diff --git a/lib/webmock/http_lib_adapters/em_http_request_adapter.rb b/lib/webmock/http_lib_adapters/em_http_request_adapter.rb
index b4f55dd1..8a4eecb9 100644
--- a/lib/webmock/http_lib_adapters/em_http_request_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/webmock/http_lib_adapters/em_http_request_adapter.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-return if Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('3.4.0') && Gem.loaded_specs['em-http-request'].version <= Gem::Version.new('1.1.7')
+return if Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('3.4.0')
 
 begin
   require 'em-http-request'
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/em_http_request/em_http_request_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/em_http_request/em_http_request_spec.rb
index c45af8dd..ff5571f8 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/em_http_request/em_http_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/em_http_request/em_http_request_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   before(:all) do
     skip 'em-http-request is not supported on JRuby' if RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /java/
-    skip 'em-http-request <= 1.1.7 is not supported on Ruby >= 3.4' if Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('3.4.0') && Gem.loaded_specs['em-http-request'].version <= Gem::Version.new('1.1.7')
+    skip 'em-http-request is not supported on Ruby >= 3.4' if Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('3.4.0')
   end
 
   include_context "with WebMock", :no_status_message