diff --git a/lib/sinatra/simple_assets.rb b/lib/sinatra/simple_assets.rb
index b73caab..63e6ed6 100644
--- a/lib/sinatra/simple_assets.rb
+++ b/lib/sinatra/simple_assets.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 module Sinatra
   module SimpleAssets
-    VERSION = '0.0.1'
-
     module Helpers
       def stylesheet(bundle)
         settings.assets.paths_for("#{bundle}.css").map do |file|
diff --git a/sinatra-simple-assets.gemspec b/sinatra-simple-assets.gemspec
index 2217dd8..e46f13f 100644
--- a/sinatra-simple-assets.gemspec
+++ b/sinatra-simple-assets.gemspec
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
-$:.push File.expand_path('../lib', __FILE__)
-require 'sinatra/simple_assets'
-
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = 'sinatra-simple-assets'
-  s.version     = Sinatra::SimpleAssets::VERSION
+  s.version     = '0.0.1'
   s.authors     = ["Pete O'Grady"]
   s.email       = ['pete@peteogrady.com']
   s.homepage    = ""