diff --git a/middleman.gemspec b/middleman.gemspec
index e3be0dcf..0f6f8ad0 100644
--- a/middleman.gemspec
+++ b/middleman.gemspec
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_runtime_dependency("sass", ["~> 3.1.0"])
   s.add_runtime_dependency("compass", ["~> 0.11.1"])
   s.add_runtime_dependency("coffee-script", ["~> 2.1.0"])
-  s.add_runtime_dependency("less", ["~> 1.2.0"])
   # s.add_runtime_dependency("fssm", ["~> 0.2.0"])
   s.add_development_dependency("cucumber", ["~> 0.10.0"])
   s.add_development_dependency("rspec", [">= 0"])