diff --git a/lib/tasks/paperclip.rake b/lib/tasks/paperclip.rake
index bca5f6121..388bdfdf2 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/paperclip.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/paperclip.rake
@@ -49,11 +49,7 @@ namespace :paperclip do
             instance.send("#{name}_file_name=", instance.send("#{name}_file_name").strip)
             instance.send("#{name}_content_type=", file.content_type.to_s.strip)
             instance.send("#{name}_file_size=", file.size) if instance.respond_to?("#{name}_file_size")
-            if Rails.version >= "3.0.0"
-              instance.save(:validate => false)
-            else
-              instance.save(false)
-            end
+            instance.save(:validate => false)
           else
             true
           end
@@ -88,11 +84,7 @@ namespace :paperclip do
           attributes = %w(file_size file_name content_type).map{ |suffix| "#{name}_#{suffix}".to_sym }
           if attributes.any?{ |attribute| instance.errors[attribute].present? }
             instance.send("#{name}=", nil)
-            if Rails.version >= "3.0.0"
-              instance.save(:validate => false)
-            else
-              instance.save(false)
-            end
+            instance.save(:validate => false)
           end
         end
       end