diff --git a/spec/integration/network/server/mongrel_spec.rb b/spec/integration/network/server/mongrel_spec.rb
index 1ce59eb49..0c6bd5b00 100755
--- a/spec/integration/network/server/mongrel_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/network/server/mongrel_spec.rb
@@ -1,64 +1,58 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env rspec
 require 'spec_helper'
 require 'puppet/network/server'
 require 'socket'
 
 describe Puppet::Network::Server, :'fails_on_ruby_1.9.2' => true do
   describe "when using mongrel", :if => Puppet.features.mongrel? do
 
     before :each do
       Puppet[:servertype] = 'mongrel'
       Puppet[:server] = '127.0.0.1'
       @params = { :port => 34346, :handlers => [ :node ] }
       @server = Puppet::Network::Server.new(@params)
     end
 
     after { Puppet.settings.clear }
 
-    describe "before listening" do
-      it "should not be reachable at the specified address and port" do
-        lambda { TCPSocket.new('127.0.0.1', 34346) }.should raise_error(Errno::ECONNREFUSED)
-      end
-    end
-
     describe "when listening" do
       it "should be reachable on the specified address and port" do
         @server.listen
         lambda { TCPSocket.new('127.0.0.1', 34346) }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
       it "should default to '127.0.0.1' as its bind address" do
         @server = Puppet::Network::Server.new(@params.merge(:port => 34343))
         @server.stubs(:unlisten) # we're breaking listening internally, so we have to keep it from unlistening
         @server.send(:http_server).expects(:listen).with { |args| args[:address] == "127.0.0.1" }
         @server.listen
       end
 
       it "should use any specified bind address" do
         Puppet[:bindaddress] = "0.0.0.0"
         @server = Puppet::Network::Server.new(@params.merge(:port => 34343))
         @server.stubs(:unlisten) # we're breaking listening internally, so we have to keep it from unlistening
         @server.send(:http_server).expects(:listen).with { |args| args[:address] == "0.0.0.0" }
         @server.listen
       end
 
       it "should not allow multiple servers to listen on the same address and port" do
         @server.listen
         @server2 = Puppet::Network::Server.new(@params)
         lambda { @server2.listen }.should raise_error
       end
     end
 
     describe "after unlistening" do
       it "should not be reachable on the port and address assigned" do
         @server.listen
         @server.unlisten
         lambda { TCPSocket.new('127.0.0.1', 34346) }.should raise_error(Errno::ECONNREFUSED)
       end
     end
 
     after :each do
       @server.unlisten if @server.listening?
     end
   end
 end