diff --git a/lib/jasmine/headless/files_list.rb b/lib/jasmine/headless/files_list.rb
index caac47f..31be62c 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine/headless/files_list.rb
+++ b/lib/jasmine/headless/files_list.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ require 'multi_json'
 require 'set'
 require 'sprockets'
 require 'sprockets/engines'
+require 'rubygems'
 
 module Jasmine::Headless
   class FilesList
@@ -13,10 +14,6 @@ module Jasmine::Headless
       def asset_paths
         return @asset_paths if @asset_paths
 
-        require 'rubygems'
-
-        raise StandardError.new("A newer version of Rubygems is required to use vendored assets. Please upgrade.") if !Gem::Specification.respond_to?(:each)
-
         @asset_paths = []
 
         Gem::Specification.each { |gemspec| @asset_paths += get_paths_from_gemspec(gemspec) }