diff --git a/lib/simplecov/source_file.rb b/lib/simplecov/source_file.rb
index 8a2818e4..73715802 100644
--- a/lib/simplecov/source_file.rb
+++ b/lib/simplecov/source_file.rb
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ def ensure_remove_undefs(file_lines)
     end
 
     def build_lines
-      coverage_exceeding_source_warn if coverage_data["lines"].size > src.size
       lines = src.map.with_index(1) do |src, i|
         SimpleCov::SourceFile::Line.new(src, i, coverage_data["lines"][i - 1])
       end
@@ -272,11 +271,6 @@ def lines_strength
       lines.sum { |line| line.coverage.to_i }
     end
 
-    # Warning to identify condition from Issue #56
-    def coverage_exceeding_source_warn
-      warn "Warning: coverage data provided by Coverage [#{coverage_data['lines'].size}] exceeds number of lines in #{filename} [#{src.size}]"
-    end
-
     #
     # Build full branches report
     # Root branches represent the wrapper of all condition state that
diff --git a/spec/helper.rb b/spec/helper.rb
index 5ff8f497..1fd64a7d 100644
--- a/spec/helper.rb
+++ b/spec/helper.rb
@@ -16,17 +16,3 @@ def source_fixture(filename)
 def source_fixture_base_directory
   @source_fixture_base_directory ||= File.dirname(__FILE__)
 end
-
-# Taken from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4459330/how-do-i-temporarily-redirect-stderr-in-ruby
-def capture_stderr
-  # The output stream must be an IO-like object. In this case we capture it in
-  # an in-memory IO object so we can return the string value. You can assign any
-  # IO object here.
-  previous_stderr = $stderr
-  $stderr = StringIO.new
-  yield
-  $stderr.string
-ensure
-  # Restore the previous value of stderr (typically equal to STDERR).
-  $stderr = previous_stderr
-end
diff --git a/spec/source_file_spec.rb b/spec/source_file_spec.rb
index 30aefcfc..b50992f2 100644
--- a/spec/source_file_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/source_file_spec.rb
@@ -356,22 +356,17 @@
     end
   end
 
-  context "simulating potential Ruby 1.9 defect -- see Issue #56" do
+  context "when coverage data contains more entries than the source has lines" do
     subject do
       SimpleCov::SourceFile.new(source_fixture("sample.rb"), COVERAGE_FOR_SAMPLE_RB_WITH_MORE_LINES)
     end
 
     it "has 16 source lines regardless of extra data in coverage array" do
-      # Do not litter test output with known warning
-      capture_stderr { expect(subject.lines.count).to eq(16) }
+      expect(subject.lines.count).to eq(16)
     end
 
-    it "prints a warning to stderr if coverage array contains more data than lines in the file" do
-      captured_output = capture_stderr do
-        subject.lines
-      end
-
-      expect(captured_output).to match(/^Warning: coverage data provided/)
+    it "does not output to stderr" do
+      expect { subject.lines }.not_to output.to_stderr
     end
   end