diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 073bf39c..0ea2f7b9 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -21,25 +21,3 @@ task :validate do
     sh "erb -P -x -T '-' #{template} | ruby -c"
   end
 end
-
-require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
-desc 'test tiering'
-RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:test_tier) do |t|
-  # Setup rspec opts
-  t.rspec_opts = ['--color']
-
-  # TEST_TIERS env variable is a comma separated list of tiers to run. e.g. low, medium, high
-  if ENV['TEST_TIERS']
-    test_tiers = ENV['TEST_TIERS'].split(',')
-    raise 'TEST_TIERS env variable must have at least 1 tier specified. low, medium or high (comma separated).' if test_tiers.count == 0
-    test_tiers.each do |tier|
-      raise "#{tier} not a valid test tier." unless %w(low medium high).include?(tier)
-      t.rspec_opts.push("--tag tier_#{tier}")
-    end
-  else
-    puts 'TEST_TIERS env variable not defined. Defaulting to run all tests.'
-  end
-
-  # Implement an override for the pattern with BEAKER_PATTERN env variable.
-  t.pattern = ENV['BEAKER_PATTERN'] ? ENV['BEAKER_PATTERN'] : 'spec/acceptance'
-end