diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 0960a07c1..9de69b119 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ end
 Dir[Rails.root.join('spec', 'support', '**', '*.rb')].each { |f| require f }
 Dir[Rails.root.join('spec', 'factories', '**', '*.rb')].each { |f| require f }
 
-# Checks for pending migrations before tests are run.
-# If you are not using ActiveRecord, you can remove this line.
-ActiveRecord::Migration.check_pending! if defined?(ActiveRecord::Migration)
-
 VCR.configure do |c|
   c.ignore_localhost = true
   c.hook_into :webmock