diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 9a452bab..438bff80 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -266,4 +266,3 @@ Style/PerlBackrefs:
     - 'lib/pry/input_completer.rb'
     - 'lib/pry/last_exception.rb'
     - 'lib/pry/method.rb'
-    - 'lib/pry/rubygem.rb'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 047970f0..f30e4147 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 * Deleted `install-command` ([#1979](https://github.com/pry/pry/pull/1979))
 * Deleted `Pry::Helpers::BaseHelpers#command_dependencies_met?`
   ([#1979](https://github.com/pry/pry/pull/1979))
+* Deleted commands: `gem_cd`, `gem_install`, `gem_list`, `gem_open`,
+  `gem_readme`, `gem_search`, `gem_stats`
+  ([#1981](https://github.com/pry/pry/pull/1981))
 
 ### [v0.12.2][v0.12.2] (November 12, 2018)
 
diff --git a/lib/pry.rb b/lib/pry.rb
index 68707de9..50cfb6fd 100644
--- a/lib/pry.rb
+++ b/lib/pry.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ require 'pry/color_printer'
 require 'pry/pager'
 require 'pry/terminal'
 require 'pry/editor'
-require 'pry/rubygem'
 require 'pry/indent'
 require 'pry/object_path'
 require 'pry/output'
@@ -102,13 +101,6 @@ require 'pry/commands/exit_all'
 require 'pry/commands/exit_program'
 require 'pry/commands/find_method'
 require 'pry/commands/fix_indent'
-require 'pry/commands/gem_cd'
-require 'pry/commands/gem_install'
-require 'pry/commands/gem_list'
-require 'pry/commands/gem_open'
-require 'pry/commands/gem_readme'
-require 'pry/commands/gem_search'
-require 'pry/commands/gem_stats'
 require 'pry/commands/help'
 require 'pry/commands/hist'
 require 'pry/commands/import_set'
diff --git a/lib/pry/commands/gem_cd.rb b/lib/pry/commands/gem_cd.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a247b50..00000000
--- a/lib/pry/commands/gem_cd.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-class Pry
-  class Command
-    class GemCd < Pry::ClassCommand
-      match 'gem-cd'
-      group 'Gems'
-      description "Change working directory to specified gem's directory."
-      command_options argument_required: true
-
-      banner <<-'BANNER'
-        Usage: gem-cd GEM_NAME
-
-        Change the current working directory to that in which the given gem is
-        installed.
-      BANNER
-
-      def process(gem)
-        Dir.chdir(Rubygem.spec(gem).full_gem_path)
-        output.puts(Dir.pwd)
-      end
-
-      def complete(str)
-        Rubygem.complete(str)
-      end
-    end
-
-    Pry::Commands.add_command(Pry::Command::GemCd)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/pry/commands/gem_install.rb b/lib/pry/commands/gem_install.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 7753e388..00000000
--- a/lib/pry/commands/gem_install.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-class Pry
-  class Command
-    class GemInstall < Pry::ClassCommand
-      match 'gem-install'
-      group 'Gems'
-      description 'Install a gem and refresh the gem cache.'
-      command_options argument_required: true
-
-      banner <<-'BANNER'
-        Usage: gem-install GEM_NAME
-
-        Installs the given gem, refreshes the gem cache, and requires the gem for you
-        based on a best guess from the gem name.
-
-        gem-install pry-stack_explorer
-      BANNER
-
-      def setup
-        require 'rubygems/dependency_installer' unless defined? Gem::DependencyInstaller
-      end
-
-      def process(gem)
-        Rubygem.install(gem)
-        output.puts "Gem `#{green(gem)}` installed."
-        require gem
-      rescue LoadError
-        require_path = gem.split('-').join('/')
-        require require_path
-      end
-    end
-
-    Pry::Commands.add_command(Pry::Command::GemInstall)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/pry/commands/gem_list.rb b/lib/pry/commands/gem_list.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 97df9110..00000000
--- a/lib/pry/commands/gem_list.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-class Pry
-  class Command
-    class GemList < Pry::ClassCommand
-      match 'gem-list'
-      group 'Gems'
-      description 'List and search installed gems.'
-
-      banner <<-'BANNER'
-        Usage: gem-list [REGEX]
-
-        List all installed gems, when a regex is provided, limit the output to those
-        that match the regex.
-      BANNER
-
-      def process(pattern = nil)
-        pattern = Regexp.compile(pattern || '')
-        gems    = Rubygem.list(pattern).group_by(&:name)
-
-        gems.each do |gem, specs|
-          specs.sort! do |a, b|
-            Gem::Version.new(b.version) <=> Gem::Version.new(a.version)
-          end
-
-          versions = specs.each_with_index.map do |spec, index|
-            index == 0 ? bright_green(spec.version.to_s) : green(spec.version.to_s)
-          end
-
-          output.puts "#{default gem} (#{versions.join ', '})"
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    Pry::Commands.add_command(Pry::Command::GemList)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/pry/commands/gem_open.rb b/lib/pry/commands/gem_open.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index c1837039..00000000
--- a/lib/pry/commands/gem_open.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-class Pry
-  class Command
-    class GemOpen < Pry::ClassCommand
-      match 'gem-open'
-      group 'Gems'
-      description 'Opens the working directory of the gem in your editor.'
-      command_options argument_required: true
-
-      banner <<-'BANNER'
-        Usage: gem-open GEM_NAME
-
-        Change the current working directory to that in which the given gem is
-        installed, and then opens your text editor.
-
-        gem-open pry-exception_explorer
-      BANNER
-
-      def process(gem)
-        Dir.chdir(Rubygem.spec(gem).full_gem_path) do
-          Pry::Editor.new(_pry_).invoke_editor(".", 0, false)
-        end
-      end
-
-      def complete(str)
-        Rubygem.complete(str)
-      end
-    end
-
-    Pry::Commands.add_command(Pry::Command::GemOpen)
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/pry/commands/gem_readme.rb b/lib/pry/commands/gem_readme.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index aeae72f2..00000000
--- a/lib/pry/commands/gem_readme.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-class Pry
-  class Command
-    class GemReadme < Pry::ClassCommand
-      match 'gem-readme'
-      description 'Show the readme bundled with a rubygem'
-      group 'Gems'
-      command_options argument_required: true
-      banner <<-BANNER
-        gem-readme gem
-        Show the readme bundled with a rubygem
-      BANNER
-
-      def process(name)
-        spec = Gem::Specification.find_by_name(name)
-        glob = File.join(spec.full_gem_path, 'README*')
-        readme = Dir[glob][0]
-        if File.exist?(readme.to_s)
-          _pry_.pager.page File.read(readme)
-        else
-          raise Pry::CommandError, "Gem '#{name}' doesn't appear to have a README"
-        end
-      rescue Gem::LoadError
-        raise Pry::CommandError,
-              "Gem '#{name}' wasn't found. Are you sure it is installed?"
-      end
-
-      Pry::Commands.add_command(self)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/pry/commands/gem_search.rb b/lib/pry/commands/gem_search.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 6040e70f..00000000
--- a/lib/pry/commands/gem_search.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-class Pry
-  class Command
-    class GemSearch < Pry::ClassCommand
-      match 'gem-search'
-      description 'Search for a gem with the rubygems.org JSON API'
-      group 'Gems'
-      command_options argument_required: true
-      banner <<-BANNER
-        gem-search [options] gem
-        Search for a gem with the rubygems.org HTTP API
-      BANNER
-
-      API_ENDPOINT = 'https://rubygems.org/api/v1/search.json'.freeze
-
-      def setup
-        require 'json' unless defined?(JSON)
-        require 'net/http' unless defined?(Net::HTTP)
-      end
-
-      def options(opt)
-        opt.on :l, :limit, 'Limit the number of results (max: 30)',
-               default: 10,
-               as: Integer,
-               argument: true
-      end
-
-      def process(str)
-        uri = URI.parse(API_ENDPOINT)
-        uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(query: str)
-        gems = JSON.parse(Net::HTTP.get(uri))
-        _pry_.pager.page list_as_string(gems, opts[:limit])
-      end
-
-      private
-
-      def list_as_string(gems, limit = 10)
-        gems[0..limit - 1].map do |gem|
-          name, version, info = gem.values_at 'name', 'version', 'info'
-          "#{bold(name)} #{bold('v' + version)} \n#{info}\n\n"
-        end.join
-      end
-      Pry::Commands.add_command(self)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/pry/commands/gem_stats.rb b/lib/pry/commands/gem_stats.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 945f0e05..00000000
--- a/lib/pry/commands/gem_stats.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-class Pry
-  class Command
-    class GemStat < Pry::ClassCommand
-      require 'json'
-      require 'net/http'
-      STAT_HOST = "rubygems.org".freeze
-      STAT_PORT = 443
-      STAT_PATH = "/api/v1/gems/%s.json".freeze
-      FAIL_WHALE = <<-FAILWHALE.freeze
-W     W      W
-W        W  W     W
-              '.  W
-  .-""-._     \ \.--|
- /       "-..__) .-'
-|     _         /
-\'-.__,   .__.,'
- `'----'._\--'
-VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
-      FAILWHALE
-
-      match 'gem-stat'
-      description 'Show the statistics of a gem (requires internet connection)'
-      group 'Gems'
-      command_options argument_required: true
-      banner <<-BANNER
-        gem-stats name
-
-        Show the statistics of a gem.
-        Requires an internet connection.
-      BANNER
-
-      def process(name)
-        client = Net::HTTP.start STAT_HOST, STAT_PORT, use_ssl: true
-        res = client.get STAT_PATH % URI.encode_www_form_component(name)
-        case res
-        when Net::HTTPOK
-          _pry_.pager.page format_gem(JSON.parse(res.body))
-        when Net::HTTPServiceUnavailable
-          _pry_.pager.page <<-FAILURE
-#{bright_blue(FAIL_WHALE)}
-#{bright_red('Ruby On Rails')}
-#{bright_red('Net::HTTPServiceUnavailable')}
-          FAILURE
-        else
-          raise Pry::CommandError, "Bad response (#{res.class})"
-        end
-      ensure
-        client.finish if client
-      end
-
-      private
-
-      def format_gem(h)
-        h = Pry::Config.from_hash(h)
-        format_str = unindent <<-FORMAT
-        %{name} %{version}
-        --
-        Total Downloads   : %{downloads}
-        Version Downloads : %{version_downloads}
-
-        #{red('Dependencies')} (runtime)
-        --
-        %{rdependencies}
-
-        #{red('Dependencies')} (development)
-        %{ddependencies}
-        FORMAT
-        format(
-          format_str,
-          name: green(h.name),
-          version: bold("v#{h.version}"),
-          downloads: h.downloads,
-          version_downloads: h.version_downloads,
-          rdependencies: format_dependencies(h.dependencies.runtime),
-          ddependencies: format_dependencies(h.dependencies.development)
-        )
-      end
-
-      def format_dependencies(rdeps)
-        return bold('None') if rdeps.empty?
-
-        with_line_numbers(
-          rdeps.map { |h| "#{h['name']} (#{h['requirements']})" }.join("\n"),
-          1,
-          :bold
-        )
-      end
-      Pry::Commands.add_command(self)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/pry/rubygem.rb b/lib/pry/rubygem.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index f089b738..00000000
--- a/lib/pry/rubygem.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-require 'rubygems'
-
-class Pry
-  module Rubygem
-    class << self
-      def installed?(name)
-        if Gem::Specification.respond_to?(:find_all_by_name)
-          Gem::Specification.find_all_by_name(name).any?
-        else
-          Gem.source_index.find_name(name).first
-        end
-      end
-
-      # Get the gem spec object for the given gem name.
-      #
-      # @param [String] name
-      # @return [Gem::Specification]
-      def spec(name)
-        specs = if Gem::Specification.respond_to?(:each)
-                  Gem::Specification.find_all_by_name(name)
-                else
-                  Gem.source_index.find_name(name)
-                end
-
-        first_spec = specs.max_by { |spec| Gem::Version.new(spec.version) }
-
-        first_spec || raise(CommandError, "Gem `#{name}` not found")
-      end
-
-      # List gems matching a pattern.
-      #
-      # @param [Regexp] pattern
-      # @return [Array<Gem::Specification>]
-      def list(pattern = /.*/)
-        if Gem::Specification.respond_to?(:each)
-          Gem::Specification.select { |spec| spec.name =~ pattern }
-        else
-          Gem.source_index.gems.values.select { |spec| spec.name =~ pattern }
-        end
-      end
-
-      # Completion function for gem-cd and gem-open.
-      #
-      # @param [String] so_far what the user's typed so far
-      # @return [Array<String>] completions
-      def complete(so_far)
-        if so_far =~ / ([^ ]*)\z/
-          list(/\A#{$2}/).map(&:name)
-        else
-          list.map(&:name)
-        end
-      end
-
-      # Installs a gem with all its dependencies.
-      #
-      # @param [String] name
-      # @return [void]
-      def install(name)
-        require 'rubygems/dependency_installer'
-        gem_config = Gem.configuration['gem']
-        gemrc_opts = (gem_config.nil? ? "" : gem_config.split(' '))
-        destination = if gemrc_opts.include?('--user-install')
-                        Gem.user_dir
-                      elsif File.writable?(Gem.dir)
-                        Gem.dir
-                      else
-                        Gem.user_dir
-                      end
-        installer = Gem::DependencyInstaller.new(install_dir: destination)
-        installer.install(name)
-      rescue Errno::EACCES
-        raise CommandError,
-              "Insufficient permissions to install #{green(name)}."
-      rescue Gem::GemNotFoundException
-        raise CommandError,
-              "Gem #{green(name)} not found. Aborting installation."
-      else
-        Gem.refresh
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/commands/gem_list_spec.rb b/spec/commands/gem_list_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ffa0e05..00000000
--- a/spec/commands/gem_list_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-describe "gem-list" do
-  it 'should not raise when invoked' do
-    expect { pry_eval(self, 'gem-list') }.to_not raise_error
-  end
-
-  it 'should work arglessly' do
-    list = pry_eval('gem-list')
-    expect(list).to match(/rspec \(/)
-  end
-
-  it 'should find arg' do
-    prylist = pry_eval('gem-list method_source')
-    expect(prylist).to match(/method_source \(/)
-    expect(prylist).not_to match(/rspec/)
-  end
-
-  it 'should return non-results as silence' do
-    expect(pry_eval('gem-list aoeuoueouaou')).to be_empty
-  end
-end