diff --git a/lib/bson.rb b/lib/bson.rb
index 5d93351..41409d8 100644
--- a/lib/bson.rb
+++ b/lib/bson.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # ++
 
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
-
 MINIMUM_BSON_EXT_VERSION = "1.5.1"
 
 module BSON
diff --git a/lib/mongo.rb b/lib/mongo.rb
index 5214d0a..3226eb3 100644
--- a/lib/mongo.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # ++
 
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
-
 require 'mongo/version'
 
 module Mongo