1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rss/parser.rb b/lib/rss/parser.rb
index ace3d262f..10c6be853 100644
--- a/lib/rss/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/rss/parser.rb
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@ begin
 rescue LoadError
   require "uri"
 end
-unless Kernel.methods.include?("URI")
-  module Kernel
-    def URI(uri_str) # :doc:
-      URI.parse(uri_str)
-    end
-    module_function :URI
-  end
-end
 
 require "rss/rss"