1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/scanf.rb b/lib/scanf.rb
index e2f0d04c1..3d56e4aab 100644
--- a/lib/scanf.rb
+++ b/lib/scanf.rb
@@ -467,11 +467,11 @@ module Scanf
     end
 
     def letter
-      /%\*?\d*([a-z\[])/.match(@spec_string).to_a[1]
+      @spec_string[/%\*?\d*([a-z\[])/, 1]
     end
 
     def width
-      w = /%\*?(\d+)/.match(@spec_string).to_a[1]
+      w = @spec_string[/%\*?(\d+)/, 1]
       w && w.to_i
     end