diff --git a/tool/lib/test/unit.rb b/tool/lib/test/unit.rb
index 4a89cca5b2..df2998199a 100644
--- a/tool/lib/test/unit.rb
+++ b/tool/lib/test/unit.rb
@@ -1433,24 +1433,6 @@ module Test
       # Writes status for failed test +meth+ in +klass+ which finished with
       # exception +e+
 
-      def puke klass, meth, e
-        e = case e
-            when MiniTest::Skip then
-              @skips += 1
-              return "S" unless @verbose
-              "Skipped:\n#{klass}##{meth} [#{location e}]:\n#{e.message}\n"
-            when MiniTest::Assertion then
-              @failures += 1
-              "Failure:\n#{klass}##{meth} [#{location e}]:\n#{e.message}\n"
-            else
-              @errors += 1
-              bt = MiniTest::filter_backtrace(e.backtrace).join "\n    "
-              "Error:\n#{klass}##{meth}:\n#{e.class}: #{e.message.b}\n    #{bt}\n"
-            end
-        @report << e
-        e[0, 1]
-      end
-
       def initialize # :nodoc:
         @report = []
         @errors = @failures = @skips = 0
@@ -1588,7 +1570,21 @@ module Test
         #   this overriding is for minitest feature that skip messages are
         #   hidden when not verbose (-v), note this is temporally.
         n = report.size
-        rep = super
+        e = case e
+            when MiniTest::Skip then
+              @skips += 1
+              return "S" unless @verbose
+              "Skipped:\n#{klass}##{meth} [#{location e}]:\n#{e.message}\n"
+            when MiniTest::Assertion then
+              @failures += 1
+              "Failure:\n#{klass}##{meth} [#{location e}]:\n#{e.message}\n"
+            else
+              @errors += 1
+              bt = MiniTest::filter_backtrace(e.backtrace).join "\n    "
+              "Error:\n#{klass}##{meth}:\n#{e.class}: #{e.message.b}\n    #{bt}\n"
+            end
+        @report << e
+        rep = e[0, 1]
         if MiniTest::Skip === e and /no message given\z/ =~ e.message
           report.slice!(n..-1)
           rep = "."