diff --git a/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/AdapterProtocols.swift b/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/AdapterProtocols.swift
index 55471229a..a28bf2be5 100644
--- a/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/AdapterProtocols.swift
+++ b/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/AdapterProtocols.swift
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /// Protocol for the assertion handler that Nimble uses for all expectations.
 public protocol AssertionHandler {
     func assert(_ assertion: Bool, message: FailureMessage, location: SourceLocation)
-    func require(_ passed: Bool, message: FailureMessage, location: SourceLocation)
 }
 
 /// Global backing interface for assertions that Nimble creates.
diff --git a/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/AssertionDispatcher.swift b/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/AssertionDispatcher.swift
index 30b245f20..94a9030eb 100644
--- a/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/AssertionDispatcher.swift
+++ b/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/AssertionDispatcher.swift
@@ -16,10 +16,4 @@ public class AssertionDispatcher: AssertionHandler {
             handler.assert(assertion, message: message, location: location)
         }
     }
-
-    public func require(_ passed: Bool, message: FailureMessage, location: SourceLocation) {
-        for handler in handlers {
-            handler.require(passed, message: message, location: location)
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/AssertionRecorder.swift b/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/AssertionRecorder.swift
index 6ceeb7869..239393eda 100644
--- a/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/AssertionRecorder.swift
+++ b/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/AssertionRecorder.swift
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ public struct AssertionRecord: CustomStringConvertible {
     /// The source location the expectation occurred on.
     public let location: SourceLocation
 
-    public let issueType: IssueType
-
     public var description: String {
-        return "AssertionRecord { success=\(success), message='\(message.stringValue)', location=\(location), issueType=\(issueType) }"
+        return "AssertionRecord { success=\(success), message='\(message.stringValue)', location=\(location) }"
     }
 }
 
@@ -33,17 +31,7 @@ public class AssertionRecorder: AssertionHandler {
             AssertionRecord(
                 success: assertion,
                 message: message,
-                location: location,
-                issueType: .assertionFailure))
-    }
-
-    public func require(_ passed: Bool, message: FailureMessage, location: SourceLocation) {
-        assertions.append(
-            AssertionRecord(
-                success: passed,
-                message: message,
-                location: location,
-                issueType: .thrownError))
+                location: location))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/NimbleXCTestHandler.swift b/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/NimbleXCTestHandler.swift
index 2b3f3dd57..697dc8d80 100644
--- a/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/NimbleXCTestHandler.swift
+++ b/Sources/Nimble/Adapters/NimbleXCTestHandler.swift
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ public class NimbleXCTestHandler: AssertionHandler {
             recordFailure("\(message.stringValue)\n", location: location)
         }
     }
-
-    public func require(_ passed: Bool, message: FailureMessage, location: SourceLocation) {
-        if !passed {
-            recordFailure("\(message.stringValue)\n", issueType: .thrownError, location: location)
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 /// Alternative handler for Nimble. This assertion handler passes failures along
@@ -31,18 +25,6 @@ public class NimbleShortXCTestHandler: AssertionHandler {
             recordFailure("\(msg)\n", location: location)
         }
     }
-
-    public func require(_ passed: Bool, message: FailureMessage, location: SourceLocation) {
-        if !passed {
-            let msg: String
-            if let actual = message.actualValue {
-                msg = "got: \(actual) \(message.postfixActual)"
-            } else {
-                msg = "expected \(message.to) \(message.postfixMessage)"
-            }
-            recordFailure("\(msg)\n", issueType: .thrownError, location: location)
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 /// Fallback handler in case XCTest is unavailable. This assertion handler will abort
@@ -51,10 +33,6 @@ class NimbleXCTestUnavailableHandler: AssertionHandler {
     func assert(_ assertion: Bool, message: FailureMessage, location: SourceLocation) {
         fatalError("XCTest is not available and no custom assertion handler was configured. Aborting.")
     }
-
-    func require(_ passed: Bool, message: FailureMessage, location: SourceLocation) {
-        fatalError("XCTest is not available and no custom assertion handler was configured. Aborting.")
-    }
 }
 
 #if canImport(Darwin)
@@ -94,21 +72,7 @@ func isXCTestAvailable() -> Bool {
 #endif
 }
 
-public enum IssueType {
-    case assertionFailure
-    case thrownError
-
-    #if canImport(Darwin)
-    var xctIssueType: XCTIssueReference.IssueType {
-        switch self {
-        case .assertionFailure: return .assertionFailure
-        case .thrownError: return .thrownError
-        }
-    }
-    #endif
-}
-
-public func recordFailure(_ message: String, issueType: IssueType = .assertionFailure, location: SourceLocation) {
+public func recordFailure(_ message: String, location: SourceLocation) {
 #if !canImport(Darwin)
     XCTFail("\(message)", file: location.file, line: location.line)
 #else
@@ -116,7 +80,7 @@ public func recordFailure(_ message: String, issueType: IssueType = .assertionFa
         let line = Int(location.line)
         let location = XCTSourceCodeLocation(filePath: location.file, lineNumber: line)
         let sourceCodeContext = XCTSourceCodeContext(location: location)
-        let issue = XCTIssue(type: issueType.xctIssueType, compactDescription: message, sourceCodeContext: sourceCodeContext)
+        let issue = XCTIssue(type: .assertionFailure, compactDescription: message, sourceCodeContext: sourceCodeContext)
         testCase.record(issue)
     } else {
         let msg = """
diff --git a/Sources/Nimble/Requirement.swift b/Sources/Nimble/Requirement.swift
index 7058ce0c1..d4d441d22 100644
--- a/Sources/Nimble/Requirement.swift
+++ b/Sources/Nimble/Requirement.swift
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public struct SyncRequirement<Value> {
 
     public func verify(_ pass: Bool, _ message: FailureMessage, _ value: Value?) throws -> Value {
         let handler = NimbleEnvironment.activeInstance.assertionHandler
-        handler.require(pass, message: message, location: expression.location)
+        handler.assert(pass, message: message, location: expression.location)
         guard pass, let value else {
             throw RequirementError(message: message.stringValue, location: self.location)
         }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public struct AsyncRequirement<Value> {
 
     public func verify(_ pass: Bool, _ message: FailureMessage, _ value: Value?) throws -> Value {
         let handler = NimbleEnvironment.activeInstance.assertionHandler
-        handler.require(pass, message: message, location: expression.location)
+        handler.assert(pass, message: message, location: expression.location)
         guard pass, let value else {
             throw RequirementError(message: message.stringValue, location: self.location)
         }