diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/EnableSchedulingTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/EnableSchedulingTests.java
index 2d553ee7fa..c3a46c6e73 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/EnableSchedulingTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/EnableSchedulingTests.java
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
 import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
 
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -48,9 +46,6 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
  */
 public class EnableSchedulingTests {
 
-	@Rule
-	public final ExpectedException exception = ExpectedException.none();
-
 	private AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx;