diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 115a94cd..8ce280bb 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -461,34 +461,6 @@ jasmine.log = function() {
   var spec = jasmine.getEnv().currentSpec;
   spec.log.apply(spec, arguments);
 };
-
-// Provide the XMLHttpRequest class for IE 5.x-6.x:
-jasmine.XmlHttpRequest = (typeof XMLHttpRequest == "undefined") ? function() {
-  function tryIt(f) {
-    try {
-      return f();
-    } catch(e) {
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  var xhr = tryIt(function() {
-    return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP.6.0");
-  }) ||
-    tryIt(function() {
-      return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP.3.0");
-    }) ||
-    tryIt(function() {
-      return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
-    }) ||
-    tryIt(function() {
-      return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
-    });
-
-  if (!xhr) throw new Error("This browser does not support XMLHttpRequest.");
-
-  return xhr;
-} : XMLHttpRequest;
 /**
  * @namespace
  */
diff --git a/src/core/base.js b/src/core/base.js
index 7ed149d1..0a567acd 100644
--- a/src/core/base.js
+++ b/src/core/base.js
@@ -461,31 +461,3 @@ jasmine.log = function() {
   var spec = jasmine.getEnv().currentSpec;
   spec.log.apply(spec, arguments);
 };
-
-// Provide the XMLHttpRequest class for IE 5.x-6.x:
-jasmine.XmlHttpRequest = (typeof XMLHttpRequest == "undefined") ? function() {
-  function tryIt(f) {
-    try {
-      return f();
-    } catch(e) {
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  var xhr = tryIt(function() {
-    return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP.6.0");
-  }) ||
-    tryIt(function() {
-      return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP.3.0");
-    }) ||
-    tryIt(function() {
-      return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
-    }) ||
-    tryIt(function() {
-      return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
-    });
-
-  if (!xhr) throw new Error("This browser does not support XMLHttpRequest.");
-
-  return xhr;
-} : XMLHttpRequest;