diff --git a/lib/mods_display/fields/cartographics.rb b/lib/mods_display/fields/cartographics.rb
index 36da882..225e7df 100644
--- a/lib/mods_display/fields/cartographics.rb
+++ b/lib/mods_display/fields/cartographics.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def fields
         next unless subject_element.respond_to?(:cartographics)
 
         subject_element.cartographics.each do |field|
-          scale = field.scale.empty? ? 'Scale not given' : element_text(field.scale)
+          scale = field.scale.empty? ? nil : element_text(field.scale)
           projection = field.projection.empty? ? nil : element_text(field.projection)
           coordinates = field.coordinates.empty? ? nil : element_text(field.coordinates)
           post_scale = [projection, coordinates].compact.join(' ') if [projection, coordinates].compact.length.positive?
diff --git a/spec/fields/cartographics_spec.rb b/spec/fields/cartographics_spec.rb
index 40cca30..f5d8a12 100644
--- a/spec/fields/cartographics_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/fields/cartographics_spec.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def mods_display_cartographics(mods)
     it 'puts a scale not given note if no scale is present' do
       values = mods_display_cartographics(@no_scale).fields
       expect(values.length).to eq(1)
-      expect(values.first.values).to eq(['Scale not given ; the projection the coordinates'])
+      expect(values.first.values).to eq(['the projection the coordinates'])
     end
 
     it 'handles when there is only a scale note' do
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def mods_display_cartographics(mods)
     it 'handles when only one post-scale piece of the data is available' do
       values = mods_display_cartographics(@coordinates).fields
       expect(values.length).to eq(1)
-      expect(values.first.values).to eq(['Scale not given ; the coordinates'])
+      expect(values.first.values).to eq(['the coordinates'])
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/record_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/record_helper_spec.rb
index 82d6b87..21611b7 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/record_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/record_helper_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   describe 'mods_display_label' do
     it 'returns correct label' do
-      expect(helper.mods_display_label('test:')).not_to have_content ':'
+      expect(helper.mods_display_label('test:')).to have_no_content ':'
       expect(helper.mods_display_label('test:')).to have_css('dt', text: 'test')
     end
   end