diff --git a/spec/unit/facter/pe_version_spec.rb b/spec/unit/facter/pe_version_spec.rb
index d74a5c385..66ff97769 100644
--- a/spec/unit/facter/pe_version_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/facter/pe_version_spec.rb
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'PE Version specs' do
-  before :each do
-    # Explicitly load the pe_version.rb file which contains generated facts
-    # that cannot be automatically loaded.  Puppet 2.x implements
-    # Facter.collection.load while Facter 1.x markes Facter.collection.load as
-    # a private method.
-    if Facter.collection.respond_to? :load
-      Facter.collection.load(:pe_version)
-    else
-      Facter.collection.loader.load(:pe_version)
-    end
-  end
-
   context 'when puppetversion is nil' do
     before :each do
       allow(Facter.fact(:puppetversion)).to receive(:value).and_return(nil)