diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index ed1cc833..6f4de2aa 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 gemspec if defined? JRUBY_VERSION
 
 gem "rake", require: false
-
-# for less surprises with newer releases
-gem 'jar-dependencies', '>= 0.3.11', platform: :jruby, require: false
-
 gem 'mocha', '~> 1.4', '< 2.0'
 
 # NOTE: runit-maven-plugin will use it's own :