diff --git a/rails.gemspec b/rails.gemspec
index ef25cca07a..ba94354bf1 100644
--- a/rails.gemspec
+++ b/rails.gemspec
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.bindir      = 'bin'
   s.executables = []
-  s.require_paths = []
   s.files       = Dir['guides/**/*']
 
   s.add_dependency 'activesupport', version