diff --git a/lib/rdoc/ri/driver.rb b/lib/rdoc/ri/driver.rb
index edd2a703e7..3cfc34d243 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/ri/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/rdoc/ri/driver.rb
@@ -1146,17 +1146,6 @@ def interactive
     exit
   end
 
-  ##
-  # Is +file+ in ENV['PATH']?
-
-  def in_path? file
-    return true if file =~ %r%\A/% and File.exist? file
-
-    ENV['PATH'].split(File::PATH_SEPARATOR).any? do |path|
-      File.exist? File.join(path, file)
-    end
-  end
-
   ##
   # Lists classes known to ri starting with +names+.  If +names+ is empty all
   # known classes are shown.
@@ -1526,10 +1515,6 @@ def setup_pager
     pagers.compact.uniq.each do |pager|
       next unless pager
 
-      pager_cmd = pager.split(' ').first
-
-      next unless in_path? pager_cmd
-
       if jruby then
         case io = find_pager_jruby(pager)
         when nil   then break
diff --git a/test/rdoc/test_rdoc_ri_driver.rb b/test/rdoc/test_rdoc_ri_driver.rb
index 5f3468c368..c23fe63130 100644
--- a/test/rdoc/test_rdoc_ri_driver.rb
+++ b/test/rdoc/test_rdoc_ri_driver.rb
@@ -1091,23 +1091,6 @@ def tty.tty?() true; end
     assert_instance_of @RM::ToBs, driver.formatter(StringIO.new)
   end
 
-  def test_in_path_eh
-    path = ENV['PATH']
-
-    test_path = File.expand_path '..', __FILE__
-
-    temp_dir do |dir|
-      nonexistent = File.join dir, 'nonexistent'
-      refute @driver.in_path?(nonexistent)
-
-      ENV['PATH'] = test_path
-
-      assert @driver.in_path?(File.basename(__FILE__))
-    end
-  ensure
-    ENV['PATH'] = path
-  end
-
   def test_method_type
     assert_equal :both,     @driver.method_type(nil)
     assert_equal :both,     @driver.method_type('.')
@@ -1246,7 +1229,7 @@ def test_load_method_missing
     assert_equal '(unknown)#inherit', method.full_name
   end
 
-  def _test_page # this test doesn't do anything anymore :(
+  def test_page
     @driver.use_stdout = false
 
     with_dummy_pager do
@@ -1260,9 +1243,7 @@ def _test_page # this test doesn't do anything anymore :(
     refute @driver.paging?
   end
 
-  # this test is too fragile. Perhaps using Process.spawn will make this
-  # reliable
-  def _test_page_in_presence_of_child_status
+  def test_page_in_presence_of_child_status
     @driver.use_stdout = false
 
     with_dummy_pager do
@@ -1425,7 +1406,7 @@ def test_parse_name_special
     end
   end
 
-  def _test_setup_pager # this test doesn't do anything anymore :(
+  def test_setup_pager # this test doesn't do anything anymore :(
     @driver.use_stdout = false
 
     pager = with_dummy_pager do @driver.setup_pager end