diff --git a/lib/qt/qmake.rb b/lib/qt/qmake.rb
index a0012f0..0010cc3 100644
--- a/lib/qt/qmake.rb
+++ b/lib/qt/qmake.rb
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@ require 'rbconfig'
 require 'rubygems'
 require 'rubygems/version'
 
-begin
-  require 'facter'
-rescue LoadError
-  warn 'Including Facter allows for detection of # of cpus, resulting in faster compilations.'
-end
-
 module Qt
   class NotInstalledError < StandardError; end
   class Qmake
@@ -49,7 +43,7 @@ module Qt
       end
 
       def make_options
-        "-j#{number_of_cpus}"
+        ""
       end
 
       #
@@ -103,14 +97,6 @@ module Qt
         end.compact.join(" ")
       end
 
-      def number_of_cpus
-        if defined?(Facter)
-          Facter.sp_number_processors rescue Facter.processorcount
-        else
-          1
-        end
-      end
-
       def get_exe_path(command)
         path = %x{which #{command}}.strip
         path = nil if path == ''
diff --git a/spec/lib/qt/qmake_spec.rb b/spec/lib/qt/qmake_spec.rb
index 45b61c4..08438ec 100644
--- a/spec/lib/qt/qmake_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/qt/qmake_spec.rb
@@ -140,14 +140,9 @@ describe Qt::Qmake do
   end
 
   describe '.make_options' do
-    let(:cpu_count) { 3 }
     subject { Qt::Qmake.make_options }
 
-    before do
-      Qt::Qmake.stubs(:number_of_cpus).returns(cpu_count)
-    end
-
-    it { should == "-j#{cpu_count}" }
+    it { should == "" }
   end
 end