diff --git a/bin/_mocha b/bin/_mocha
index c16ea7b0e6..85c5e8d914 100755
--- a/bin/_mocha
+++ b/bin/_mocha
@@ -327,26 +327,6 @@ if (program.watch) {
 mocha.files = files;
 mocha.run(process.exit);
 
-// enable growl notifications
-
-function growl(runner, reporter) {
-  var notify = require('growl');
-
-  runner.on('end', function(){
-    var stats = reporter.stats;
-    if (stats.failures) {
-      var msg = stats.failures + ' of ' + runner.total + ' tests failed';
-      notify(msg, { name: 'mocha', title: 'Failed', image: images.fail });
-    } else {
-      notify(stats.passes + ' tests passed in ' + stats.duration + 'ms', {
-          name: 'mocha'
-        , title: 'Passed'
-        , image: images.pass
-      });
-    }
-  });
-}
-
 /**
  * Parse list.
  */