diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 527ab3c..b87e111 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -8,5 +8,3 @@ gem 'middleman-autoprefixer', '~> 2.7.0'
 gem "middleman-sprockets", "~> 4.0.0.rc"
 gem 'rouge', '~> 1.10.1'
 gem 'redcarpet', '~> 3.3.2'
-
-gem 'rake', '~> 10.4.2'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index ced7a07..ff0764b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   middleman-gh-pages (~> 0.0.3)
   middleman-sprockets (~> 4.0.0.rc)
   middleman-syntax (~> 2.1.0)
-  rake (~> 10.4.2)
   redcarpet (~> 3.3.2)
   rouge (~> 1.10.1)
 
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a952e1..0000000
--- a/Rakefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-require 'middleman-gh-pages'
-require 'rake/clean'
-
-CLOBBER.include('build')
-
-task :default => [:build]