diff --git a/templates/new_gem/test/helper.rb.erb b/templates/new_gem/test/helper.rb.erb
index c4c6da6928..de319af3fc 100644
--- a/templates/new_gem/test/helper.rb.erb
+++ b/templates/new_gem/test/helper.rb.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.expand_path("../../", __FILE__))
 require "test-unit"
 require "fluent/test"
 require "fluent/test/driver/<%= type %>"