diff --git a/suite/interfaces.go b/suite/interfaces.go
index b55db4362..b37cb0409 100644
--- a/suite/interfaces.go
+++ b/suite/interfaces.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package suite
 
+import "testing"
+
 // TestingSuite can store and return the current *testing.T context
 // generated by 'go test'.
 type TestingSuite interface {
-	T() TestingT
-	SetT(TestingT)
+	T() *testing.T
+	SetT(*testing.T)
 }
 
 // SetupAllSuite has a SetupSuite method, which will run before the
diff --git a/suite/suite.go b/suite/suite.go
index d05ec595f..619530187 100644
--- a/suite/suite.go
+++ b/suite/suite.go
@@ -17,31 +17,21 @@ import (
 var allTestsFilter = func(_, _ string) (bool, error) { return true, nil }
 var matchMethod = flag.String("testify.m", "", "regular expression to select tests of the testify suite to run")
 
-type TestingT interface {
-	Run(name string, f func(t *testing.T)) bool
-	Errorf(format string, args ...interface{})
-	Fatalf(format string, args ...interface{})
-	FailNow()
-	Log(args ...interface{})
-	Logf(format string, args ...interface{})
-	Skip(args ...interface{})
-}
-
 // Suite is a basic testing suite with methods for storing and
 // retrieving the current *testing.T context.
 type Suite struct {
 	*assert.Assertions
 	require *require.Assertions
-	t       TestingT
+	t       *testing.T
 }
 
 // T retrieves the current *testing.T context.
-func (suite *Suite) T() TestingT {
+func (suite *Suite) T() *testing.T {
 	return suite.t
 }
 
 // SetT sets the current *testing.T context.
-func (suite *Suite) SetT(t TestingT) {
+func (suite *Suite) SetT(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.t = t
 	suite.Assertions = assert.New(t)
 	suite.require = require.New(t)
diff --git a/suite/suite_test.go b/suite/suite_test.go
index a17860008..5d757dd1b 100644
--- a/suite/suite_test.go
+++ b/suite/suite_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -483,27 +482,3 @@ func (s *CallOrderSuite) Test_A() {
 func (s *CallOrderSuite) Test_B() {
 	s.call("Test B")
 }
-
-func TestMockTCompatibility(t *testing.T) {
-	suiteTester := new(SuiteTester)
-	suiteTester.SetT(t)
-
-	// compatible with mock.T
-	_, ok := suiteTester.T().(mock.TestingT)
-	assert.True(t, ok)
-
-	// compatible with testing.T
-	_, ok = suiteTester.T().(*testing.T)
-	assert.True(t, ok)
-
-	// compatible with testing.TB
-	_, ok = suiteTester.T().(testing.TB)
-	assert.True(t, ok)
-
-	// control check
-	type wrongInterface interface {
-		NotInSuiteT() string
-	}
-	_, ok = suiteTester.T().(wrongInterface)
-	assert.False(t, ok)
-}