diff --git a/xt/author/pod_spell.t b/xt/author/pod_spell.t
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-#!/usr/bin/env perl
-use strict;
-use warnings;
-
-=head2 pod_spell.t
-
-This test script attempts to spellcheck text in perl's POD
-documentation.
-
-You must have Test::Spelling installed.
-
-One good way to run this is with C<prove -v
-xt/author/pod_spell.t>
-
-=cut
-
-use Test::More;
-eval "use Test::Spelling";
-plan skip_all => "Test::Spelling required for testing POD spelling" if $@;
-
-all_pod_files_spelling_ok();
-