diff --git a/lib/readline.gemspec b/lib/readline.gemspec
index fa7a291842..69d76954fa 100644
--- a/lib/readline.gemspec
+++ b/lib/readline.gemspec
@@ -30,6 +30,4 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   EOM
 
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'reline'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'bundler'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake'
 end