diff --git a/spec/app/text-buffer-spec.coffee b/spec/app/text-buffer-spec.coffee
index 71abdbc20..91fb5cf5f 100644
--- a/spec/app/text-buffer-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/app/text-buffer-spec.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Project = require 'project'
 Buffer = require 'text-buffer'
 fsUtils = require 'fs-utils'
+path = require 'path'
 _ = require 'underscore'
 
 describe 'TextBuffer', ->
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/git/working-dir/file.txt b/spec/fixtures/git/working-dir/file.txt
index ffc8218bd..66dc9051d 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/git/working-dir/file.txt
+++ b/spec/fixtures/git/working-dir/file.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Full of text
\ No newline at end of file
+undefined
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/stdlib/fs-utils-spec.coffee b/spec/stdlib/fs-utils-spec.coffee
index 25a361b90..6c62a0631 100644
--- a/spec/stdlib/fs-utils-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/stdlib/fs-utils-spec.coffee
@@ -52,25 +52,25 @@ describe "fsUtils", ->
 
     it "calls fn for every path in the tree at the given path", ->
       paths = []
-      onPath = (path) ->
-        paths.push(path)
+      onPath = (childPath) ->
+        paths.push(childPath)
         true
       fsUtils.traverseTreeSync fixturesDir, onPath, onPath
       expect(paths).toEqual fsUtils.listTree(fixturesDir)
 
     it "does not recurse into a directory if it is pruned", ->
       paths = []
-      onPath = (path) ->
-        if path.match(/\/dir$/)
+      onPath = (childPath) ->
+        if childPath.match(/\/dir$/)
           false
         else
-          paths.push(path)
+          paths.push(childPath)
           true
       fsUtils.traverseTreeSync fixturesDir, onPath, onPath
 
       expect(paths.length).toBeGreaterThan 0
-      for path in paths
-        expect(path).not.toMatch /\/dir\//
+      for filePath in paths
+        expect(filePath).not.toMatch /\/dir\//
 
     it "returns entries if path is a symlink", ->
       symlinkPath = path.join(fixturesDir, 'symlink-to-dir')
diff --git a/src/packages/symbols-view/lib/symbols-view.coffee b/src/packages/symbols-view/lib/symbols-view.coffee
index ff63aa619..6c1bf1f7e 100644
--- a/src/packages/symbols-view/lib/symbols-view.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/symbols-view/lib/symbols-view.coffee
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ class SymbolsView extends SelectList
       @attach()
 
   populateFileSymbols: ->
-    path = rootView.getActiveView().getPath()
+    filePath = rootView.getActiveView().getPath()
     @list.empty()
     @setLoading("Generating symbols...")
-    new TagGenerator(path).generate().done (tags) =>
+    new TagGenerator(filePath).generate().done (tags) =>
       if tags.length > 0
         @maxItem = Infinity
         @setArray(tags)