diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/util/data.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/util/data.rb
index b0026293..e085b313 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/util/data.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/util/data.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require 'yaml'
 require 'json'
 require 'pathname'
-require 'backports/2.1.0/array/to_h'
 require 'hashie'
 require 'memoist'
 
diff --git a/middleman-core/middleman-core.gemspec b/middleman-core/middleman-core.gemspec
index 247b31ac..b79e64b0 100644
--- a/middleman-core/middleman-core.gemspec
+++ b/middleman-core/middleman-core.gemspec
@@ -58,5 +58,4 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   # Hash stuff
   s.add_dependency('hashie', ['~> 3.4'])
   s.add_dependency('hamster', ['~> 3.0'])
-  s.add_dependency('backports', ['~> 3.6'])
 end