diff --git a/test/irb/helper.rb b/test/irb/helper.rb
index f4f969e88..55f9e083e 100644
--- a/test/irb/helper.rb
+++ b/test/irb/helper.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 begin
   require_relative "../lib/helper"
+  require_relative "../lib/envutil"
 rescue LoadError # ruby/ruby defines helpers differently
 end
 
@@ -66,10 +67,6 @@ def without_rdoc(&block)
 
       yield
     ensure
-      begin
-        require_relative "../lib/envutil"
-      rescue LoadError # ruby/ruby defines EnvUtil differently
-      end
       EnvUtil.suppress_warning {
         ::Kernel.send(:alias_method, :require, :irb_original_require)
         ::Kernel.undef_method :irb_original_require
diff --git a/test/irb/test_debug_cmd.rb b/test/irb/test_debug_cmd.rb
index 74a7de38c..3bc00638d 100644
--- a/test/irb/test_debug_cmd.rb
+++ b/test/irb/test_debug_cmd.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 require "tempfile"
 require "tmpdir"
 
-require_relative "../lib/envutil"
 require_relative "helper"
 
 module TestIRB