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