diff --git a/lib/optparse/optparse.gemspec b/lib/optparse/optparse.gemspec
index 831c787ac7..b8ec8cf5d8 100644
--- a/lib/optparse/optparse.gemspec
+++ b/lib/optparse/optparse.gemspec
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
     }
   end
   spec.bindir        = "exe"
-  spec.executables   = spec.files.grep(%r{\Aexe/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
+  spec.executables   = []
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
 end