diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/test_unit/testing.rake b/railties/lib/rails/test_unit/testing.rake
index c35ade1b157f4..a695c5275da50 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/test_unit/testing.rake
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/test_unit/testing.rake
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-gem "minitest"
 require "minitest"
 require "rails/test_unit/runner"