diff --git a/test/irb/helper.rb b/test/irb/helper.rb
index 8d32e45adf..1614b42adb 100644
--- a/test/irb/helper.rb
+++ b/test/irb/helper.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require "test/unit"
 require "pathname"
+require "rubygems"
 
 begin
   require_relative "../lib/helper"
diff --git a/test/irb/test_color.rb b/test/irb/test_color.rb
index c9d2512dc5..72e036eab7 100644
--- a/test/irb/test_color.rb
+++ b/test/irb/test_color.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: false
 require 'irb/color'
-require 'rubygems'
 require 'stringio'
 
 require_relative "helper"
diff --git a/test/irb/test_color_printer.rb b/test/irb/test_color_printer.rb
index f162b88548..c2c624d868 100644
--- a/test/irb/test_color_printer.rb
+++ b/test/irb/test_color_printer.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: false
 require 'irb/color_printer'
-require 'rubygems'
 require 'stringio'
 
 require_relative "helper"
diff --git a/test/irb/test_command.rb b/test/irb/test_command.rb
index 9ab7d5c81f..e27fac67b7 100644
--- a/test/irb/test_command.rb
+++ b/test/irb/test_command.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: false
-require "rubygems"
 require "irb"
 
 require_relative "helper"
diff --git a/test/irb/test_context.rb b/test/irb/test_context.rb
index 059c486767..1859339da8 100644
--- a/test/irb/test_context.rb
+++ b/test/irb/test_context.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: false
 require 'tempfile'
 require 'irb'
-require 'rubygems'
 
 require_relative "helper"
 
diff --git a/test/irb/test_tracer.rb b/test/irb/test_tracer.rb
index 199c9586b1..540f8be131 100644
--- a/test/irb/test_tracer.rb
+++ b/test/irb/test_tracer.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: false
 require 'tempfile'
 require 'irb'
-require 'rubygems'
 
 require_relative "helper"
 
diff --git a/test/irb/test_workspace.rb b/test/irb/test_workspace.rb
index 8c7310578a..199ce95a37 100644
--- a/test/irb/test_workspace.rb
+++ b/test/irb/test_workspace.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: false
 require 'tempfile'
-require 'rubygems'
 require 'irb'
 require 'irb/workspace'
 require 'irb/color'