diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_utils.rb
index c6989b3184..7f4e77ba85 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_utils.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ require 'testing_env'
 
 class UtilTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def test_put_columns_empty
-    assert_nothing_raised do
-      # Issue #217 put columns with new results fails.
-      puts_columns []
-    end
+    # Issue #217 put columns with new results fails.
+    puts_columns []
   end
 end