diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_compiler_selector.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_compiler_selector.rb
index c379e57130..93161fb620 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_compiler_selector.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_compiler_selector.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class CompilerSelectorTests < Homebrew::TestCase
     end
 
     def fails_with?(cc)
-      return false if cc.nil?
       @failures.include?(cc.name)
     end
   end