diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index bcae6f8c..74151814 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ gem "redis-namespace"
 gem "rails", "~> 6.0"
 gem "sqlite3", platforms: :ruby
 gem "activerecord-jdbcsqlite3-adapter", platforms: :jruby
+gem "after_commit_everywhere"
 
 # mail dependencies
 gem "net-smtp", platforms: :mri, require: false
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 5fd5d2fc..bd5a685f 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
     sidekiq (6.4.2)
-      after_commit_everywhere
       connection_pool (>= 2.2.2)
       rack (~> 2.0)
       redis (>= 4.2.0)
@@ -223,6 +222,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   activerecord-jdbcsqlite3-adapter
+  after_commit_everywhere
   codecov
   hiredis
   minitest
@@ -236,4 +236,3 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sqlite3
   standard
   toxiproxy
-
diff --git a/sidekiq.gemspec b/sidekiq.gemspec
index d5a9733c..e3d5bf76 100644
--- a/sidekiq.gemspec
+++ b/sidekiq.gemspec
@@ -25,5 +25,4 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.add_dependency "redis", ">= 4.2.0"
   gem.add_dependency "connection_pool", ">= 2.2.2"
   gem.add_dependency "rack", "~> 2.0"
-  gem.add_dependency "after_commit_everywhere"
 end