diff --git a/remove_rake_extension.patch b/remove_rake_extension.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ac28ecd..0000000
--- a/remove_rake_extension.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
-index 3936a10..d8001a9 100644
---- a/Rakefile
-+++ b/Rakefile
-@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
- require 'date'
- require 'rake/clean'
--require 'rake/extensiontask'
- require 'digest/md5'
- 
- task :default => :test
- 
- # ==========================================================
--# Ruby Extension
--# ==========================================================
--
--Rake::ExtensionTask.new('redcarpet')
--
--# ==========================================================
- # Testing
- # ==========================================================
- 
-@@ -20,10 +13,10 @@ Rake::TestTask.new('test:unit') do |t|
-   t.test_files = FileList['test/*_test.rb']
-   t.ruby_opts += ['-rubygems'] if defined? Gem
- end
--task 'test:unit' => [:compile]
-+task 'test:unit'
- 
- desc 'Run conformance tests (MARKDOWN_TEST_VER=1.0)'
--task 'test:conformance' => [:compile] do |t|
-+task 'test:conformance' do |t|
-   script = "#{pwd}/bin/redcarpet"
-   test_version = ENV['MARKDOWN_TEST_VER'] || '1.0.3'
-   lib_dir = "#{pwd}/lib"
-@@ -33,13 +26,13 @@ task 'test:conformance' => [:compile] do |t|
- end
- 
- desc 'Run version 1.0 conformance suite'
--task 'test:conformance:1.0' => [:compile] do |t|
-+task 'test:conformance:1.0' do |t|
-   ENV['MARKDOWN_TEST_VER'] = '1.0'
-   Rake::Task['test:conformance'].invoke
- end
- 
- desc 'Run 1.0.3 conformance suite'
--task 'test:conformance:1.0.3' => [:compile] do |t|
-+task 'test:conformance:1.0.3' do |t|
-   ENV['MARKDOWN_TEST_VER'] = '1.0.3'
-   Rake::Task['test:conformance'].invoke
- end
diff --git a/rubygem-redcarpet.spec b/rubygem-redcarpet.spec
index 9f4b0be..88a3e2f 100644
--- a/rubygem-redcarpet.spec
+++ b/rubygem-redcarpet.spec
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@
 Summary: A fast, safe and extensible Markdown to (X)HTML parser
 Name: rubygem-%{gem_name}
 Version: 2.1.1
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Group: Development/Languages
 License: ISC
 URL: http://github.com/tanoku/redcarpet
 Source0: http://rubygems.org/gems/%{gem_name}-%{version}.gem
-Patch0: remove_rake_extension.patch
 Requires: ruby(abi) = %{rubyabi}
 
 %if 0%{?el6}
@@ -58,15 +57,8 @@ BuildArch: noarch
 Documentation for %{name}
 
 %prep
-gem unpack %{SOURCE0}
-%setup -q -D -T -n  %{gem_name}-%{version}
-%patch0 -p1
-
-gem spec %{SOURCE0} -l --ruby > %{gem_name}.gemspec
 
 %build
-mkdir -p .%{gem_dir}
-gem build %{gem_name}.gemspec
 export CONFIGURE_ARGS="--with-cflags='%{optflags}'"
 
 # gem install compiles any C extensions and installs into a directory
@@ -78,7 +70,7 @@ gem install -V \
         --bindir ./%{_bindir} \
         --force \
         --rdoc \
-        %{gem_name}-%{version}.gem
+        %{SOURCE0}
 
 # Fix permissions
 chmod 644 ./%{gem_dir}/gems/%{gem_name}-%{version}/COPYING
@@ -101,7 +93,7 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{gem_instdir}/ext/redcarpet/*.so
 
 %check
 pushd .%{gem_instdir}
-rake test:unit
+ruby -rubygems -Ilib test/redcarpet_test.rb
 popd
 
 %files
@@ -124,5 +116,8 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May 18 2012 Matt Hicks <mhicks@redhat.com> - 2.1.1-2
+- Cleaning up spec to remove patch and rake testing dependency
+
 * Thu Apr 26 2012 Matt Hicks <mhicks@redhat.com> - 2.1.1-1
 - Initial package