diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index cc22fa9e1..2dba218a8 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -93,17 +93,6 @@ Naming/MethodParameterName:
     - 'lib/aruba/platforms/unix_platform.rb'
     - 'lib/aruba/tasks/docker_helpers.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 1
-# Configuration parameters: NamePrefix, ForbiddenPrefixes, AllowedMethods, MethodDefinitionMacros.
-# NamePrefix: is_, has_, have_
-# ForbiddenPrefixes: is_, has_, have_
-# AllowedMethods: is_a?
-# MethodDefinitionMacros: define_method, define_singleton_method
-Naming/PredicateName:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'spec/**/*'
-    - 'lib/aruba/matchers/base/base_matcher.rb'
-
 # Offense count: 1
 Performance/Caller:
   Exclude:
diff --git a/lib/aruba/matchers/base/base_matcher.rb b/lib/aruba/matchers/base/base_matcher.rb
index ed37ac786..a82948910 100644
--- a/lib/aruba/matchers/base/base_matcher.rb
+++ b/lib/aruba/matchers/base/base_matcher.rb
@@ -70,14 +70,6 @@ def failure_message
         def failure_message_when_negated
           "expected #{description_of @actual} not to #{description}"
         end
-
-        # @private
-        def self.has_default_failure_messages?(matcher)
-          matcher.method(:failure_message).owner == self &&
-            matcher.method(:failure_message_when_negated).owner == self
-        rescue NameError
-          false
-        end
       end
 
       include DefaultFailureMessages