diff --git a/nucleotide-count/example.cpp b/nucleotide-count/example.cpp
index 27a8fc9d..0f354d4c 100644
--- a/nucleotide-count/example.cpp
+++ b/nucleotide-count/example.cpp
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ counter::counter(std::string const& sequence)
 
 int counter::count(char nucleotide) const
 {
-    if (nucleotide == 'U') {
-        return 0;
-    }
     const auto it = counts_.find(nucleotide);
     if (it == counts_.end()) {
         throw std::invalid_argument("Unknown nucleotide");
diff --git a/nucleotide-count/nucleotide_count_test.cpp b/nucleotide-count/nucleotide_count_test.cpp
index ef406367..73f07303 100644
--- a/nucleotide-count/nucleotide_count_test.cpp
+++ b/nucleotide-count/nucleotide_count_test.cpp
@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(counts_a_nucleotide_only_once)
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(2, dna.count('T'));
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(has_no_uracil)
-{
-    const dna::counter dna("GGTTGG");
-
-    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(0, dna.count('U'));
-}
-
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(validates_nucleotides)
 {
     const dna::counter dna("GGTTGG");