my $meta = Class::MOP::Class->meta();
isa_ok($meta, 'Class::MOP::Class');
-my $new_meta = $meta->new_object(':package' => 'Class::MOP::Class');
+my $new_meta = $meta->new_object('package' => 'Class::MOP::Class');
isa_ok($new_meta, 'Class::MOP::Class');
is($new_meta, $meta, '... it still creates the singleton');
my $foo_meta = Foo->meta;
isa_ok($foo_meta, 'Class::MOP::Class');
-is($meta->new_object(':package' => 'Foo'), $foo_meta, '... got the right Foo->meta singleton');
+is($meta->new_object('package' => 'Foo'), $foo_meta, '... got the right Foo->meta singleton');
is($meta->clone_object($foo_meta), $foo_meta, '... cloning got the right Foo->meta singleton');
# make sure subclassed of Class::MOP::Class do the right thing
my $my_meta = MyMetaClass->meta;
isa_ok($my_meta, 'Class::MOP::Class');
-my $new_my_meta = $my_meta->new_object(':package' => 'MyMetaClass');
+my $new_my_meta = $my_meta->new_object('package' => 'MyMetaClass');
isa_ok($new_my_meta, 'Class::MOP::Class');
is($new_my_meta, $my_meta, '... even subclasses still create the singleton');
isa_ok($cloned_my_meta, 'Class::MOP::Class');
is($cloned_my_meta, $my_meta, '... and subclasses creates the singleton even if you try to clone it');
-is($my_meta->new_object(':package' => 'Foo'), $foo_meta, '... got the right Foo->meta singleton (w/subclass)');
+is($my_meta->new_object('package' => 'Foo'), $foo_meta, '... got the right Foo->meta singleton (w/subclass)');
is($meta->clone_object($foo_meta), $foo_meta, '... cloning got the right Foo->meta singleton (w/subclass)');
# now create a metaclass for real
-my $bar_meta = $my_meta->new_object(':package' => 'Bar');
+my $bar_meta = $my_meta->new_object('package' => 'Bar');
isa_ok($bar_meta, 'Class::MOP::Class');
is($bar_meta->name, 'Bar', '... got the right name for the Bar metaclass');
isa_ok($baz_meta, 'Class::MOP::Class');
isa_ok($baz_meta, 'MyMetaClass');
-is($my_meta->new_object(':package' => 'Baz'), $baz_meta, '... got the right Baz->meta singleton');
+is($my_meta->new_object('package' => 'Baz'), $baz_meta, '... got the right Baz->meta singleton');
is($my_meta->clone_object($baz_meta), $baz_meta, '... cloning got the right Baz->meta singleton');
$baz_meta->superclasses('Bar');