diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 7706b1f25..230a93d23 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     {
       "operatingsystem": "Scientific",
       "operatingsystemrelease": [
-        "5",
         "6",
         "7"
       ]
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@
     {
       "operatingsystem": "Debian",
       "operatingsystemrelease": [
-        "7",
         "8",
         "9"
       ]
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_plugin_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_plugin_spec.rb
index 463523a8e..1950df6c2 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_plugin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_plugin_spec.rb
@@ -15,19 +15,8 @@
     plugin_lib = 'auth_pam.so'
   end
 elsif fact('osfamily') =~ %r{Debian}
-  if fact('operatingsystem') =~ %r{Debian}
-    if fact('operatingsystemrelease') =~ %r{^6\.}
-      # Only available plugin is innodb which is already loaded and not unload- or reload-able
-      plugin = nil
-    elsif fact('operatingsystemrelease') =~ %r{^7\.}
-      plugin     = 'example'
-      plugin_lib = 'ha_example.so'
-    end
-  elsif fact('operatingsystem') =~ %r{Ubuntu}
-    if fact('operatingsystemrelease') =~ %r{^10\.04}
-      # Only available plugin is innodb which is already loaded and not unload- or reload-able
-      plugin = nil
-    elsif fact('operatingsystemrelease') =~ %r{^16\.04}
+  if fact('operatingsystem') =~ %r{Ubuntu}
+    if fact('operatingsystemrelease') =~ %r{^16\.04}
       # On Xenial running 5.7.12, the example plugin does not appear to be available.
       plugin = 'validate_password'
       plugin_lib = 'validate_password.so'
diff --git a/spec/functions/mysql_deepmerge_spec.rb b/spec/functions/mysql_deepmerge_spec.rb
index e44db6cd2..e5e9a66ef 100644
--- a/spec/functions/mysql_deepmerge_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functions/mysql_deepmerge_spec.rb
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
   end
 
   # rubocop:disable RSpec/NamedSubject
-  index_values = %w[one two three]
-  expected_values_one = %w[1 2 2]
+  index_values = ['one', 'two', 'three']
+  expected_values_one = ['1', '2', '2']
   it 'is able to mysql_deepmerge two hashes' do
     new_hash = subject.execute({ 'one' => '1', 'two' => '1' }, 'two' => '2', 'three' => '2')
     index_values.each_with_index do |index, expected|
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     end
   end
 
-  index_values_two = %w[key1 key2]
+  index_values_two = ['key1', 'key2']
   expected_values_four = [{ 'a' => 1, 'b' => 99 }, 'c' => 3]
   it 'appends to subhashes 3' do
     hash = subject.execute({ 'key1' => { 'a' => 1, 'b' => 2 }, 'key2' => { 'c' => 3 } }, 'key1' => { 'b' => 99 })