--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -5,13 +5,3 @@
 end
 
 task :default => :test
-
-gem 'rake-compiler', '>= 0.7.5'
-require "rake/extensiontask"
-
-Rake::ExtensionTask.new 'charlock_holmes' do |ext|
-  ext.lib_dir = File.join 'lib', 'charlock_holmes'
-  ext.config_options << '--enable-static' if ENV['ENABLE_STATIC']
-end
-
-Rake::Task[:test].prerequisites << :compile