--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ require 'rubygems/tasks'
 require 'rbconfig'
 require 'rake/clean'
 
-USE_RAKE_COMPILER = (RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /java/) ? false : true
-if USE_RAKE_COMPILER
-  require 'rake/extensiontask'
-end
-
 require 'date'
 require 'fileutils'
 require 'rbconfig'