diff --git a/src/reactor/mod.rs b/src/reactor/mod.rs
index 798b95152..a32727bb7 100644
--- a/src/reactor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/reactor/mod.rs
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ impl Handle {
     /// after this method has been called. If the reactor is not currently
     /// blocked in `turn`, then the next call to `turn` will not block and
     /// return immediately.
-    pub fn wakeup(&self) {
+    fn wakeup(&self) {
         if let Some(inner) = self.inner() {
             inner.wakeup.set_readiness(mio::Ready::readable()).unwrap();
         }
diff --git a/tests/wakeup.rs b/tests/wakeup.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e507ee3f5..000000000
--- a/tests/wakeup.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-extern crate tokio;
-
-use std::thread;
-use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
-use std::sync::mpsc;
-
-use tokio::reactor::Reactor;
-
-#[test]
-fn works() {
-    let mut r = Reactor::new().unwrap();
-    r.handle().wakeup();
-    r.turn(None).unwrap();
-
-    let now = Instant::now();
-    let mut n = 0;
-    while now.elapsed() < Duration::from_millis(10) {
-        n += 1;
-        r.turn(Some(Duration::from_millis(10))).unwrap();
-    }
-    assert!(n < 5);
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn wakes() {
-    const N: usize = 1_000;
-
-    let mut r = Reactor::new().unwrap();
-    let handle = r.handle();
-    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
-    let t = thread::spawn(move || {
-        for _ in 0..N {
-            rx.recv().unwrap();
-            handle.wakeup();
-        }
-    });
-
-    for _ in 0..N {
-        tx.send(()).unwrap();
-        r.turn(None).unwrap();
-    }
-    t.join().unwrap();
-}