diff --git a/spec/integration/mechanize/sample_app.rb b/spec/integration/mechanize/sample_app.rb
index 13a4b78..853d1b4 100644
--- a/spec/integration/mechanize/sample_app.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/mechanize/sample_app.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require "rubygems"
 require "sinatra/base"
 
 class SampleApp < Sinatra::Default
diff --git a/spec/integration/mechanize/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/integration/mechanize/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 95ad24a..71c80da 100644
--- a/spec/integration/mechanize/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/mechanize/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require "rubygems"
 require "spec"
 
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../../../lib"
diff --git a/spec/integration/merb/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/integration/merb/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 407dd90..717a0fa 100644
--- a/spec/integration/merb/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/merb/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require "rubygems"
-
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../../../lib"
 
 # Add the local gems dir if found within the app root; any dependencies loaded
diff --git a/spec/integration/rack/app.rb b/spec/integration/rack/app.rb
index 0e863a4..24d3a4f 100644
--- a/spec/integration/rack/app.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/rack/app.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require "rubygems"
 require "sinatra/base"
 
 class RackApp < Sinatra::Base
diff --git a/spec/integration/rack/test/helper.rb b/spec/integration/rack/test/helper.rb
index 9959b35..1f1fede 100644
--- a/spec/integration/rack/test/helper.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/rack/test/helper.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require "rubygems"
 require "test/unit"
 require "rack/test"
 # require "redgreen"
diff --git a/spec/integration/sinatra/classic_app.rb b/spec/integration/sinatra/classic_app.rb
index 41ed968..0937042 100644
--- a/spec/integration/sinatra/classic_app.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/sinatra/classic_app.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require "rubygems"
 require "sinatra"
 
 use_in_file_templates!
diff --git a/spec/integration/sinatra/modular_app.rb b/spec/integration/sinatra/modular_app.rb
index 50b2754..8f5b0f5 100644
--- a/spec/integration/sinatra/modular_app.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/sinatra/modular_app.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require "rubygems"
 require "sinatra/base"
 
 class MyModularApp < Sinatra::Default
diff --git a/spec/integration/sinatra/test/test_helper.rb b/spec/integration/sinatra/test/test_helper.rb
index 7e44db6..2e5bcae 100644
--- a/spec/integration/sinatra/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/sinatra/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require "rubygems"
 require "test/unit"
 # require "redgreen"
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index b30de1c..c6d9972 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require "rubygems"
 require "test/unit"
 require "spec"