diff --git a/lib/ably/rest/push.rb b/lib/ably/rest/push.rb
index a03d0400c..7d33bb3a9 100644
--- a/lib/ably/rest/push.rb
+++ b/lib/ably/rest/push.rb
@@ -20,25 +20,6 @@ def initialize(client)
       def admin
         @admin ||= Admin.new(self)
       end
-
-      # Activate this device for push notifications by registering with the push transport such as GCM/APNS
-      #
-      # @note This is unsupported in the Ruby library
-      def activate(*arg)
-        raise_unsupported
-      end
-
-      # Deactivate this device for push notifications by removing the registration with the push transport such as GCM/APNS
-      #
-      # @note This is unsupported in the Ruby library
-      def deactivate(*arg)
-        raise_unsupported
-      end
-
-      private
-      def raise_unsupported
-        raise Ably::Exceptions::PushNotificationsNotSupported, 'This device does not support receiving or subscribing to push notifications. All PushChannel methods are unavailable'
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/rest/push_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/rest/push_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index cbb9c5e8f..000000000
--- a/spec/acceptance/rest/push_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# encoding: utf-8
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-describe Ably::Rest::Push do
-  vary_by_protocol do
-    let(:default_options) { { key: api_key, environment: environment, protocol: protocol} }
-    let(:client_options)  { default_options }
-    let(:client) do
-      Ably::Rest::Client.new(client_options)
-    end
-    subject { client.push }
-
-    describe '#activate' do
-      it 'raises an unsupported exception' do
-        expect { subject.activate('foo') }.to raise_error(Ably::Exceptions::PushNotificationsNotSupported)
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe '#deactivate' do
-      it 'raises an unsupported exception' do
-        expect { subject.deactivate('foo') }.to raise_error(Ably::Exceptions::PushNotificationsNotSupported)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end