diff --git a/lib/multi_json/adapters/json_gem.rb b/lib/multi_json/adapters/json_gem.rb
index 1d4105e0..3912e1da 100644
--- a/lib/multi_json/adapters/json_gem.rb
+++ b/lib/multi_json/adapters/json_gem.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class JsonGem < Adapter
       # Exception raised when JSON parsing fails
       ParseError = ::JSON::ParserError
 
-      defaults :load, create_additions: false, quirks_mode: true
+      defaults :load, create_additions: false, quirks_mode: true if JSON::VERSION.to_i < 3 # simplecov:disable
 
       PRETTY_STATE_PROTOTYPE = {
         indent: "  ",
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def load(string, options = {})
           raise ::JSON::ParserError, "Invalid UTF-8 byte sequence in JSON input" unless string.valid_encoding?
         end
 
-        ::JSON.parse(string, options)
+        ::JSON.parse(string, **options)
       end
 
       # Serialize a Ruby object to JSON
diff --git a/test/support/adapter_tests.rb b/test/support/adapter_tests.rb
index aa141d1f..4be500b7 100644
--- a/test/support/adapter_tests.rb
+++ b/test/support/adapter_tests.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def subject
   end
 
   def test_does_not_modify_argument_hashes_when_loading
-    options = {symbolize_names: true, pretty: false, adapter: :json_gem}
+    options = {symbolize_names: true, adapter: :json_gem}
     original = options.dup
     MultiJSON.load("{}", options)
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_does_not_modify_argument_hashes_when_loading
   end
 
   def test_does_not_modify_argument_hashes_when_dumping
-    options = {symbolize_names: true, pretty: false, adapter: :json_gem}
+    options = {pretty: false, adapter: :json_gem}
     original = options.dup
     MultiJSON.dump([42], options)