diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 8024a3966a916c945fc0cc7f0823a4957ad9e752..80d5f70648462326f554451bc11f18f7b2122105 100755
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -244,5 +244,3 @@ namespace :swig do
     end
   end
 end
-
-task :build => [:configure, :compile]