diff --git a/lib/bundler/setup.rb b/lib/bundler/setup.rb
index 645320c011a..c94f707e6a9 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/setup.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/setup.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   if env_file.exist?
     require env_file
   else
-    require 'rubygems'
     require 'bundler'
     begin
       Bundler.setup
diff --git a/lib/bundler/shared_helpers.rb b/lib/bundler/shared_helpers.rb
index 4e5705790b9..ca5905963a2 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/shared_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/shared_helpers.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'rubygems'
 require 'pathname'
 
 module Gem
diff --git a/lib/bundler/templates/environment.erb b/lib/bundler/templates/environment.erb
index 91ede348962..7b13ae725a3 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/templates/environment.erb
+++ b/lib/bundler/templates/environment.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # Generated by Bundler <%= Bundler::VERSION %>
 
 require 'digest/sha1'
-require 'rubygems'
 <%= shared_helpers %>
 
 module Bundler
diff --git a/spec/other/exec_spec.rb b/spec/other/exec_spec.rb
index cf8c39f78f9..0bf7c60808d 100644
--- a/spec/other/exec_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/other/exec_spec.rb
@@ -92,18 +92,26 @@
   end
 
   describe "when locked" do
-    it "uses .bundle/environment.rb" do
+    before :each do
       gemfile <<-G
         gem "rack"
       G
 
-      bundle "lock"
+      bundle :lock
       should_be_locked
+    end
+
+    it "uses .bundle/environment.rb" do
       File.open(".bundle/environment.rb", 'a') { |f| f.puts "puts 'using environment.rb'" }
 
       bundle "exec rackup"
       out.should == "using environment.rb\n1.0.0"
     end
+
+    it "loads the shared helpers successfully" do
+      bundle "exec ruby -e 'puts'"
+      err.should be_empty
+    end
   end
 
   describe "with gem binaries" do