diff --git a/lib/bundler.rb b/lib/bundler.rb
index b88bab8f0af26a..791831d0e7dddd 100644
--- a/lib/bundler.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler.rb
@@ -653,10 +653,6 @@ def eval_gemspec(path, contents)
     rescue ScriptError, StandardError => e
       msg = "There was an error while loading `#{path.basename}`: #{e.message}"
 
-      if e.is_a?(LoadError)
-        msg += "\nDoes it try to require a relative path? That's been removed in Ruby 1.9"
-      end
-
       raise GemspecError, Dsl::DSLError.new(msg, path, e.backtrace, contents)
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/bundler/runtime/setup_spec.rb b/spec/bundler/runtime/setup_spec.rb
index 380db991364d53..e5662cc9ad0551 100644
--- a/spec/bundler/runtime/setup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/bundler/runtime/setup_spec.rb
@@ -1066,7 +1066,6 @@ def clean_load_path(lp)
 
       expect(err.lines.map(&:chomp)).to include(
         a_string_starting_with("[!] There was an error while loading `bar.gemspec`:"),
-        a_string_starting_with("Does it try to require a relative path? That's been removed in Ruby 1.9."),
         " #  from #{default_bundle_path "bundler", "gems", "bar-1.0-#{ref[0, 12]}", "bar.gemspec"}:1",
         " >  require 'foobarbaz'"
       )