diff --git a/rack-attack.gemspec b/rack-attack.gemspec
index 25849538..1cfe2b9f 100644
--- a/rack-attack.gemspec
+++ b/rack-attack.gemspec
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-lib = File.expand_path('lib', __dir__)
-$LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib)
-
-require 'rack/attack/version'
+require_relative 'lib/rack/attack/version'
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = 'rack-attack'