/redirect_to_matcher.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module Shoulda # :nodoc:
 
         def redirects_to_url?
           begin
-            @context.send(:assert_redirected_to, url)
+            @context.__send__(:assert_redirected_to, url)
             @failure_message_when_negated = "Didn't expect to redirect to #{url}"
             true
           rescue Shoulda::Matchers::AssertionError => error
diff --git a/lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/render_template_matcher.rb b/lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/render_template_matcher.rb
index 1b9d485a..a6024915 100644
--- a/lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/render_template_matcher.rb
+++ b/lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/render_template_matcher.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module Shoulda # :nodoc:
 
         def renders_template?
           begin
-            @context.send(:assert_template, @options, @message)
+            @context.__send__(:assert_template, @options, @message)
             @failure_message_when_negated = "Didn't expect to render #{@template}"
             true
           rescue Shoulda::Matchers::AssertionError => error
diff --git a/lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/route_matcher.rb b/lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/route_matcher.rb
index 02b3b4ae..40495fba 100644
--- a/lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/route_matcher.rb
+++ b/lib/shoulda/matchers/action_controller/route_matcher.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ module Shoulda # :nodoc:
 
         def route_recognized?
           begin
-            @context.send(:assert_routing,
+            @context.__send__(:assert_routing,
                           { method: @method, path: @path },
                           @params)
 
diff --git a/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/allow_value_matcher.rb b/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/allow_value_matcher.rb
index fee0810c..d0d9c49a 100644
--- a/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/allow_value_matcher.rb
+++ b/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/allow_value_matcher.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ module Shoulda # :nodoc:
 
           values_to_match.none? do |value|
             self.value = value
-            instance.send("#{attribute_to_set}=", value)
+            instance.__send__("#{attribute_to_set}=", value)
             errors_match?
           end
         end
diff --git a/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/ensure_inclusion_of_matcher.rb b/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/ensure_inclusion_of_matcher.rb
index 35d53146..98a275fd 100644
--- a/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/ensure_inclusion_of_matcher.rb
+++ b/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/ensure_inclusion_of_matcher.rb
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ module Shoulda # :nodoc:
         end
 
         def find_outside_value
-          case @subject.send(@attribute.to_s)
+          case @subject.__send__(@attribute.to_s)
           when Fixnum
             ARBITRARY_OUTSIDE_FIXNUM
           when BigDecimal
diff --git a/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/helpers.rb b/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/helpers.rb
index 6b46ccd8..b3e3bb7a 100644
--- a/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/helpers.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Shoulda # :nodoc:
           obj.errors.map do |attribute, model|
             msg = "#{attribute} #{model}"
             if attribute.to_sym != :base && obj.respond_to?(attribute)
-              msg << " (#{obj.send(attribute).inspect})"
+              msg << " (#{obj.__send__(attribute).inspect})"
             end
             msg
           end
diff --git a/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/validate_confirmation_of_matcher.rb b/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/validate_confirmation_of_matcher.rb
index e6278964..45b68bdd 100644
--- a/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/validate_confirmation_of_matcher.rb
+++ b/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/validate_confirmation_of_matcher.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ module Shoulda # :nodoc:
         def set_confirmation(val)
           setter = :"#{@confirmation_attribute}="
           if @subject.respond_to?(setter)
-            @subject.send(setter, val)
+            @subject.__send__(setter, val)
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/validate_uniqueness_of_matcher.rb b/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/validate_uniqueness_of_matcher.rb
index 4f074ce3..ee4d121e 100644
--- a/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/validate_uniqueness_of_matcher.rb
+++ b/lib/shoulda/matchers/active_model/validate_uniqueness_of_matcher.rb
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ module Shoulda # :nodoc:
           end
 
           @subject.class.new.tap do |instance|
-            instance.send("#{@attribute}=", value)
+            instance.__send__("#{@attribute}=", value)
             if has_secure_password?
               instance.password = 'password'
               instance.password_confirmation = 'password'
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ module Shoulda # :nodoc:
             @options[:scopes].all? do |scope|
               setter = :"#{scope}="
               if @subject.respond_to?(setter)
-                @subject.send(setter, existing_record.send(scope))
+                @subject.__send__(setter, existing_record.__send__(scope))
                 true
               else
                 @failure_message = "#{class_name} doesn't seem to have a #{scope} attribute."
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ module Shoulda # :nodoc:
                   previous_value.to_s.next
                 end
 
-              @subject.send("#{scope}=", next_value)
+              @subject.__send__("#{scope}=", next_value)
 
               if allows_value_of(existing_value, @expected_message)
-                @subject.send("#{scope}=", previous_value)
+                @subject.__send__("#{scope}=", previous_value)
 
                 @failure_message_when_negated <<
                   " (with different value of #{scope})"
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ module Shoulda # :nodoc:
         end
 
         def existing_value
-          value = existing_record.send(@attribute)
+          value = existing_record.__send__(@attribute)
           if @options[:case_insensitive] && value.respond_to?(:swapcase!)
             value.swapcase!
           end
diff --git a/spec/shoulda/matchers/active_record/have_db_column_matcher_spec.rb b/spec/shoulda/matchers/active_record/have_db_column_matcher_spec.rb
index 164ec7f2..65771eea 100644
--- a/spec/shoulda/matchers/active_record/have_db_column_matcher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/shoulda/matchers/active_record/have_db_column_matcher_spec.rb
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe Shoulda::Matchers::ActiveRecord::HaveDbColumnMatcher do
 
   def with_table(column_name, column_type, options)
     create_table 'employees' do |table|
-      table.send(column_type, column_name, options)
+      table.__send__(column_type, column_name, options)
     end
     define_model_class('Employee').new
   end