diff --git a/google-api-client.gemspec b/google-api-client.gemspec
index 9246d9013..93a1d2d95 100644
--- a/google-api-client.gemspec
+++ b/google-api-client.gemspec
@@ -17,49 +17,19 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.require_paths = ["lib"]
   s.rubygems_version = "2.0.7"
   s.summary = "Package Summary"
+  s.required_ruby_version = '>= 1.8.7'
 
-  if s.respond_to? :specification_version then
-    s.specification_version = 4
+  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<signet>, '>= 0.5.0')
+  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<addressable>, '>= 2.3.2')
+  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<uuidtools>, '>= 2.1.0')
+  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<autoparse>, '>= 0.3.3')
+  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<faraday>, '>= 0.9.0')
+  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<multi_json>, '>= 1.0.0')
+  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<extlib>, '>= 0.9.15')
+  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<jwt>, '>= 0.1.5')
+  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<retriable>, '~> 1.4')
+  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<launchy>, '>= 2.1.1')
+  s.add_development_dependency(%q<rake>, '>= 0.9.0')
+  s.add_development_dependency(%q<rspec>, '>= 2.11.0')
 
-    if Gem::Version.new(Gem::VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('1.2.0') then
-      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<signet>, [">= 0.5.0"])
-      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<addressable>, [">= 2.3.2"])
-      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<uuidtools>, [">= 2.1.0"])
-      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<autoparse>, [">= 0.3.3"])
-      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<faraday>, [">= 0.9.0"])
-      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<multi_json>, [">= 1.0.0"])
-      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<extlib>, [">= 0.9.15"])
-      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<jwt>, [">= 0.1.5"])
-      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<retriable>, ["~> 1.4"])
-      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<launchy>, [">= 2.1.1"])
-      s.add_development_dependency(%q<rake>, [">= 0.9.0"])
-      s.add_development_dependency(%q<rspec>, [">= 2.11.0"])
-    else
-      s.add_dependency(%q<signet>, [">= 0.5.0"])
-      s.add_dependency(%q<addressable>, [">= 2.3.2"])
-      s.add_dependency(%q<uuidtools>, [">= 2.1.0"])
-      s.add_dependency(%q<autoparse>, [">= 0.3.3"])
-      s.add_dependency(%q<faraday>, [">= 0.9.0"])
-      s.add_dependency(%q<multi_json>, [">= 1.0.0"])
-      s.add_dependency(%q<extlib>, [">= 0.9.15"])
-      s.add_dependency(%q<jwt>, [">= 0.1.5"])
-      s.add_dependency(%q<retriable>, ["~> 1.4"])
-      s.add_dependency(%q<launchy>, [">= 2.1.1"])
-      s.add_dependency(%q<rake>, [">= 0.9.0"])
-      s.add_dependency(%q<rspec>, [">= 2.11.0"])
-    end
-  else
-    s.add_dependency(%q<signet>, [">= 0.5.0"])
-    s.add_dependency(%q<addressable>, [">= 2.3.2"])
-    s.add_dependency(%q<uuidtools>, [">= 2.1.0"])
-    s.add_dependency(%q<autoparse>, [">= 0.3.3"])
-    s.add_dependency(%q<faraday>, [">= 0.9.0"])
-    s.add_dependency(%q<multi_json>, [">= 1.0.0"])
-    s.add_dependency(%q<extlib>, [">= 0.9.15"])
-    s.add_dependency(%q<jwt>, [">= 0.1.5"])
-    s.add_dependency(%q<retriable>, ["~> 1.4"])
-    s.add_dependency(%q<launchy>, [">= 2.1.1"])
-    s.add_dependency(%q<rake>, [">= 0.9.0"])
-    s.add_dependency(%q<rspec>, [">= 2.11.0"])
-  end
 end