diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 827da319f..57ad85501 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,8 @@ matrix:
     env: PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 3.0"
   - rvm: 2.0.0
     env: PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 3.0"
+  allow_failures:
+    - rvm: 2.1.6
+      env: PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 4.0" STRICT_VARIABLES="yes"
 notifications:
   email: false
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 5eb00e1df..2b1b7cd8d 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -12,12 +12,10 @@ end
 
 group :development, :unit_tests do
   gem 'rspec-core', '3.1.7',     :require => false
-  gem 'rspec-puppet', '~> 2.0',  :require => false
   gem 'puppetlabs_spec_helper',  :require => false
   gem 'simplecov',               :require => false
   gem 'puppet_facts',            :require => false
   gem 'json',                    :require => false
-  gem 'pry'
 end
 
 group :system_tests do