diff --git a/github-linguist.gemspec b/github-linguist.gemspec
index d61d7658..382b6cae 100644
--- a/github-linguist.gemspec
+++ b/github-linguist.gemspec
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency 'pygments.rb',     '~> 0.6.0'
   s.add_dependency 'rugged',          '~> 0.21.0'
 
-  s.add_development_dependency 'git'
   s.add_development_dependency 'json'
   s.add_development_dependency 'mocha'
   s.add_development_dependency 'pry'