diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_tap.rb
index 5a527c5376..6e497a0705 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_tap.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ class TapTest < Homebrew::TestCase
     @path = Tap::TAP_DIRECTORY/"homebrew/homebrew-foo"
     @path.mkpath
     @tap = Tap.new("Homebrew", "foo")
-    @tap.stubs(:private?).returns(true) if ENV["HOMEBREW_NO_GITHUB_API"]
   end
 
   def setup_tap_files
@@ -116,6 +115,11 @@ class TapTest < Homebrew::TestCase
     refute_predicate version_tap, :private?
   end
 
+  def test_private_remote
+    skip "HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN is required" unless ENV["HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN"]
+    assert_predicate @tap, :private?
+  end
+
   def test_install_tap_already_tapped_error
     assert_raises(TapAlreadyTappedError) { @tap.install }
   end