diff --git a/holidays.gemspec b/holidays.gemspec
index 6cb6e04..7879e1b 100644
--- a/holidays.gemspec
+++ b/holidays.gemspec
@@ -136,16 +136,13 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
     if Gem::Version.new(Gem::VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('1.2.0') then
       s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<holidays>, [">= 0"])
-      s.add_development_dependency(%q<rake>, [">= 2.4.2"])
       s.add_development_dependency(%q<rdoc>, [">= 2.4.2"])
     else
       s.add_dependency(%q<holidays>, [">= 0"])
-      s.add_dependency(%q<rake>, [">= 2.4.2"])
       s.add_dependency(%q<rdoc>, [">= 2.4.2"])
     end
   else
     s.add_dependency(%q<holidays>, [">= 0"])
-    s.add_dependency(%q<rake>, [">= 2.4.2"])
     s.add_dependency(%q<rdoc>, [">= 2.4.2"])
   end
 end
diff --git a/rakefile.rb b/rakefile.rb
index f79f350..66b544d 100644
--- a/rakefile.rb
+++ b/rakefile.rb
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ begin
     gemspec.homepage = "https://github.com/alexdunae/holidays"
     gemspec.version = Holidays::VERSION
     gemspec.authors = ["Alex Dunae", "Rowan Crawford"]
-    gemspec.add_development_dependency('rdoc', '>= 2.4.2')
+    gemspec.add_development_dependency 'rdoc', '>= 2.4.2'
   end
 rescue LoadError
   puts "Jeweler not available. Install it with: gem install jeweler"