diff --git a/lib/rubygems/specification.rb b/lib/rubygems/specification.rb
index fd9776d43e..6531cc1b0d 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/specification.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/specification.rb
@@ -2665,6 +2665,3 @@ class Gem::Specification < Gem::BasicSpecification
   end
 
 end
-
-# DOC: What is this and why is it here, randomly, at the end of this file?
-Gem.clear_paths