diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ef5a3e3..a8f25aa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 /target
 coverage
 *.swp
+.ruby-version
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index e0654b9..3f62d6b 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ rescue LoadError
   end
 end
 
-task :test => :check_dependencies
-
 task :default => :test
 
 require 'rdoc/task'