diff --git a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/client.rb b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/client.rb
index ab2bff7..1a34543 100644
--- a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/client.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/client.rb
@@ -13,24 +13,24 @@
         data.send("#{k.to_s}=", v)
       end
       data.write(@oprot)
-      @oprot.write_message_end()
-      @oprot.trans.flush()
+      @oprot.write_message_end
+      @oprot.trans.flush
     end
 
     def receive_message(result_klass)
-      fname, mtype, rseqid = @iprot.read_message_begin()
+      fname, mtype, rseqid = @iprot.read_message_begin
       handle_exception(mtype)
       result = result_klass.new
       result.read(@iprot)
-      @iprot.read_message_end()
+      @iprot.read_message_end
       return result
     end
 
     def handle_exception(mtype)
       if mtype == MessageTypes::EXCEPTION
-        x = ApplicationException.new()
+        x = ApplicationException.new
         x.read(@iprot)
-        @iprot.read_message_end()
+        @iprot.read_message_end
         raise x
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/exceptions.rb b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/exceptions.rb
index 20be9c3..eed0615 100644
--- a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/exceptions.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/exceptions.rb
@@ -26,30 +26,30 @@
     end
 
     def read(iprot)
-      iprot.read_struct_begin()
+      iprot.read_struct_begin
       while true
-        fname, ftype, fid = iprot.read_field_begin()
+        fname, ftype, fid = iprot.read_field_begin
         if (ftype === Types::STOP)
           break
         end
         if (fid == 1)
           if (ftype === Types::STRING)
-            @message = iprot.read_string();
+            @message = iprot.read_string;
           else
             iprot.skip(ftype)
           end
         elsif (fid == 2)
           if (ftype === Types::I32)
-            @type = iprot.read_i32();
+            @type = iprot.read_i32;
           else
             iprot.skip(ftype)
           end
         else
           iprot.skip(ftype)
         end
-        iprot.read_field_end()
+        iprot.read_field_end
       end
-      iprot.read_struct_end()
+      iprot.read_struct_end
     end
 
     def write(oprot)
@@ -57,15 +57,15 @@
       if (@message != nil)
         oprot.write_field_begin('message', Types::STRING, 1)
         oprot.write_string(@message)
-        oprot.write_field_end()
+        oprot.write_field_end
       end
       if (@type != nil)
         oprot.write_field_begin('type', Types::I32, 2)
         oprot.write_i32(@type)
-        oprot.write_field_end()
+        oprot.write_field_end
       end
-      oprot.write_field_stop()
-      oprot.write_struct_end()
+      oprot.write_field_stop
+      oprot.write_struct_end
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/processor.rb b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/processor.rb
index 60d3ca8..92a9a40 100644
--- a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/processor.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/processor.rb
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@
     end
 
     def process(iprot, oprot)
-      name, type, seqid  = iprot.read_message_begin()
+      name, type, seqid  = iprot.read_message_begin
       if respond_to?("process_#{name}")
         send("process_#{name}", seqid, iprot, oprot)
         return true
       else
         iprot.skip(Types::STRUCT)
-        iprot.read_message_end()
+        iprot.read_message_end
         x = ApplicationException.new(ApplicationException::UNKNOWN_METHOD, 'Unknown function '+name)
         oprot.write_message_begin(name, MessageTypes::EXCEPTION, seqid)
           x.write(oprot)
-        oprot.write_message_end()
-        oprot.trans.flush()
+        oprot.write_message_end
+        oprot.trans.flush
         return
       end
     end
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     def write_result(result, oprot, name, seqid)
       oprot.write_message_begin(name, MessageTypes::REPLY, seqid)
       result.write(oprot)
-      oprot.write_message_end()
-      oprot.trans.flush()
+      oprot.write_message_end
+      oprot.trans.flush
     end
   end
   deprecate_module! :TProcessor => Processor
diff --git a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/struct.rb b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/struct.rb
index 92ce937..934d0b7 100644
--- a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/struct.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/struct.rb
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
     end
 
     def read(iprot)
-      iprot.read_struct_begin()
+      iprot.read_struct_begin
       loop do
-        fname, ftype, fid = iprot.read_field_begin()
+        fname, ftype, fid = iprot.read_field_begin
         break if (ftype === Types::STOP)
         handle_message(iprot, fid, ftype)
-        iprot.read_field_end()
+        iprot.read_field_end
       end
-      iprot.read_struct_end()
+      iprot.read_struct_end
     end
 
     def write(oprot)
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
           end
         end
       end
-      oprot.write_field_stop()
-      oprot.write_struct_end()
+      oprot.write_field_stop
+      oprot.write_struct_end
     end
 
     def ==(other)
diff --git a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport/socket.rb b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport/socket.rb
index fdd0bc0..317d62b 100644
--- a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport/socket.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport/socket.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       @handle = handle
     end
 
-    def open()
+    def open
       begin
         @handle = TCPSocket.new(@host, @port)
       rescue StandardError
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       end
     end
 
-    def open?()
+    def open?
       return !@handle.nil?
     end
 
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
       end
     end
 
-    def close()
-      @handle.close() unless @handle.nil?
+    def close
+      @handle.close unless @handle.nil?
       @handle = nil
     end
   end
@@ -68,22 +68,22 @@
       @handle = nil
     end
 
-    def listen()
+    def listen
       @handle = TCPServer.new(nil, @port)
     end
 
-    def accept()
+    def accept
       if (@handle != nil)
-        sock = @handle.accept()
-        trans = Socket.new()
+        sock = @handle.accept
+        trans = Socket.new
         trans.set_handle(sock)
         return trans
       end
       return nil
     end
 
-    def close()
-     @handle.close() unless @handle.nil?
+    def close
+     @handle.close unless @handle.nil?
     end
   end
   deprecate_class! :TServerSocket => ServerSocket