diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index ae50174c7..5ff703c1a 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # See http://rubydoc.info/gems/rspec-core/RSpec/Core/Configuration
 #
 #
-require 'simplecov' # see config in .simplecov file
+require 'simplecov' if ENV["CI"] || ENV["COVERAGE"] # see config in .simplecov file
 
 require 'rspec/retry'