diff --git a/lib/capybara/webkit/driver.rb b/lib/capybara/webkit/driver.rb
index 7d58cd1..cc33d08 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/webkit/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/webkit/driver.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ module Capybara::Webkit
     def initialize(app, options={})
       @app = app
       @options = options
-      @rack_server = Capybara::Server.new(@app)
-      @rack_server.boot if Capybara.run_server
       @browser = options[:browser] || Browser.new(Connection.new(options))
     end
 
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ module Capybara::Webkit
     end
 
     def visit(path)
-      browser.visit(url(path))
+      browser.visit(path)
     end
 
     def find(query)
@@ -147,6 +145,10 @@ module Capybara::Webkit
       true
     end
 
+    def needs_server?
+      true
+    end
+
     def wait_until(*args)
     end
 
@@ -165,10 +167,6 @@ module Capybara::Webkit
       browser.render path, options[:width], options[:height]
     end
 
-    def server_port
-      @rack_server.port
-    end
-
     def cookies
       @cookie_jar ||= CookieJar.new(browser)
     end
@@ -178,9 +176,5 @@ module Capybara::Webkit
     end
 
     private
-
-    def url(path)
-      @rack_server.url(path)
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/connection_spec.rb b/spec/connection_spec.rb
index 7100e2e..0e2aa12 100644
--- a/spec/connection_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/connection_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'capybara/webkit/connection'
 
 describe Capybara::Webkit::Connection do
   it "boots a server to talk to" do
-    url = @rack_server.url("/")
+    url = "http://#{@rack_server.host}:#{@rack_server.port}/"
     connection.puts "Visit"
     connection.puts 1
     connection.puts url.to_s.bytesize
diff --git a/spec/support/app_runner.rb b/spec/support/app_runner.rb
index 5b8fac9..43a3807 100644
--- a/spec/support/app_runner.rb
+++ b/spec/support/app_runner.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Boots a single Capybara::Server for a Rack application that delegates to another, singleton Rack
-# application that can be configured for each spec. Also configures Capybara to use that server.
+# application that can be configured for each spec.
 
 require 'sinatra/base'
 
@@ -51,17 +51,6 @@ module AppRunner
   def self.included(example_group)
     example_group.class_eval do
       before { AppRunner.reset }
-
-      around do |example|
-        Capybara.run_server = false
-        Capybara.app_host = AppRunner.app_host
-        begin
-          example.run
-        ensure
-          Capybara.run_server = true
-          Capybara.app_host = nil
-        end
-      end
     end
   end
 end