diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index d7ce7df9..fc540e76 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -793,6 +793,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
 
     this.describe = function(description, specDefinitions) {
       var suite = suiteFactory(description);
+      if (specDefinitions.length > 0) {
+        throw new Error('describe does not expect a done parameter');
+      }
       if (currentDeclarationSuite.markedPending) {
         suite.pend();
       }
diff --git a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
index 3f0ecd02..8cffd067 100644
--- a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ describe("Env", function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('#describe', function () {
+    var spec = function(done){};
+    it("throws the error", function() {
+      expect(function() {
+        env.describe('done method', spec);
+      }).toThrow(new Error('describe does not expect a done parameter'));
+    });
+  });
+
   it('can configure specs to throw errors on expectation failures', function() {
     env.throwOnExpectationFailure(true);
 
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index b70b0a06..9b90335c 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
 
     this.describe = function(description, specDefinitions) {
       var suite = suiteFactory(description);
+      if (specDefinitions.length > 0) {
+        throw new Error('describe does not expect a done parameter');
+      }
       if (currentDeclarationSuite.markedPending) {
         suite.pend();
       }