diff --git a/test/rubygems/rubygems_plugin.rb b/test/rubygems/rubygems_plugin.rb
index c18f13d2ed..b538487bbf 100644
--- a/test/rubygems/rubygems_plugin.rb
+++ b/test/rubygems/rubygems_plugin.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 require "rubygems/command_manager"
 
+##
+# This is an example of exactly what NOT to do.
+#
+# DO NOT include code like this in your rubygems_plugin.rb
+
+module Gem::Commands
+  remove_const(:InterruptCommand) if defined?(InterruptCommand)
+end
+
 class Gem::Commands::InterruptCommand < Gem::Command
   def initialize
     super("interrupt", "Raises an Interrupt Exception", {})
diff --git a/test/rubygems/test_gem.rb b/test/rubygems/test_gem.rb
index f4c6e8ce76..dd2440b068 100644
--- a/test/rubygems/test_gem.rb
+++ b/test/rubygems/test_gem.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class TestGem < Gem::TestCase
     common_installer_setup
 
     @additional = %w[a b].map {|d| File.join @tempdir, d }
+
+    util_remove_interrupt_command
   end
 
   def test_self_finish_resolve
@@ -1548,10 +1550,14 @@ class TestGem < Gem::TestCase
     with_plugin("load") { Gem.load_env_plugins }
     assert_equal :loaded, TEST_PLUGIN_LOAD rescue nil
 
+    util_remove_interrupt_command
+
     # Should attempt to cause a StandardError
     with_plugin("standarderror") { Gem.load_env_plugins }
     assert_equal :loaded, TEST_PLUGIN_STANDARDERROR rescue nil
 
+    util_remove_interrupt_command
+
     # Should attempt to cause an Exception
     with_plugin("exception") { Gem.load_env_plugins }
     assert_equal :loaded, TEST_PLUGIN_EXCEPTION rescue nil
@@ -2101,6 +2107,11 @@ You may need to `bundle install` to install missing gems
     spec
   end
 
+  def util_remove_interrupt_command
+    Gem::Commands.send :remove_const, :InterruptCommand if
+      Gem::Commands.const_defined? :InterruptCommand
+  end
+
   def util_cache_dir
     File.join Gem.dir, "cache"
   end