diff --git a/init.rb b/init.rb
index 2b0f3f160e..a130ffe1e5 100644
--- a/init.rb
+++ b/init.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,3 @@ fail "upgrade ruby version, ruby < 1.8.7 suffers from Hash#hash bug" if {:a => 1
 
 require 'big_decimal_patch'
 require 'to_date_patch'
-
-if Rails.version.start_with? "3"
-  config.middleware.use ::ActionDispatch::Static, "#{root}/assets"
-end