diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 970da8e..93c066c 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ require 'rake/testtask'
 
 Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |t|
   t.pattern = 'test/unit/**/*_test.rb'
-  t.ruby_opts << '-rubygems'
   t.libs << 'test'
   t.verbose = true
 end