diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/notifications/fanout.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/notifications/fanout.rb
index 6dfc3c0a99ec5a5339f35a9b4502549e87f2a704..7eefb7f20a6d53fc6ff4d160f24f2d1ce9690a72 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/notifications/fanout.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/notifications/fanout.rb
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ def publish(*args)
           true
         end
 
-        def drained?
-          true
-        end
-
         def subscribed_to?(name)
           !@pattern || @pattern === name.to_s
         end