diff --git a/spec/atom-environment-spec.coffee b/spec/atom-environment-spec.coffee
index 5fd4b11f1..2d431cc26 100644
--- a/spec/atom-environment-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/atom-environment-spec.coffee
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ describe "AtomEnvironment", ->
       updateAvailableHandler = jasmine.createSpy("update-available-handler")
       subscription = atom.onUpdateAvailable updateAvailableHandler
 
-      autoUpdater = require('remote').require('auto-updater')
+      autoUpdater = require('electron').remote.require('auto-updater')
       autoUpdater.emit 'update-downloaded', null, "notes", "version"
 
       waitsFor ->
diff --git a/spec/window-event-handler-spec.coffee b/spec/window-event-handler-spec.coffee
index bb7e1665b..22f43c90f 100644
--- a/spec/window-event-handler-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/window-event-handler-spec.coffee
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describe "WindowEventHandler", ->
 
   describe "when a link is clicked", ->
     it "opens the http/https links in an external application", ->
-      shell = require 'shell'
+      {shell} = require 'electron'
       spyOn(shell, 'openExternal')
 
       link = document.createElement('a')