diff --git a/script/check-approval b/script/check-approval
index 5312766..4574c2d 100755
--- a/script/check-approval
+++ b/script/check-approval
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require 'colored'
 require 'fuzzy_match'
 
 # Display usage instructions
-puts File.open(__FILE__).read.scan(/^# .*/)[0...3].join("\n").gsub(/^# /, '') if ARGV.count != 1
+puts File.read(__FILE__).scan(/^# .*/)[0...3].join("\n").gsub(/^# /, '') if ARGV.count != 1
 
 class TrueClass
   def to_s
diff --git a/spec/license_bom_spec.rb b/spec/license_bom_spec.rb
index b1c282b..384c604 100644
--- a/spec/license_bom_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/license_bom_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe 'byte order marks' do
   Dir["#{licenses_path}/*.txt"].each do |file|
     context "the #{File.basename(file, '.txt')} license" do
       it 'does not begin with a byte order mark' do
-        bom = File.open(file).read.start_with?("\u0000EF\u0000BB\u0000BF")
+        bom = File.read(file).start_with?("\u0000EF\u0000BB\u0000BF")
         msg = 'License file begins with a Byte Order Mark. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/1068700.'
         expect(bom).to eql(false), msg
       end