diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 9fba8020..36cc1b67 100755
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ group :test do
 
   # gem 'growl-glue'
 
-  gem 'cucumber-rails'
+  gem 'cucumber-rails', :require => false
   gem 'rspec-rails', '~> 2.8.0'
   gem 'shoulda-matchers'
 
diff --git a/lib/locomotive.rb b/lib/locomotive.rb
index e675e9d3..f07611f6 100644
--- a/lib/locomotive.rb
+++ b/lib/locomotive.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-puts "\t...loading core"
-
 require 'locomotive/version'
 require 'locomotive/core_ext'
 require 'locomotive/configuration'
diff --git a/lib/locomotive/dependencies.rb b/lib/locomotive/dependencies.rb
index 2a0fe786..581d3da3 100644
--- a/lib/locomotive/dependencies.rb
+++ b/lib/locomotive/dependencies.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-puts "\t...loading dependencies"
-
 require 'mongoid'
 require 'mongoid/railtie'
 require 'mongoid/tree'
diff --git a/lib/locomotive/engine.rb b/lib/locomotive/engine.rb
index 82b0b13a..70708d70 100644
--- a/lib/locomotive/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/locomotive/engine.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-puts "...loading Locomotive engine"
-
 require 'locomotive/dependencies'
 require 'locomotive'