diff --git a/testing.gemspec b/testing.gemspec
index f40cb11..bbe9744 100644
--- a/testing.gemspec
+++ b/testing.gemspec
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files = Dir["{app,config,db,lib}/**/*", "MIT-LICENSE", "Rakefile", "README.rdoc"]
   s.test_files = Dir["test/**/*"]
 
-  s.add_dependency "rails", "~> 4.1.16"
 
   s.add_development_dependency "sqlite3"
 end