diff --git a/logstash-output-s3.gemspec b/logstash-output-s3.gemspec
index 8e67c672..94ec794d 100644
--- a/logstash-output-s3.gemspec
+++ b/logstash-output-s3.gemspec
@@ -26,5 +26,4 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency 'logstash-devutils'
   s.add_development_dependency 'logstash-input-generator'
   s.add_development_dependency 'logstash-codec-line'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 12.2.1' # for JRuby 1.7, Ruby 1.9
 end