diff --git a/ext/v8/v8_try_catch.cpp b/ext/v8/v8_try_catch.cpp
index aef95b2..6f5f315 100644
--- a/ext/v8/v8_try_catch.cpp
+++ b/ext/v8/v8_try_catch.cpp
@@ -96,5 +96,4 @@ void rr_init_v8_try_catch() {
   rr_define_method(TryCatchClass, "StackTrace", StackTrace, 0);
   rr_define_method(TryCatchClass, "Message", _Message, 0);
   rr_define_method(TryCatchClass, "CanContinue", CanContinue, 0);
-  rb_funcall(TryCatchClass, rb_intern("private_class_method"), 1, rb_str_new2("new"));
 }