diff --git a/lib/rspec/matchers/built_in/match.rb b/lib/rspec/matchers/built_in/match.rb
index 8f4d6e3e9..a082a3af5 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/matchers/built_in/match.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/matchers/built_in/match.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ def can_safely_call_match?(expected, actual)
         def match_captures(expected, actual)
           match = actual.match(expected)
           if match
-            match = MatchData.new(match)
             if match.names.empty?
               values_match?(@expected_captures, match.captures)
             else
@@ -66,31 +65,6 @@ def match_captures(expected, actual)
           end
         end
       end
-
-      # @private
-      class MatchData
-        def initialize(match_data)
-          @match_data = match_data
-        end
-
-        # @api private
-        # Returns match data names for named captures
-        # @return Array
-        def names
-          match_data.names
-        end
-
-        # @api private
-        # returns an array of captures from the match data
-        # @return Array
-        def captures
-          match_data.captures
-        end
-
-      protected
-
-        attr_reader :match_data
-      end
     end
   end
 end