diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 71a7ba2..089e780 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -11,15 +11,6 @@ rescue Bundler::BundlerError => e
   exit e.status_code
 end
 
-require 'rake/testtask'
-Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |test|
-  test.libs << 'lib' << 'test'
-  test.pattern = 'test/**/test_*.rb'
-  test.verbose = true
-end
-
-task :default => :test
-
 require 'rdoc/task'
 Rake::RDocTask.new do |rdoc|
   version = File.exist?('VERSION') ? File.read('VERSION') : ""