application.rb

# in config/application.rb

# ... snip (bunch of requires) ...

module MyApp
  class Application < Rails::Application
    # ... snip (config)...

    # Make sure deface ignores precompiled views in development
    initializer "deface.precompile.remove_inject_views", :before => :add_view_paths do |app|
      app.paths["app/views"].delete "app/compiled_views" if Rails.env == "development"
    end
  end
end

my shell

bundle exec rake deface:precompile
git add app/compiled_views
git push # as usual

production.rb

# in config/environments/production.rb

CaliCraft::Application.configure do
  # ... snip (more config) ...

  # Disable deface override as we use precompile
  config.deface.enabled = false unless ENV['RAILS_GROUPS'] == 'assets'

end