diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 40d317da..f1e898f8 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ gemspec name: "mixlib-shellout"
 
 gem "parallel", "< 1.20" # pin until we drop ruby < 2.4
 
-group :docs do
-  gem "github-markup"
-  gem "redcarpet"
-  gem "yard"
-end
-
 group :test do
   gem "chefstyle", "1.2.0"
   gem "rake"
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 4b83938e..ebc88265 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ rescue LoadError
   puts "chefstyle gem is not installed. bundle install first to make sure all dependencies are installed."
 end
 
-begin
-  require "yard"
-  YARD::Rake::YardocTask.new(:docs)
-rescue LoadError
-  puts "yard is not available. bundle install first to make sure all dependencies are installed."
-end
-
 task :console do
   require "irb"
   require "irb/completion"