diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 78aea72..bc89690 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/lib/haste/version'
- 
-task :build => :test do
+
+task :build do
   system "gem build haste.gemspec"
 end
 
@@ -12,14 +11,3 @@ task :release => :build do
   # push the gem
   system "gem push haste-#{Haste::VERSION}.gem"
 end
- 
-RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:test) do |t|
-  t.pattern = 'spec/**/*_spec.rb'
-  fail_on_error = true # be explicit
-end
- 
-RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:rcov) do |t|
-  t.pattern = 'spec/**/*_spec.rb'
-  t.rcov = true
-  fail_on_error = true # be explicit
-end