diff --git a/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/acceptance.js b/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/acceptance.js
index e5160896..0ce998e0 100644
--- a/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/acceptance.js
+++ b/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/acceptance.js
@@ -77,20 +77,6 @@ AcceptanceExecutionContext.prototype = {
     $selection.blur();
   },
 
-  assertElementExists(selector, options) {
-    /* global find */
-    let result = find(selector, options.testContainer || findClosestValue(this.pageObjectNode, 'testContainer'));
-
-    if (result.length === 0) {
-      throwBetterError(
-        this.pageObjectNode,
-        options.pageObjectKey,
-        ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND,
-        { selector }
-      );
-    }
-  },
-
   find(selector, options) {
     let result;
 
diff --git a/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/integration.js b/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/integration.js
index 513cd8b4..d53dd1db 100644
--- a/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/integration.js
+++ b/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/integration.js
@@ -85,26 +85,6 @@ IntegrationExecutionContext.prototype = {
     $selection.blur();
   },
 
-  assertElementExists(selector, options) {
-    let result;
-    let container = options.testContainer || findClosestValue(this.pageObjectNode, 'testContainer');
-
-    if (container) {
-      result = $(selector, container);
-    } else {
-      result = this.testContext.$(selector);
-    }
-
-    if (result.length === 0) {
-      throwBetterError(
-        this.pageObjectNode,
-        options.pageObjectKey,
-        ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND,
-        { selector }
-      );
-    }
-  },
-
   find(selector, options) {
     let result;
     let container = options.testContainer || findClosestValue(this.pageObjectNode, 'testContainer');
diff --git a/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/native-events-context.js b/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/native-events-context.js
index 639d889f..53de7e13 100644
--- a/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/native-events-context.js
+++ b/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/native-events-context.js
@@ -100,21 +100,6 @@ ExecutionContext.prototype = {
     blur(element);
   },
 
-  assertElementExists(selector, options) {
-    let container = options.testContainer || findClosestValue(this.pageObjectNode, 'testContainer');
-
-    let result = this.$(selector, container);
-
-    if (result.length === 0) {
-      throwBetterError(
-        this.pageObjectNode,
-        options.pageObjectKey,
-        ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND,
-        { selector }
-      );
-    }
-  },
-
   find(selector, options) {
     let container = options.testContainer || findClosestValue(this.pageObjectNode, 'testContainer');
 
diff --git a/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/rfc268.js b/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/rfc268.js
index fa297d67..0031d83e 100644
--- a/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/rfc268.js
+++ b/addon-test-support/-private/execution_context/rfc268.js
@@ -61,19 +61,6 @@ ExecutionContext.prototype = {
     return this.invokeHelper(selector, options, blur);
   },
 
-  assertElementExists(selector, options) {
-    let result = this.getElements(selector, options);
-
-    if (result.length === 0) {
-      throwBetterError(
-        this.pageObjectNode,
-        options.pageObjectKey,
-        ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND,
-        { selector }
-      );
-    }
-  },
-
   find(selector, options) {
     selector = buildSelector(this.pageObjectNode, selector, options);
     let result = this.getElements(selector, options);