diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5bdb92f..00c61f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ main `/etc/logrotate.conf` configuration file.
 This example will ensure that the logrotate package is latest and that the `dateext` and `compress` options are added to the defaults for a node.
 
 ```puppet
-class { '::logrotate':
+class { 'logrotate':
   ensure => 'latest',
   config => {
     dateext      => true,
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ With parameter `logrotate_args` you can specify additional startup arguments for
 This example tells logrotate to use an alternate state file and which command to use when mailing logs.
 
 ```puppet
-class { '::logrotate':
+class { 'logrotate':
   ensure         => 'latest',
   logrotate_args => ['-s /var/lib/logrotate/logrotate.status', '-m /usr/local/bin/mailer']
 }
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class { '::logrotate':
 By default, the cron output is discarded if there is no error output. To enable this output, when you (for example) enable the verbose startup argument, enable the `cron_always_output` boolean on the logrotate class:
 
 ```puppet
-class { '::logrotate':
+class { 'logrotate':
   ensure              => 'latest',
   cron_always_output  => true,
   config              => {
diff --git a/spec/classes/defaults_spec.rb b/spec/classes/defaults_spec.rb
index 66a466b..542c60d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/defaults_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/defaults_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'logrotate' do
-  let(:pre_condition) { 'class { "::logrotate": }' }
+  let(:pre_condition) { 'class { "logrotate": }' }
 
   context 'no osfamily' do
     let(:facts) { { os: { family: 'fake' } } }
diff --git a/spec/defines/cron_spec.rb b/spec/defines/cron_spec.rb
index 596ddee..9e56587 100644
--- a/spec/defines/cron_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/cron_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 describe 'logrotate::cron' do
   context 'supported operating systems' do
-    let(:pre_condition) { 'class { "::logrotate": }' }
+    let(:pre_condition) { 'class { "logrotate": }' }
 
     on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
       context "on #{os}" do
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         end
 
         context 'With additional arguments' do
-          let(:pre_condition) { 'class {"::logrotate": logrotate_args => ["-s /var/lib/logrotate/logrotate.status", "-m /usr/sbin/mailer"]}' }
+          let(:pre_condition) { 'class {"logrotate": logrotate_args => ["-s /var/lib/logrotate/logrotate.status", "-m /usr/sbin/mailer"]}' }
           let(:title) { 'test' }
           let(:params) { { ensure: 'present' } }
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
       end
 
       context 'With additional arguments and status' do
-        let(:pre_condition) { 'class {"::logrotate": logrotate_args => ["-s /var/lib/logrotate/logrotate.status", "-m /usr/sbin/mailer"]}' }
+        let(:pre_condition) { 'class {"logrotate": logrotate_args => ["-s /var/lib/logrotate/logrotate.status", "-m /usr/sbin/mailer"]}' }
         let(:title) { 'test' }
         let(:params) { { ensure: 'present' } }
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
       end
 
       context 'With additional arguments' do
-        let(:pre_condition) { 'class {"::logrotate": cron_always_output => true}' }
+        let(:pre_condition) { 'class {"logrotate": cron_always_output => true}' }
         let(:title) { 'test' }
         let(:params) { { ensure: 'present' } }