diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d38372e..b02b9e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ For example:
 
 ### Running Specs ###
 
-    $ rake spec                           # Entire spec suite.
-    $ ruby -rubygems spec/logger_spec.rb  # Individual spec file (Ruby 1.8.7 and RSpec 1.3+)
-    $ rspec spec/logger_spec.rb           # Individual spec file (Ruby 1.9.2 and RSpec 2.0+)
+    $ gem install rspec           # RSpec 2.x is the requirement.
+    $ rake spec                   # Run the entire spec suite.
+    $ rspec spec/logger_spec.rb   # Run individual spec file.
 
 ### Note on Patches/Pull Requests ###
 * Fork the project on Github.
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 5f1eef2..04c6d59 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@ begin
     gem.email = "mike@dvorkin.net"
     gem.homepage = "http://github.com/michaeldv/awesome_print"
     gem.authors = ["Michael Dvorkin"]
-    if RUBY_VERSION.to_f >= 1.9
-      gem.add_development_dependency "rspec", ">= 2.0.0"
-    else
-      gem.add_development_dependency "rspec", ">= 1.3.0"
-    end
+    gem.add_development_dependency "rspec", ">= 2.5.0"
     gem.files = FileList["[A-Z]*", "lib/**/*.rb", "rails/*.rb", "spec/*", "init.rb"]
     gem.has_rdoc = false
     # gem is a Gem::Specification... see http://www.rubygems.org/read/chapter/20 for additional settings
@@ -25,30 +21,15 @@ rescue LoadError
   puts "Jeweler (or a dependency) not available. Install it with: gem install jeweler"
 end
 
-if RUBY_VERSION.to_f >= 1.9
-  require "rspec/core/rake_task" # RSpec 2.0
-  RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec) do |spec|
-    spec.pattern = 'spec/**/*_spec.rb'
-    spec.rspec_opts = ['--color']
-  end
+require "rspec/core/rake_task"
+RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec) do |spec|
+  spec.pattern = 'spec/**/*_spec.rb'
+  spec.rspec_opts = ['--color']
+end
 
-  RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:rcov) do |spec|
-    spec.rcov = true
-    spec.rcov_opts =  %q[--exclude "spec"]
-  end
-else
-  require 'spec/rake/spectask'
-  Spec::Rake::SpecTask.new(:spec) do |spec|
-    spec.libs << 'lib' << 'spec'
-    spec.spec_opts = ['--color']
-    spec.spec_files = FileList['spec/**/*_spec.rb']
-  end
-
-  Spec::Rake::SpecTask.new(:rcov) do |spec|
-    spec.libs << 'lib' << 'spec'
-    spec.pattern = 'spec/**/*_spec.rb'
-    spec.rcov = true
-  end
+RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:rcov) do |spec|
+  spec.rcov = true
+  spec.rcov_opts =  %q[--exclude "spec"]
 end
 
 task :spec => :check_dependencies
diff --git a/awesome_print.gemspec b/awesome_print.gemspec
index fc8c823..bf1a88a 100644
--- a/awesome_print.gemspec
+++ b/awesome_print.gemspec
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     s.specification_version = 3
 
     if Gem::Version.new(Gem::RubyGemsVersion) >= Gem::Version.new('1.2.0') then
-      s.add_development_dependency(%q<rspec>, [">= 1.3.0"])
+      s.add_development_dependency(%q<rspec>, [">= 2.5.0"])
     else
-      s.add_dependency(%q<rspec>, [">= 1.3.0"])
+      s.add_dependency(%q<rspec>, [">= 2.5.0"])
     end
   else
-    s.add_dependency(%q<rspec>, [">= 1.3.0"])
+    s.add_dependency(%q<rspec>, [">= 2.5.0"])
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index b518b8b..ebcee74 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -4,24 +4,14 @@
 # See LICENSE file or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
-# Running specs with Ruby 1.8.7 and RSpec 1.3+:
+# Running specs from the command line:
 #   $ rake spec                           # Entire spec suite.
-#   $ ruby -rubygems spec/logger_spec.rb  # Individual spec file.
-#
-# Running specs with Ruby 1.9.2 and RSpec 2.0+:
-#   $ rake spec                           # Entire spec suite.
-#   $ rspec spec/logger_spec.rb           # Individual spec file.
+#   $ ruby -S rspec spec/logger_spec.rb   # Individual spec file.
 #
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__))
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
 require 'ap'
 
-if RUBY_VERSION.to_f < 1.9
-  require 'rspec'
-  require 'rspec/autorun'
-  require 'rubygems'
-end
-
 def stub_dotfile!
   dotfile = File.join(ENV["HOME"], ".aprc")
   File.should_receive(:readable?).at_least(:once).with(dotfile).and_return(false)