diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/base_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/base_controller_spec.rb
index 1e0e7c8f4d..bd4073dfaf 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/base_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/base_controller_spec.rb
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ RSpec.describe Api::BaseController do
     def success
       head 200
     end
-
-    def failure
-      FakeService.new
-    end
   end
 
   it 'returns private cache control headers by default' do