diff --git a/lib/capybara/driver/base.rb b/lib/capybara/driver/base.rb
index dd2b037b..ad214b1c 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/driver/base.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/driver/base.rb
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ class Capybara::Driver::Base
   def no_such_window_error
     raise Capybara::NotSupportedByDriverError, 'Capybara::Driver::Base#no_such_window_error'
   end
-  
-  
+
+
   ##
   #
   # Execute the block, and then accept the modal opened.
@@ -134,8 +134,4 @@ class Capybara::Driver::Base
   def needs_server?
     false
   end
-
-  def browser_initialized?
-    true
-  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/capybara/rack_test/driver.rb b/lib/capybara/rack_test/driver.rb
index 18622512..5d655321 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/rack_test/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/rack_test/driver.rb
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ class Capybara::RackTest::Driver < Capybara::Driver::Base
   def find_xpath(selector)
     browser.find(:xpath, selector)
   end
-  
+
   def find_css(selector)
     browser.find(:css,selector)
   end
-  
+
   def html
     browser.html
   end
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Capybara::RackTest::Driver < Capybara::Driver::Base
   def dom
     browser.dom
   end
-  
+
   def title
     browser.title
   end
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ class Capybara::RackTest::Driver < Capybara::Driver::Base
     @browser = nil
   end
 
-  def browser_initialized?
-    !@browser.nil?
-  end
-
   def get(*args, &block); browser.get(*args, &block); end
   def post(*args, &block); browser.post(*args, &block); end
   def put(*args, &block); browser.put(*args, &block); end
diff --git a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb
index b8d69387..03f302c0 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb
@@ -248,10 +248,6 @@ class Capybara::Selenium::Driver < Capybara::Driver::Base
     Selenium::WebDriver::Error::NoSuchWindowError
   end
 
-  def browser_initialized?
-    !@browser.nil?
-  end
-
   private
 
   def within_given_window(handle)
diff --git a/lib/capybara/session.rb b/lib/capybara/session.rb
index 906dc2e8..91d93198 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/session.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/session.rb
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ module Capybara
     def reset!
       if @touched
         driver.reset!
-        assert_no_selector :xpath, "/html/body/*" if driver.browser_initialized?
         @touched = false
       end
       @server.wait_for_pending_requests if @server