diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/shims/super/cc b/Library/Homebrew/shims/super/cc
index e7ab6500fd..a016af7774 100755
--- a/Library/Homebrew/shims/super/cc
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/shims/super/cc
@@ -359,6 +359,6 @@ if __FILE__ == $PROGRAM_NAME
 
   log(basename, ARGV, tool, args)
 
-  args << { :close_others => false } if RUBY_VERSION >= "2.0"
+  args << { :close_others => false }
   exec "#{dirname}/xcrun", tool, *args
 end