diff --git a/.simplecov b/.simplecov
index deb2c46e..b81ebfeb 100644
--- a/.simplecov
+++ b/.simplecov
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-if  ENV['COVERAGE_FORMATTER'] == 'rcov'
-  require 'simplecov-rcov'
-  SimpleCov.formatter = SimpleCov::Formatter::RcovFormatter
-end
 if ENV['COVERAGE'] == 'on'
   SimpleCov.start 'rails'
 end
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c00a87f9..b8872752 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ group :test do
   gem 'factory_girl_rails'
   gem 'shoulda-matchers'
   gem 'simplecov', require: false
-  gem 'simplecov-rcov'
 end
 
 group :production do #this is used on heroku
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f26652ce..710f5f10 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ GEM
       json (~> 1.8)
       simplecov-html (~> 0.10.0)
     simplecov-html (0.10.0)
-    simplecov-rcov (0.2.3)
-      simplecov (>= 0.4.1)
     slop (3.6.0)
     sprockets (3.4.0)
       rack (> 1, < 3)
@@ -267,7 +265,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sass-rails
   shoulda-matchers
   simplecov
-  simplecov-rcov
   tunemygc
   uglifier
   uservoice-ruby
diff --git a/bin/jenkins-test.sh b/bin/jenkins-test.sh
index 511899c7..f9059d30 100755
--- a/bin/jenkins-test.sh
+++ b/bin/jenkins-test.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash -l
 
 # jenkins machine prerequisites
-#sudo aptitude -q -y install libpq-dev
+# sudo aptitude -q -y install libpq-dev
+# install rvm with user gemsets
 
 source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm"
 rvm use $(cat .ruby-version) || \
@@ -21,4 +22,4 @@ sed -i -e "s/DB_USERNAME='.*'/DB_USERNAME='jenkins'/" .env
 #test
 bundle install
 rake db:create db:test:prepare
-COVERAGE=on COVERAGE_FORMATTER=rcov bundle exec rspec
+COVERAGE=on bundle exec rspec