diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_assertions.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_assertions.rb
index 2ba5767a71..f81087a3dd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_assertions.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_assertions.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ module Homebrew
     require "test/unit/assertions"
     include ::Test::Unit::Assertions
 
-    # TODO: remove this when we no longer support Ruby 2.0.
-    unless defined?(Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
-      Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError = MiniTest::Assertion
-    end
-
     # Returns the output of running cmd, and asserts the exit status
     def shell_output(cmd, result = 0)
       ohai cmd