diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 0da19392..d5fa2e43 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__))
-$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
-require 'multi_json'
-require 'rspec'
-require 'rspec/autorun'
 begin
   require 'bundler'
-  Bundler.setup
 rescue LoadError
-  $stderr.puts "Bundler (or a dependency) not available."
+  puts "although not required, it's recommended that you use bundler during development"
 end
+
+require 'multi_json'
+require 'rspec'
+require 'rspec/autorun'