diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 75729b3e0..000000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "test/support/homebrew"]
-	path = test/support/homebrew
-	url = https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew.git
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 10e686c82..da7d7c911 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ lib_path = brew_cask_path.join('lib')
 
 $:.push(lib_path)
 
-# add vendored homebrew to load path
-homebrew_path = brew_cask_path.join('test', 'support', 'homebrew')
+# add homebrew to load path
+homebrew_path = Pathname(`brew --prefix`.chomp)
 $:.push(homebrew_path.join('Library', 'Homebrew'))
 
 # require homebrew testing env