diff --git a/lib/webrat.rb b/lib/webrat.rb
index dd4ba8f..04826d3 100644
--- a/lib/webrat.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require "rubygems"
+require "rack"
 
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)))
 
diff --git a/lib/webrat/core/mime.rb b/lib/webrat/core/mime.rb
index ccff3ec..873f729 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/core/mime.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core/mime.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require "rack/mime"
-
 module Webrat #:nodoc:
   module MIME #:nodoc:
     MIME_TYPES = Rack::Mime::MIME_TYPES.dup.merge(