diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 02a8a91c81..0190bee262 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Bundler::GemHelper.install_tasks
 $:.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/lib')
 Dir['gem_tasks/**/*.rake'].each { |rake| load rake }
 
-task :release => 'api:doc'
 task :default => [:spec, :cucumber]
 
 require 'rake/clean'