diff --git a/test/executable/suite.rb b/test/executable/suite.rb
index 4eb86c1c..a6f40972 100644
--- a/test/executable/suite.rb
+++ b/test/executable/suite.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'simplecov'
+require 'simplecov' if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.9'
 require 'test/unit'
 require 'rubygems' unless defined? Gem
 require 'shoulda-context'
diff --git a/test/functional/for_redcloth.rb b/test/functional/for_redcloth.rb
index 05c6e2d6..32a1a1b3 100644
--- a/test/functional/for_redcloth.rb
+++ b/test/functional/for_redcloth.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'simplecov'
+require 'simplecov' if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.9'
 require 'test/unit'
 
 $:.unshift File.expand_path('../../../lib', __FILE__)
diff --git a/test/functional/suite.rb b/test/functional/suite.rb
index f87ca0fe..2bbc29c5 100644
--- a/test/functional/suite.rb
+++ b/test/functional/suite.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'simplecov'
+require 'simplecov' if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.9'
 require 'test/unit'
 
 $VERBOSE = $CODERAY_DEBUG = true
diff --git a/test/unit/suite.rb b/test/unit/suite.rb
index 26ebe1b5..7d20dc0c 100755
--- a/test/unit/suite.rb
+++ b/test/unit/suite.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'simplecov'
+require 'simplecov' if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.9'
 require 'test/unit'
 require 'rubygems'