1 files changed, 0 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/fixtures/code_loading.rb b/spec/ruby/fixtures/code_loading.rb
index decd56a358..d6cf0edb47 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/fixtures/code_loading.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/fixtures/code_loading.rb
@@ -12,22 +12,7 @@ module CodeLoadingSpecs
     end
   end
 
-  def self.preload_rubygems
-    # Require RubyGems eagerly, to ensure #require is already the RubyGems
-    # version and RubyGems is only loaded once, before starting #require/#autoload specs
-    # which snapshot $LOADED_FEATURES and could cause RubyGems to load twice.
-    # #require specs also snapshot #require, and could end up redefining #require as the original core Kernel#require.
-    @rubygems ||= begin
-      require "rubygems"
-      true
-    rescue LoadError
-      true
-    end
-  end
-
   def self.spec_setup
-    preload_rubygems
-
     @saved_loaded_features = $LOADED_FEATURES.clone
     @saved_load_path = $LOAD_PATH.clone
     ScratchPad.record []