diff --git a/lib/google/api_client.rb b/lib/google/api_client.rb
index 91aec235d..94285acb8 100644
--- a/lib/google/api_client.rb
+++ b/lib/google/api_client.rb
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ module Google
         unless headers.kind_of?(Enumerable)
           # We need to use some Enumerable methods, relying on the presence of
           # the #each method.
-          class <<headers
+          class << headers
             include Enumerable
           end
         end
diff --git a/lib/google/api_client/discovery/api.rb b/lib/google/api_client/discovery/api.rb
index 9979ed79d..c4afb38af 100644
--- a/lib/google/api_client/discovery/api.rb
+++ b/lib/google/api_client/discovery/api.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module Google
       def initialize(document_base, discovery_document)
         @document_base = Addressable::URI.parse(document_base)
         @discovery_document = discovery_document
-        metaclass = (class <<self; self; end)
+        metaclass = (class << self; self; end)
         self.discovered_resources.each do |resource|
           method_name = Google::INFLECTOR.underscore(resource.name).to_sym
           if !self.respond_to?(method_name)