diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 625e6630bf2..5d6edbcbef5 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -51,17 +51,10 @@ namespace :spec do
       deps.delete("rdiscount")
     end
 
-    if Gem::VERSION < "2.0.0"
-      deps.sort_by {|name, _| name }.map do |name, version|
-        gem_install_command = "install --no-ri --no-rdoc --conservative #{name} -v '#{version}'"
-        sh %(#{Gem.ruby} -S gem #{gem_install_command})
-      end
-    else
-      gem_install_command = "install --no-document --conservative " + deps.sort_by {|name, _| name }.map do |name, version|
-        "'#{name}:#{version}'"
-      end.join(" ")
-      sh %(#{Gem.ruby} -S gem #{gem_install_command})
-    end
+    gem_install_command = "install --no-document --conservative " + deps.sort_by {|name, _| name }.map do |name, version|
+      "'#{name}:#{version}'"
+    end.join(" ")
+    sh %(#{Gem.ruby} -S gem #{gem_install_command})
 
     # Download and install gems used inside tests
     $LOAD_PATH.unshift("./spec")
diff --git a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/newgem.gemspec.tt b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/newgem.gemspec.tt
index 113bf82eb2f..c1a50fe9126 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/newgem.gemspec.tt
+++ b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/newgem.gemspec.tt
@@ -21,18 +21,11 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.license       = "MIT"
 <%- end -%>
 
-  # Prevent pushing this gem to RubyGems.org. To allow pushes either set the 'allowed_push_host'
-  # to allow pushing to a single host or delete this section to allow pushing to any host.
-  if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
-    spec.metadata["allowed_push_host"] = "TODO: Set to 'http://mygemserver.com'"
+  spec.metadata["allowed_push_host"] = "TODO: Set to 'http://mygemserver.com'"
 
-    spec.metadata["homepage_uri"] = spec.homepage
-    spec.metadata["source_code_uri"] = "TODO: Put your gem's public repo URL here."
-    spec.metadata["changelog_uri"] = "TODO: Put your gem's CHANGELOG.md URL here."
-  else
-    raise "RubyGems 2.0 or newer is required to protect against " \
-      "public gem pushes."
-  end
+  spec.metadata["homepage_uri"] = spec.homepage
+  spec.metadata["source_code_uri"] = "TODO: Put your gem's public repo URL here."
+  spec.metadata["changelog_uri"] = "TODO: Put your gem's CHANGELOG.md URL here."
 
   # Specify which files should be added to the gem when it is released.
   # The `git ls-files -z` loads the files in the RubyGem that have been added into git.
diff --git a/spec/bundler/gem_helper_spec.rb b/spec/bundler/gem_helper_spec.rb
index 3620035fe1d..e2cd7e8bc64 100644
--- a/spec/bundler/gem_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/bundler/gem_helper_spec.rb
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@
     end
 
     context "interpolates the name" do
-      before do
-        # Remove exception that prevents public pushes on older RubyGems versions
-        if Gem::Version.new(Gem::VERSION) < Gem::Version.new("2.0")
-          content = File.read(app_gemspec_path)
-          content.sub!(/raise "RubyGems 2\.0 or newer.*/, "")
-          File.open(app_gemspec_path, "w") {|f| f.write(content) }
-        end
-      end
-
       it "when there is only one gemspec" do
         expect(subject.gemspec.name).to eq(app_name)
       end
@@ -72,7 +63,7 @@ def mock_build_message(name, version)
     let(:app_version) { "0.1.0" }
     let(:app_gem_dir) { app_path.join("pkg") }
     let(:app_gem_path) { app_gem_dir.join("#{app_name}-#{app_version}.gem") }
-    let(:app_gemspec_content) { remove_push_guard(File.read(app_gemspec_path)) }
+    let(:app_gemspec_content) { File.read(app_gemspec_path) }
 
     before(:each) do
       content = app_gemspec_content.gsub("TODO: ", "")
@@ -81,14 +72,6 @@ def mock_build_message(name, version)
       File.open(app_gemspec_path, "w") {|file| file << content }
     end
 
-    def remove_push_guard(gemspec_content)
-      # Remove exception that prevents public pushes on older RubyGems versions
-      if Gem::Version.new(Gem::VERSION) < Gem::Version.new("2.0")
-        gemspec_content.sub!(/raise "RubyGems 2\.0 or newer.*/, "")
-      end
-      gemspec_content
-    end
-
     it "uses a shell UI for output" do
       expect(Bundler.ui).to be_a(Bundler::UI::Shell)
     end
diff --git a/spec/commands/newgem_spec.rb b/spec/commands/newgem_spec.rb
index 598d68ec3ab..8f033e5b4f7 100644
--- a/spec/commands/newgem_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/commands/newgem_spec.rb
@@ -6,18 +6,8 @@ def reset!
     global_config "BUNDLE_GEM__MIT" => "false", "BUNDLE_GEM__TEST" => "false", "BUNDLE_GEM__COC" => "false"
   end
 
-  def remove_push_guard(gem_name)
-    # Remove exception that prevents public pushes on older RubyGems versions
-    if Gem::Version.new(Gem::VERSION) < Gem::Version.new("2.0")
-      path = "#{gem_name}/#{gem_name}.gemspec"
-      content = File.read(path).sub(/raise "RubyGems 2\.0 or newer.*/, "")
-      File.open(path, "w") {|f| f.write(content) }
-    end
-  end
-
-  def execute_bundle_gem(gem_name, flag = "", to_remove_push_guard = true)
+  def execute_bundle_gem(gem_name, flag = "")
     bundle! "gem #{gem_name} #{flag}"
-    remove_push_guard(gem_name) if to_remove_push_guard
     # reset gemspec cache for each test because of commit 3d4163a
     Bundler.clear_gemspec_cache
   end
@@ -96,7 +86,7 @@ def gem_skeleton_assertions(gem_name)
 
   shared_examples_for "--coc flag" do
     before do
-      execute_bundle_gem(gem_name, "--coc", false)
+      execute_bundle_gem(gem_name, "--coc")
     end
     it "generates a gem skeleton with MIT license" do
       gem_skeleton_assertions(gem_name)
@@ -113,7 +103,7 @@ def gem_skeleton_assertions(gem_name)
 
   shared_examples_for "--no-coc flag" do
     before do
-      execute_bundle_gem(gem_name, "--no-coc", false)
+      execute_bundle_gem(gem_name, "--no-coc")
     end
     it "generates a gem skeleton without Code of Conduct" do
       gem_skeleton_assertions(gem_name)
@@ -149,7 +139,6 @@ def gem_skeleton_assertions(gem_name)
         reset!
         in_app_root
         bundle "gem #{gem_name}"
-        remove_push_guard(gem_name)
       end
 
       it "contribute URL set to [USERNAME]" do
@@ -202,9 +191,6 @@ def gem_skeleton_assertions(gem_name)
         line.gsub(/\=.*$/, "= %q{A short summary of my new gem.}")
       when /spec\.description/
         line.gsub(/\=.*$/, "= %q{A longer description of my new gem.}")
-      # Remove exception that prevents public pushes on older RubyGems versions
-      when /raise "RubyGems 2.0 or newer/
-        line.gsub(/.*/, "") if Gem::Version.new(Gem::VERSION) < Gem::Version.new("2.0")
       else
         line
       end
@@ -295,7 +281,6 @@ def create_temporary_dir(dir)
         reset!
         in_app_root
         bundle "gem #{gem_name}"
-        remove_push_guard(gem_name)
       end
 
       it_should_behave_like "git config is absent"
@@ -394,7 +379,6 @@ def create_temporary_dir(dir)
       end
 
       it "depends on a specific version of rspec", :rubygems => ">= 1.8.1" do
-        remove_push_guard(gem_name)
         rspec_dep = generated_gem.gemspec.development_dependencies.find {|d| d.name == "rspec" }
         expect(rspec_dep).to be_specific
       end
@@ -445,7 +429,6 @@ def create_temporary_dir(dir)
       end
 
       it "depends on a specific version of minitest", :rubygems => ">= 1.8.1" do
-        remove_push_guard(gem_name)
         rspec_dep = generated_gem.gemspec.development_dependencies.find {|d| d.name == "minitest" }
         expect(rspec_dep).to be_specific
       end
@@ -589,7 +572,6 @@ def create_temporary_dir(dir)
         reset!
         in_app_root
         bundle "gem #{gem_name}"
-        remove_push_guard(gem_name)
       end
 
       it_should_behave_like "git config is absent"
diff --git a/spec/commands/pristine_spec.rb b/spec/commands/pristine_spec.rb
index de3cb8054bf..3ce6636f9f7 100644
--- a/spec/commands/pristine_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/commands/pristine_spec.rb
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@
       bundle! "install"
       bundle! "pristine", :system_bundler => true
       bundle! "-v", :system_bundler => true
-      # An old rubygems couldn't handle a correct version of vendoered bundler.
-      bundler_version = Gem::VERSION < "2.1" ? "1.16.0" : Bundler::VERSION
-      expect(out).to end_with(bundler_version)
+      expect(out).to end_with(Bundler::VERSION)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/support/builders.rb b/spec/support/builders.rb
index fa32b12b652..188b1d3eb77 100644
--- a/spec/support/builders.rb
+++ b/spec/support/builders.rb
@@ -210,12 +210,7 @@ def build_repo1
         # The yard gem iterates over Gem.source_index looking for plugins
         build_gem "yard" do |s|
           s.write "lib/yard.rb", <<-Y
-            if Gem::Version.new(Gem::VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new("1.8.10")
-              specs = Gem::Specification
-            else
-              specs = Gem.source_index.find_name('')
-            end
-            specs.sort_by(&:name).each do |gem|
+            Gem::Specification.sort_by(&:name).each do |gem|
               puts gem.full_name
             end
           Y
diff --git a/spec/support/helpers.rb b/spec/support/helpers.rb
index 87d61525222..cb73bfdc4e8 100644
--- a/spec/support/helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/helpers.rb
@@ -322,11 +322,8 @@ def install_gems(*gems)
 
         raise "OMG `#{path}` does not exist!" unless File.exist?(path)
 
-        if Gem::VERSION < "2.0.0"
-          gem_command! :install, "--no-rdoc --no-ri --ignore-dependencies '#{path}'"
-        else
-          gem_command! :install, "--no-document --ignore-dependencies '#{path}'"
-        end
+        gem_command! :install, "--no-document --ignore-dependencies '#{path}'"
+
         bundler_path && bundler_path.rmtree
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/support/rubygems_ext.rb b/spec/support/rubygems_ext.rb
index eff142118f8..7a69d713cb6 100644
--- a/spec/support/rubygems_ext.rb
+++ b/spec/support/rubygems_ext.rb
@@ -59,11 +59,7 @@ def self.install_gems(gems)
       no_reqs.map!(&:first)
       reqs.map! {|name, req| "'#{name}:#{req}'" }
       deps = reqs.concat(no_reqs).join(" ")
-      cmd = if Gem::VERSION < "2.0.0"
-        "#{Gem.ruby} -S gem install #{deps} --no-rdoc --no-ri --conservative"
-      else
-        "#{Gem.ruby} -S gem install #{deps} --no-document --conservative"
-      end
+      cmd = "#{Gem.ruby} -S gem install #{deps} --no-document --conservative"
       puts cmd
       system(cmd) || raise("Installing gems #{deps} for the tests to use failed!")
     end