diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7dcd6ff..8653d34 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,17 +14,9 @@ regex = "0.1.41"
 toml = "0.1.23"
 time = "0.1.33"
 
-[dependencies.regex_macros]
-version = "*"
-optional = true
-
 [features]
 default = []
 
 # For debugging output
 debug = []
-
-# for building with nightly and unstable features
-# until regex_macros compiles with nightly again, this should be commented out
-# unstable = ["regex_macros"]
 unstable = []
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 178bfa2..e9d090b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-// Until regex_macros compiles on nightly, we comment this out
-//
-// #![cfg_attr(feature = "unstable", feature(plugin))]
-// #![cfg_attr(feature = "unstable", plugin(regex_macros))]
-
 // DOCS
 
 extern crate regex;
diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index f6a907c..c753442 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ macro_rules! werr(
     })
 );
 
-// regex cheat thanks to https://github.com/BurntSushi
-// Until regex_macros compiles with nightly again, this directive should be commented out
-// #[cfg(not(unstable))]
 macro_rules! regex(
     ($s:expr) => (::regex::Regex::new($s).unwrap());
 );