diff --git a/spec/unit/compiler/passes/report-infinite-loops.spec.js b/spec/unit/compiler/passes/report-infinite-loops.spec.js
index fa9b7af..ad67687 100644
--- a/spec/unit/compiler/passes/report-infinite-loops.spec.js
+++ b/spec/unit/compiler/passes/report-infinite-loops.spec.js
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ describe("compiler pass |reportLeftRecursion|", function() {
 
     expect(pass).not.toReportError('start = [a-d]*');
 
-    expect(pass).not.toReportError('start = "."*');
+    expect(pass).not.toReportError('start = .*');
   });
 });
diff --git a/spec/unit/compiler/passes/report-left-recursion.spec.js b/spec/unit/compiler/passes/report-left-recursion.spec.js
index ad25008..3897619 100644
--- a/spec/unit/compiler/passes/report-left-recursion.spec.js
+++ b/spec/unit/compiler/passes/report-left-recursion.spec.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe("compiler pass |reportLeftRecursion|", function() {
 
       expect(pass).not.toReportError('start = [a-d] start');
 
-      expect(pass).not.toReportError('start = "." start');
+      expect(pass).not.toReportError('start = . start');
     });
   });
 });