diff --git a/lib/rspec/support/spec/diff_helpers.rb b/lib/rspec/support/spec/diff_helpers.rb
index 84e6fbf37..76ef10a67 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/support/spec/diff_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/support/spec/diff_helpers.rb
@@ -10,15 +10,17 @@ module DiffHelpers
           def one_line_header(line_number=2)
             "-1,#{line_number} +1,#{line_number}"
           end
-
-          def removing_two_line_header
-            "-1,3 +1"
-          end
         else
           def one_line_header(_=2)
             "-1 +1"
           end
+        end
 
+        if Diff::LCS::VERSION.to_f < 1.4 || Diff::LCS::VERSION >= "1.4.4"
+          def removing_two_line_header
+            "-1,3 +1"
+          end
+        else
           def removing_two_line_header
             "-1,3 +1,5"
           end
diff --git a/spec/rspec/support/differ_spec.rb b/spec/rspec/support/differ_spec.rb
index 0700a74a8..4fc1ca2a4 100644
--- a/spec/rspec/support/differ_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rspec/support/differ_spec.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module Support
           expected = "foo\nzap\nbar\nthis\nis\nsoo\nvery\nvery\nequal\ninsert\na\nanother\nline\n"
           actual   = "foo\nbar\nzap\nthis\nis\nsoo\nvery\nvery\nequal\ninsert\na\nline\n"
 
-          if Diff::LCS::VERSION.to_f < 1.4
+          if Diff::LCS::VERSION.to_f < 1.4 || Diff::LCS::VERSION >= "1.4.4"
             expected_diff = dedent(<<-'EOD')
               |
               |
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module Support
             expected_diff = dedent(<<-'EOD')
               |
               |
-              |@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+              |@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
               | foo
               |-zap
               | bar
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ module Support
           expected = "foo\nzap\nbar\nthis\nis\nsoo\nvery\nvery\nequal\ninsert\na\nanother\nline\n"
           actual   = "foo\nbar\nzap\nthis\nis\nsoo\nvery\nvery\nequal\ninsert\na\nline\n"
 
-          if Diff::LCS::VERSION.to_f < 1.4
+          if Diff::LCS::VERSION.to_f < 1.4 || Diff::LCS::VERSION >= "1.4.4"
             expected_diff = dedent(<<-'EOS')
               |
               |