diff --git a/spec/truffle/launcher_spec.rb b/spec/truffle/launcher_spec.rb
index a76e6340af2..e3697277f4a 100644
--- a/spec/truffle/launcher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/truffle/launcher_spec.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def check_status_or_print(stdout_and_stderr)
 
   it "all launchers are in @launchers" do
     known = @launchers.keys.map(&:to_s).sort
-    actual = Dir.children(File.dirname(RbConfig.ruby)).sort
+    actual = Dir.children(@bindir).sort
     actual.delete('truffleruby-polyglot-get')
     actual.should == known
   end
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ def check_status_or_print(stdout_and_stderr)
       `#{@bindir}/gem uninstall hello-world -x #{@redirect}`
       check_status_and_empty_stderr
       File.should_not.exist?(@bindir + '/hello-world.rb')
+
+      # remove a shim file
+      shim_file_path = @bindir + '/hello-world.rb.lock'
+      if File.exist?(shim_file_path)
+        File.unlink(shim_file_path)
+      end
     end
   end