diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/global_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/global_spec.rb
index f6c7065bf7..5ae60e6662 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/global_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/global_spec.rb
@@ -7,9 +7,4 @@ describe "brew", :integration_test do
       .and not_to_output.to_stderr
       .and be_a_success
   end
-
-  it "does not require i18n" do
-    # This is a transitive dependency of activesupport, but we don't use it.
-    expect { I18n }.to raise_error(NameError)
-  end
 end