2 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/extension_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/extension_test.rb
index 24830a661a..490fc5177e 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/extension_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/extension_test.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ class AssociationsExtensionsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     david = developers(:david)
     assert_equal projects(:action_controller), david.projects.find_most_recent
 
-    david = Marshal.load(Marshal.dump(david))
+    marshalled = Marshal.dump(david)
+    david      = Marshal.load(marshalled)
+
     assert_equal projects(:action_controller), david.projects.find_most_recent
   end
 
@@ -47,7 +49,9 @@ class AssociationsExtensionsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     david = developers(:david)
     assert_equal projects(:action_controller), david.projects_extended_by_name.find_most_recent
 
-    david = Marshal.load(Marshal.dump(david))
+    marshalled = Marshal.dump(david)
+    david      = Marshal.load(marshalled)
+
     assert_equal projects(:action_controller), david.projects_extended_by_name.find_most_recent
   end
 
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
index c78d887ed7..b8ebabfe70 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
@@ -1808,20 +1808,25 @@ class BasicsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
   def test_marshal_round_trip
     expected = posts(:welcome)
-    actual   = Marshal.load(Marshal.dump(expected))
+    marshalled = Marshal.dump(expected)
+    actual   = Marshal.load(marshalled)
 
     assert_equal expected.attributes, actual.attributes
   end
 
   def test_marshal_new_record_round_trip
-    post = Marshal.load(Marshal.dump(Post.new))
+    marshalled = Marshal.dump(Post.new)
+    post       = Marshal.load(marshalled)
+
     assert post.new_record?, "should be a new record"
   end
 
   def test_marshalling_with_associations
     post = Post.new
     post.comments.build
-    post = Marshal.load(Marshal.dump(post))
+
+    marshalled = Marshal.dump(post)
+    post       = Marshal.load(marshalled)
 
     assert_equal 1, post.comments.length
   end