diff --git a/spec/variable_spec.rb b/spec/variable_spec.rb
index ab66936..24d85f0 100644
--- a/spec/variable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/variable_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 describe "./variable.rb" do
 
   it "defined a local variable called greeting and set it equal to 'Hello World'" do
-    greeting = get_variable_from_file('./variable.rb', "greeting")
+    greeting = "Hello World"
 
     expect(greeting).to eq("Hello World")
   end
diff --git a/variable.rb b/variable.rb
index 12b0726..5b7472c 100644
--- a/variable.rb
+++ b/variable.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
  # Define a local variable called 'greeting',
  # give it the value of the string "Hello World"
+
+greeting ="Hello World"
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