diff --git a/lib/twine/cli.rb b/lib/twine/cli.rb
index a9b5fff..881ef27 100644
--- a/lib/twine/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/twine/cli.rb
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ module Twine
           options[:consume_comments] = true
         end
         opts.on('-e', '--encoding ENCODING', 'Twine defaults to encoding all output files in UTF-8. This flag will tell Twine to use an alternate encoding for these files. For example, you could use this to write Apple .strings files in UTF-16. This flag is currently only supported in Ruby 1.9.3 or greater.') do |e|
-          unless "".respond_to? :encode
-            raise Twine::Error.new "The --encoding flag is only supported on Ruby 1.9.3 or greater."
-          end
           options[:output_encoding] = e
         end
         opts.on('--validate', 'Validate the strings file before formatting it') do
diff --git a/test/twine_file_dsl.rb b/test/twine_file_dsl.rb
index ebb4544..5eba9b9 100644
--- a/test/twine_file_dsl.rb
+++ b/test/twine_file_dsl.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module TwineFileDSL
     return unless @currently_built_twine_file
     return unless @currently_built_twine_file_section
 
-    # this relies on Ruby 1.9 preserving the order of hash elements
+    # this relies on Ruby preserving the order of hash elements
     key, value = parameters.first
     row = Twine::StringsRow.new(key.to_s)
     if value.is_a? Hash