diff --git a/jquery-rails.gemspec b/jquery-rails.gemspec
index 3e7ed276..16103930 100644
--- a/jquery-rails.gemspec
+++ b/jquery-rails.gemspec
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.required_ruby_version = ">= 1.9.3"
   s.required_rubygems_version = ">= 1.3.6"
 
-  s.add_dependency "railties", ">= 4.2.0"
   s.add_dependency "thor",     ">= 0.14", "< 2.0"
 
   s.add_dependency "rails-dom-testing", ">= 1", "< 3"