diff --git a/lib/gems/pending/util/extensions/miq-kernel.rb b/lib/gems/pending/util/extensions/miq-kernel.rb
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index bc4c9434d..000000000
--- a/lib/gems/pending/util/extensions/miq-kernel.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-module Kernel
-  # Replaces Kernel's require_relative to allow it to be used in irb and eval
-  # See: http://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/4487
-  def require_relative(path)
-    require File.join(File.dirname(caller[0]), path.to_str)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/util/extensions/miq-kernel_spec.rb b/spec/util/extensions/miq-kernel_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 3005befa0..000000000
--- a/spec/util/extensions/miq-kernel_spec.rb
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@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-require 'util/extensions/miq-kernel'
-
-describe Kernel do
-  it ".require_relative" do
-    expect(Kernel.respond_to?(:require_relative)).to be_truthy
-  end
-end