diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 786a2626..41b707c8 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -159,5 +159,5 @@ end
 
 desc "Open an irb session preloaded with this library"
 task :console do
-  sh "irb -rubygems -r ./lib/#{name}.rb"
+  sh "irb -r ./lib/#{name}.rb"
 end