diff --git a/lib/the_moderator.rb b/lib/the_moderator.rb
index d473b90..fcb7b75 100644
--- a/lib/the_moderator.rb
+++ b/lib/the_moderator.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,3 @@ require 'the_moderator/version'
 require 'the_moderator/exceptions'
 require 'the_moderator/model'
 require 'the_moderator/moderation_model'
-
-require 'the_moderator/railtie' if defined?(Rails)
diff --git a/lib/the_moderator/railtie.rb b/lib/the_moderator/railtie.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 01a9bbd..0000000
--- a/lib/the_moderator/railtie.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-module TheModerator
-  class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
-    initializer "the_moderator.include_in_active_record" do
-      ActiveSupport.on_load :active_record do
-        include TheModerator::Model
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end