diff --git a/spec/fixtures/developer.rb b/spec/fixtures/developer.rb
index 7c3f22c6d..4c55bc9ed 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/developer.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/developer.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ def self.with_poor_ones(&block)
     end
   end
 
-  scope :poor, :conditions => ['salary <= ?', 80000], :order => 'salary'
+  scope :poor, lambda {
+    where(['salary <= ?', 80000]).order('salary')
+  }
 
   def self.per_page() 10 end
 end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/reply.rb b/spec/fixtures/reply.rb
index 9d2722173..5f09fba35 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/reply.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/reply.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 class Reply < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :topic, :include => [:replies]
 
-  scope :recent,
-    :conditions => ['replies.created_at > ?', 15.minutes.ago],
-    :order => 'replies.created_at DESC'
+  scope :recent, lambda {
+    where(['replies.created_at > ?', 15.minutes.ago]).
+      order('replies.created_at DESC')
+  }
 
   validates_presence_of :content
 end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/topic.rb b/spec/fixtures/topic.rb
index 4ea3ee2b7..ea5a39b24 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/topic.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/topic.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_many :replies, :dependent => :destroy, :order => 'replies.created_at DESC'
   belongs_to :project
 
-  scope :mentions_activerecord, :conditions => ['topics.title LIKE ?', '%ActiveRecord%']
-  scope :distinct, :select => "DISTINCT #{table_name}.*"
+  scope :mentions_activerecord, lambda {
+    where(['topics.title LIKE ?', '%ActiveRecord%'])
+  }
+  scope :distinct, lambda {
+    select("DISTINCT #{table_name}.*")
+  }
 end