diff --git a/sinatra.gemspec b/sinatra.gemspec
index 8bcbcbf4..ada71ef1 100644
--- a/sinatra.gemspec
+++ b/sinatra.gemspec
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.extra_rdoc_files = %w[README.rdoc README.de.rdoc README.jp.rdoc README.fr.rdoc README.es.rdoc README.hu.rdoc README.zh.rdoc LICENSE]
   s.add_dependency 'rack', '~> 1.1'
-  s.add_dependency 'tilt', '~> 1.1'
+  s.add_dependency 'tilt', '~> 1.2'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rake'
   s.add_development_dependency 'shotgun', '~> 0.6'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rack-test', '>= 0.5.6'
diff --git a/test/markaby_test.rb b/test/markaby_test.rb
index 920977f3..50139e54 100644
--- a/test/markaby_test.rb
+++ b/test/markaby_test.rb
@@ -12,13 +12,6 @@ class MarkabyTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     get '/'
   end
 
-  def check_tilt(&block)
-    instance_eval(&block)
-  rescue TypeError => e
-    raise e unless Tilt::VERSION < '1.2'
-    warn "\nUpgrade Tilt!"
-  end
-
   it 'renders inline markaby strings' do
     markaby_app { markaby 'h1 "Hiya"' }
     assert ok?
@@ -48,30 +41,24 @@ class MarkabyTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   end
 
   it 'renders inline markaby blocks' do
-    check_tilt do
-      markaby_app { markaby { h1 'Hiya' } }
-      assert ok?
-      assert_equal "<h1>Hiya</h1>", body
-    end
+    markaby_app { markaby { h1 'Hiya' } }
+    assert ok?
+    assert_equal "<h1>Hiya</h1>", body
   end
 
   it 'renders inline markaby blocks with inline layouts' do
-    check_tilt do
-      markaby_app do
-        settings.layout { 'h1 { text "THIS. IS. "; yield }' }
-        markaby { em 'SPARTA' }
-      end
-      assert ok?
-      assert_equal "<h1>THIS. IS. <em>SPARTA</em></h1>", body
+    markaby_app do
+      settings.layout { 'h1 { text "THIS. IS. "; yield }' }
+      markaby { em 'SPARTA' }
     end
+    assert ok?
+    assert_equal "<h1>THIS. IS. <em>SPARTA</em></h1>", body
   end
 
-  it 'renders inline markaby blocks with file layouts' do
-    check_tilt do
-      markaby_app { markaby(:layout => :layout2) { text "Hello World" } }
-      assert ok?
-      assert_equal "<h1>Markaby Layout!</h1><p>Hello World</p>", body
-    end
+  it 'renders inline markaby blocks with file layouts' do    
+    markaby_app { markaby(:layout => :layout2) { text "Hello World" } }
+    assert ok?
+    assert_equal "<h1>Markaby Layout!</h1><p>Hello World</p>", body
   end
 
   it "raises error if template not found" do
diff --git a/test/templates_test.rb b/test/templates_test.rb
index b12ce066..3d29a153 100644
--- a/test/templates_test.rb
+++ b/test/templates_test.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ File.delete(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/views/layout.test') rescue nil
 class TestTemplate < Tilt::Template
   def prepare
   end
-  alias compile! prepare # for tilt < 0.7
 
   def evaluate(scope, locals={}, &block)
     inner = block ? block.call : ''