diff --git a/lib/iruby/backend.rb b/lib/iruby/backend.rb
index 156d78f..a8b17ef 100644
--- a/lib/iruby/backend.rb
+++ b/lib/iruby/backend.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def initialize
       @irb = IRB::Irb.new(@workspace)
       @eval_path = @irb.context.irb_path
       IRB.conf[:MAIN_CONTEXT] = @irb.context
-      @completor = IRB::RegexpCompletor.new
+      @completor = IRB::RegexpCompletor.new if defined? IRB::RegexpCompletor # IRB::VERSION >= 1.8.2
     end
 
     def eval_binding
@@ -58,13 +58,21 @@ def eval_binding
     end
 
     def eval(code, store_history)
-      @irb.context.evaluate(@irb.build_statement(code), 0)
+      if Gem::Version.new(IRB::VERSION) < Gem::Version.new('1.13.0')
+        @irb.context.evaluate(code, 0)
+      else
+        @irb.context.evaluate(@irb.build_statement(code), 0)
+      end
       @irb.context.last_value unless IRuby.silent_assignment && assignment_expression?(code)
     end
 
     def complete(code)
-      # preposing and postposing never used, so they are empty, pass only target as code
-      @completor.completion_candidates('', code, '', bind: @workspace.binding)
+      if @completor
+        # preposing and postposing never used, so they are empty, pass only target as code
+        @completor.completion_candidates('', code, '', bind: @workspace.binding)
+      else
+        IRB::InputCompletor::CompletionProc.call(code)
+      end
     end
 
     private