diff --git a/runtime.js b/runtime.js
index 39f8a2825..08dded302 100644
--- a/runtime.js
+++ b/runtime.js
@@ -96,28 +96,13 @@ exports.escape = function escape(html){
 exports.rethrow = function rethrow(err, filename, lineno){
   if (!filename) throw err;
 
-  var context = 3
-    , str = require('fs').readFileSync(filename, 'utf8')
-    , lines = str.split('\n')
-    , start = Math.max(lineno - context, 0)
-    , end = Math.min(lines.length, lineno + context); 
-
-  // Error context
-  var context = lines.slice(start, end).map(function(line, i){
-    var curr = i + start + 1;
-    return (curr == lineno ? '  > ' : '    ')
-      + curr
-      + '| '
-      + line;
-  }).join('\n');
-
   // Alter exception message
   err.path = filename;
   err.message = (filename || 'Jade') + ':' + lineno 
-    + '\n' + context + '\n\n' + err.message;
+    + '\n\n' + err.message;
   throw err;
 };
 
   return exports;
 
-})({});
\ No newline at end of file
+})({});