diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 6470a9f8..952d4d3d 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ rescue LoadError
   puts "Jeweler (or a dependency) not available. Install it with: sudo gem install jeweler"
 end
 
-require 'spec/rake/spectask'
 task :spec do
   system <<-COMMANDS
     cd ../core &&
@@ -40,30 +39,8 @@ task :spec do
   COMMANDS
 end
 
-Spec::Rake::SpecTask.new(:rcov) do |spec|
-  spec.libs << 'lib' << 'spec'
-  spec.pattern = 'spec/**/*_spec.rb'
-  spec.rcov = true
-end
-
-
 task :default => :spec
 
-require 'rake/rdoctask'
-Rake::RDocTask.new do |rdoc|
-  if File.exist?('VERSION.yml')
-    config = YAML.load(File.read('VERSION.yml'))
-    version = "#{config[:major]}.#{config[:minor]}.#{config[:patch]}"
-  else
-    version = ""
-  end
-
-  rdoc.rdoc_dir = 'rdoc'
-  rdoc.title = "rspec-meta #{version}"
-  rdoc.rdoc_files.include('README*')
-  rdoc.rdoc_files.include('lib/**/*.rb')
-end
-
 namespace :git do
   [:status, :pull, :push, :reset].each do |key|
     command = key == :reset ? "reset --hard" : key.to_s