diff --git a/test/ruby/test_hash.rb b/test/ruby/test_hash.rb
index d9749bc846..a01f730904 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_hash.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_hash.rb
@@ -84,11 +84,9 @@ class TestHash < Test::Unit::TestCase
       self => 'self', true => 'true', nil => 'nil',
       'nil' => nil
     ]
-    @verbose = $VERBOSE
   end
 
   def teardown
-    $VERBOSE = @verbose
   end
 
   def test_clear_initialize_copy