diff --git a/lib/fog/core.rb b/lib/fog/core.rb
index 91d970e54..7e63c71c6 100644
--- a/lib/fog/core.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/core.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ $LOAD_PATH.unshift __LIB_DIR__ unless
   $LOAD_PATH.include?(File.expand_path(__LIB_DIR__))
 
 # external core dependencies
-require 'rubygems'
 require 'base64'
 require 'cgi'
 require 'uri'