@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   %w{stomp stompserver ferret
     merb-core merb-haml merb-assets
     merb-helpers mongrel haml
-    ruby-openid json syntax}.each { |gem| s.add_dependency gem }
+    ruby-openid json coderay}.each { |gem| s.add_dependency gem }
 
   s.require_path = 'lib'
   s.files = %w(LICENSE README.rdoc) + Dir.glob("{app,config,lib,public}/**/*")
 
@@ -14,18 +14,17 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-#
 
 module Merb
   module ChefServerSlice
     module CookbooksHelper
       def syntax_highlight(code)
-        converter = Syntax::Convertors::HTML.for_syntax "ruby"
         if File.exists?(code)
-          converter.convert(File.read(code), false)
+          tokens = CodeRay.scan_file(code, :ruby)
         else
-          converter.convert(code, false)
+          tokens = CodeRay.scan(code, :ruby)
         end
+        return CodeRay.encode_tokens(tokens, :span)
       end
     end
   end
 
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@
             - @cookbook.template_files.each do |f|
               .code
                 %h4.head= link_to File.basename(f), "#"
-                %pre.ruby= syntax_highlight(f)
+                %pre.ruby= syntax_highlight(f)
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   dependency 'chef', :immediate=>true unless defined?(Chef)
   require 'chef/role'
 
-  require 'syntax/convertors/html'
+  require 'coderay'
 
   Merb::Plugins.add_rakefiles "chef-server-slice/merbtasks", "chef-server-slice/slicetasks", "chef-server-slice/spectasks"
 
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   %w{stomp stompserver ferret
     merb-core merb-haml merb-assets
     merb-helpers mongrel haml
-    ruby-openid json syntax}.each { |gem| s.add_dependency gem }
+    ruby-openid json coderay}.each { |gem| s.add_dependency gem }
 
   s.bindir       = "bin"
   s.executables  = %w( chef-server chef-indexer )