diff --git a/test/test_component.rb b/test/test_component.rb
index 9dd6155bbe00c7038096807027a8b70e8accab4a..9fb7240df92ce236a2bf15f5493e323ceb664b46 100644
--- a/test/test_component.rb
+++ b/test/test_component.rb
@@ -44,16 +44,6 @@ class ComponentTest < Minitest::Test
 		raise $panic if $panic
 	end
 
-	def wait_for(timeout: 1.0, interval: 0.01)
-		start = Time.now
-		until yield
-			raise "Timeout waiting for condition" if Time.now - start > timeout
-			f = Fiber.current
-			EM.add_timer(interval) { f.resume }
-			Fiber.yield
-		end
-	end
-
 	def test_message_unregistered
 		m = Blather::Stanza::Message.new("+15551234567@component", "a"*4096)
 		m.from = "unknown@example.com"