diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bf9b95a4..9d47d02e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ pkg
 .rvmrc
 *.o
 *.bundle
+ext/liquid/Makefile
+
diff --git a/ext/liquid/Makefile b/ext/liquid/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index d02df3c9..00000000
--- a/ext/liquid/Makefile
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-
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-# V=0 quiet, V=1 verbose.  other values don't work.
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-n=$(NULLCMD)
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-cflags   =  $(optflags) $(debugflags) $(warnflags)
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-warnflags = -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-parentheses -Wno-long-long -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wshorten-64-to-32 -Wimplicit-function-declaration
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-DLDFLAGS = $(ldflags) $(dldflags) $(ARCH_FLAG)
-LDSHARED = $(CC) -dynamic -bundle
-LDSHAREDXX = $(CXX) -dynamic -bundle
-AR = ar
-EXEEXT = 
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-RUBY_INSTALL_NAME = ruby
-RUBY_SO_NAME = ruby
-arch = x86_64-darwin12.0.0
-sitearch = $(arch)
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-ruby = /Users/tobi/.rbenv/versions/1.9.3-p194-perf/bin/ruby
-RUBY = $(ruby)
-RM = rm -f
-RM_RF = $(RUBY) -run -e rm -- -rf
-RMDIRS = rmdir -p
-MAKEDIRS = mkdir -p
-INSTALL = /usr/bin/install -c
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-INSTALL_DATA = $(INSTALL) -m 644
-COPY = cp
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-libpath = . $(libdir)
-LIBPATH =  -L. -L$(libdir)
-DEFFILE = 
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-target_prefix = 
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-LIBS =  -lc  -lpthread -ldl -lobjc 
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-OBJS = liquid_context.o liquid_ext.o
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-DLLIB = $(TARGET).bundle
-EXTSTATIC = 
-STATIC_LIB = 
-
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-RUBYCOMMONDIR = $(sitedir)$(target_prefix)
-RUBYLIBDIR    = $(sitelibdir)$(target_prefix)
-RUBYARCHDIR   = $(sitearchdir)$(target_prefix)
-HDRDIR        = $(rubyhdrdir)/ruby$(target_prefix)
-ARCHHDRDIR    = $(rubyhdrdir)/$(arch)/ruby$(target_prefix)
-
-TARGET_SO     = $(DLLIB)
-CLEANLIBS     = $(TARGET).bundle 
-CLEANOBJS     = *.o  *.bak
-
-all:    $(DLLIB)
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-.PHONY: all install static install-so install-rb
-.PHONY: clean clean-so clean-rb
-
-clean-rb-default::
-clean-rb::
-clean-so::
-clean: clean-so clean-rb-default clean-rb
-		@-$(RM) $(CLEANLIBS) $(CLEANOBJS) $(CLEANFILES)
-
-distclean-rb-default::
-distclean-rb::
-distclean-so::
-distclean: clean distclean-so distclean-rb-default distclean-rb
-		@-$(RM) Makefile $(RUBY_EXTCONF_H) conftest.* mkmf.log
-		@-$(RM) core ruby$(EXEEXT) *~ $(DISTCLEANFILES)
-		@-$(RMDIRS) $(DISTCLEANDIRS) 2> /dev/null || true
-
-realclean: distclean
-install: install-so install-rb
-
-install-so: $(RUBYARCHDIR)
-install-so: $(RUBYARCHDIR)/$(DLLIB)
-$(RUBYARCHDIR)/$(DLLIB): $(DLLIB)
-	@-$(MAKEDIRS) $(@D)
-	$(INSTALL_PROG) $(DLLIB) $(@D)
-install-rb: pre-install-rb install-rb-default
-install-rb-default: pre-install-rb-default
-pre-install-rb: Makefile
-pre-install-rb-default: Makefile
-pre-install-rb-default:
-	$(ECHO) installing default liquid_ext libraries
-$(RUBYARCHDIR):
-	$(Q) $(MAKEDIRS) $@
-
-site-install: site-install-so site-install-rb
-site-install-so: install-so
-site-install-rb: install-rb
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-.cc.o:
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