diff --git a/ci.sh b/ci.sh
index dfd5fc969..e6b395ace 100755
--- a/ci.sh
+++ b/ci.sh
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ rm -rf /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2010.02@diaspora/cache &&
 rm -rf /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2010.02@global/cache &&
 rm -rf /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2010.02/cache &&
 bundle install &&
+cp config/application.yml.example config/application.yml &&
 bundle exec rake cruise
diff --git a/lib/cruise/build.rb b/lib/cruise/build.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index ae9f6b425..000000000
--- a/lib/cruise/build.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require 'fileutils'
-include FileUtils
-
-def root_dir
-  @root_dir ||= File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../..')
-end
-
-def rake(*tasks)
-  tasks.each do |task|
-    return false unless system("rake", task, 'RAILS_ENV=test')
-  end
-end
-
-build_results = {}
-
-cd root_dir do
-  build_results[:bundle] = system 'bundle install' # bundling here, rather than in a task (not in Rails context)
-  system "cp config/application.yml.example config/application.yml"
-  build_results[:spec] = rake 'cruise'
-end
-
-failures = build_results.select { |key, value| value == false }
-
-if failures.empty?
-  exit(0)
-else
-  exit(-1)
-end