diff --git a/lib/ruby_saml/authrequest.rb b/lib/ruby_saml/authrequest.rb
index a96ae94f..95a4433a 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_saml/authrequest.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_saml/authrequest.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 # Only supports SAML 2.0
 module RubySaml
-  include REXML
 
   # SAML2 Authentication. AuthNRequest (SSO SP initiated, Builder)
   #
diff --git a/lib/ruby_saml/idp_metadata_parser.rb b/lib/ruby_saml/idp_metadata_parser.rb
index 08a80199..7c69a457 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_saml/idp_metadata_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_saml/idp_metadata_parser.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 # Only supports SAML 2.0
 module RubySaml
-  include REXML
 
   # Auxiliary class to retrieve and parse the Identity Provider Metadata
   #
diff --git a/lib/ruby_saml/saml_message.rb b/lib/ruby_saml/saml_message.rb
index 7d38ec90..b9dc997f 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_saml/saml_message.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_saml/saml_message.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module RubySaml
   # SAML2 Message
   #
   class SamlMessage
-    include REXML
 
     ASSERTION = "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion"
     PROTOCOL  = "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol"