diff --git a/ruby_event_store/lib/ruby_event_store/spec/event_repository_lint.rb b/ruby_event_store/lib/ruby_event_store/spec/event_repository_lint.rb
index 1980054cdd..d16091773c 100644
--- a/ruby_event_store/lib/ruby_event_store/spec/event_repository_lint.rb
+++ b/ruby_event_store/lib/ruby_event_store/spec/event_repository_lint.rb
@@ -909,10 +909,7 @@ def read_events_backward(repository, stream = nil, from: nil, to: nil, count: ni
 
     specify "can store arbitrary binary data" do
       skip unless helper.supports_binary?
-      binary = String.new("\xB0")
-      expect(binary.valid_encoding?).to eq(false)
-      binary.force_encoding("binary")
-      expect(binary.valid_encoding?).to eq(true)
+      binary = String.new("\xB0").force_encoding("binary")
 
       repository.append_to_stream([event = SRecord.new(data: binary, metadata: binary)], stream, version_none)
     end