diff --git a/spec/helpers/format_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/format_helper_spec.rb
index dc364c2c..21198ffa 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/format_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/format_helper_spec.rb
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ describe FormatHelper, type: :helper do
     end
 
     it 'should return HTML for header markdown' do
-      expect(Redcarpet::Markdown).to receive(:new)
-      .with(Redcarpet::Render::HTML, autolink: true, space_after_headers: true, no_intra_emphasis: true, fenced_code_blocks: true, disable_indented_code_blocks: true, safe_links_only: true)
-      .and_call_original
-
       expect(markdown('# this is my header')).to eq "<h1>this is my header</h1>\n"
     end
   end