diff --git a/atom/common/api/lib/deprecate.coffee b/atom/common/api/lib/deprecate.coffee
index a7de926262..2481790cf8 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/lib/deprecate.coffee
+++ b/atom/common/api/lib/deprecate.coffee
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ deprecate.event = (emitter, oldName, newName, fn) ->
       else
         @emit oldName, args...
 
-# Print deprecate warning.
+# Print deprecation warning.
 deprecate.warn = (oldName, newName) ->
   deprecate.log("#{oldName} is deprecated. Use #{newName} instead.")
 
@@ -65,5 +65,4 @@ deprecate.log = (message) ->
   else
     console.warn "(electron) #{message}"
 
-
 module.exports = deprecate
diff --git a/spec/api-crash-reporter-spec.coffee b/spec/api-crash-reporter-spec.coffee
index 789ba6e01f..71b7d1dbc9 100644
--- a/spec/api-crash-reporter-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/api-crash-reporter-spec.coffee
@@ -55,5 +55,12 @@ describe 'crash-reporter module', ->
         pathname: path.join fixtures, 'api', 'crash.html'
         search: "?port=#{port}"
       if process.platform is 'darwin'
-        crashReporter.start {'submitURL': 'http://127.0.0.1:' + port}
+        crashReporter.start
+          companyName: 'Umbrella Corporation'
+          submitURL: "http://127.0.0.1:#{port}"
       w.loadURL url
+
+  describe ".start(options)", ->
+    it 'requires that the companyName and submitURL option fields be specified', ->
+      assert.throws(-> crashReporter.start({companyName: 'Missing submitURL'}))
+      assert.throws(-> crashReporter.start({submitURL: 'Missing companyName'}))
diff --git a/spec/static/main.js b/spec/static/main.js
index 4de123830e..35ae544dcd 100644
--- a/spec/static/main.js
+++ b/spec/static/main.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ const ipcMain       = electron.ipcMain;
 const dialog        = electron.dialog;
 const BrowserWindow = electron.BrowserWindow;
 
+// Disable use of deprecated functions.
+process.throwDeprecation = true;
+
 const path = require('path');
 const url  = require('url');