--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 require 'rubygems'
 require 'thin'
-gem "rspec", "~> 1.2.9"
-require 'spec'
 require 'benchmark'
 require 'timeout'
 require 'fileutils'