diff --git a/redistat.gemspec b/redistat.gemspec
index 3fef21e..83968ca 100644
--- a/redistat.gemspec
+++ b/redistat.gemspec
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'activesupport', '>= 2.3.0'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'json', '>= 1.4.0'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'redis', '>= 2.1.0'
-  s.add_runtime_dependency 'system_timer', '>= 1.0.0'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'time_ext', '>= 0.2.8'
   
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '>= 2.1.0'