diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 22162469d..489058bd9 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # This Rakefile has all the right settings to run the tests inside each lab
-gem 'rspec', '~>2'
 require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
 
 task :default => :spec