diff --git a/spec/fixtures/jquery-task-handler.coffee b/spec/fixtures/jquery-task-handler.coffee
deleted file mode 100644
index b8deee712..000000000
--- a/spec/fixtures/jquery-task-handler.coffee
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = ->
-  try
-    require 'jquery'
-    true
-  catch e
-    false
diff --git a/spec/task-spec.coffee b/spec/task-spec.coffee
index 1cc10a8d6..90463fd19 100644
--- a/spec/task-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/task-spec.coffee
@@ -1,26 +1,6 @@
 Task = require '../src/task'
 
 describe "Task", ->
-  describe "populating the window with fake properties", ->
-    describe "when jQuery is loaded in a child process", ->
-      it "doesn't log to the console", ->
-        spyOn(console, 'log')
-        spyOn(console, 'error')
-        spyOn(console, 'warn')
-
-        jqueryTask = new Task(require.resolve('./fixtures/jquery-task-handler'))
-        jqueryLoaded = false
-        jqueryTask.start (loaded) -> jqueryLoaded = loaded
-
-        waitsFor "child process to start and jquery to be required", 5000, ->
-          jqueryLoaded
-
-        runs ->
-          expect(jqueryLoaded).toBeTruthy()
-          expect(console.log).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-          expect(console.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-          expect(console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-
   describe "@once(taskPath, args..., callback)", ->
     it "terminates the process after it completes", ->
       handlerResult = null