diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/ruby_check_version_script.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/ruby_check_version_script.rb
index 40bd14aa90..cb77d2e4d3 100755
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/ruby_check_version_script.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/ruby_check_version_script.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ raise "No Ruby version passed!" if HOMEBREW_REQUIRED_RUBY_VERSION.to_s.empty?
 require "rubygems"
 
 ruby_version = Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION)
-# This will only happen if the Ruby is too old anyway.
-abort unless ruby_version.respond_to?(:canonical_segments)
-
 homebrew_required_ruby_version = Gem::Version.new(HOMEBREW_REQUIRED_RUBY_VERSION)
 
 ruby_version_major, ruby_version_minor, = ruby_version.canonical_segments