diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5d7849..67513e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ gem "rbexy"
 
 _From 1.0 onward, we only support Rails 6. If you're using Rails 5, use the 0.x releases._
 
-In `config/application.rb`:
-
-```ruby
-require "rbexy/rails/engine"
-```
-
 _Not using Rails? See "Usage outside of Rails" below._
 
 Create your first component at `app/components/hello_world_component.rb`:
diff --git a/lib/rbexy.rb b/lib/rbexy.rb
index 2889527..80ccb60 100644
--- a/lib/rbexy.rb
+++ b/lib/rbexy.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 require "active_support/inflector"
 require "active_support/concern"
 require "active_support/core_ext/enumerable"
-require "action_view/helpers/output_safety_helper"
-require "action_view/helpers/capture_helper"
-require "action_view/helpers/tag_helper"
-require "action_view/context"
+require "action_view"
+
+require "rbexy/rails/engine" if defined?(::Rails)
 
 module Rbexy
   autoload :Lexer, "rbexy/lexer"
diff --git a/lib/rbexy/component.rb b/lib/rbexy/component.rb
index cffefb3..c22ccd5 100644
--- a/lib/rbexy/component.rb
+++ b/lib/rbexy/component.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require "action_view"
 require "active_support/core_ext/class/attribute"
 
 module Rbexy
diff --git a/spec/rbexy_spec.rb b/spec/rbexy_spec.rb
index 4983dff..38bd6d9 100644
--- a/spec/rbexy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rbexy_spec.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 require "active_support/core_ext/string/strip"
 require "active_support/all"
-require "action_view/helpers"
-require "action_view/context"
-require "action_view/buffers"
+require "action_view"
 
 RSpec.describe Rbexy do
   it "has a version number" do