diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 788dce81..5a733b91 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ GEM
     rake (10.0.3)
     rdoc (3.12.2)
       json (~> 1.4)
-    rspec (2.13.0)
-      rspec-core (~> 2.13.0)
-      rspec-expectations (~> 2.13.0)
-      rspec-mocks (~> 2.13.0)
     rspec-core (2.13.1)
     rspec-expectations (2.13.0)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.1.3, < 2.0)
@@ -144,7 +140,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jruby-openssl
   rails (~> 3.0)
   rake (>= 0.9.2)
-  rspec (~> 2.13)
   rspec-rails (~> 2.13)
   shoulda-context (~> 1.0.0)
   shoulda-matchers!
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5fac7926..7082e01e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,10 +85,8 @@ group :test do
   gem "shoulda-matchers"
 end
 
-# rspec-rails needs to be in the development group so that Rails generators
-# work.
+# `rspec-rails` needs to be in the development group so that Rails generators work.
 group :development, :test do
-  gem "rspec"
   gem "rspec-rails"
 end
 ```
diff --git a/features/rails_integration.feature b/features/rails_integration.feature
index 77405c77..0c90c7f6 100644
--- a/features/rails_integration.feature
+++ b/features/rails_integration.feature
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Feature: integrate with Rails
     And the output should contain "ExamplesController should assign @example"
 
   Scenario: generate a rails application and use matchers in Rspec
-    When I configure the application to use rspec and rspec-rails
+    When I configure the application to use rspec-rails
     And I configure the application to use "shoulda-matchers" from this project
     And I run the rspec generator
     And I write to "spec/models/user_spec.rb" with:
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Feature: integrate with Rails
     And the output should contain "should assign @example"
 
   Scenario: generate a Rails application that mixes Rspec and Test::Unit
-    When I configure the application to use rspec and rspec-rails in test and development
+    When I configure the application to use rspec-rails in test and development
     And I configure the application to use "shoulda-matchers" from this project in test and development
     And I run the rspec generator
     And I write to "spec/models/user_spec.rb" with:
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/rails_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/rails_steps.rb
index 4682eb68..4eb5dd1d 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/rails_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/rails_steps.rb
@@ -52,16 +52,14 @@ When 'I run the rspec generator' do
   }
 end
 
-When 'I configure the application to use rspec and rspec-rails' do
-  append_to_gemfile %q(gem 'rspec', '~> 2.13')
+When 'I configure the application to use rspec-rails' do
   append_to_gemfile %q(gem 'rspec-rails', '~> 2.13')
   steps %{And I run `bundle install --local`}
 end
 
-When 'I configure the application to use rspec and rspec-rails in test and development' do
+When 'I configure the application to use rspec-rails in test and development' do
   append_to_gemfile <<-GEMFILE
   group :test, :development do
-    gem 'rspec', '~> 2.13'
     gem 'rspec-rails', '~> 2.13'
   end
   GEMFILE
diff --git a/gemfiles/3.0.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/3.0.gemfile.lock
index 9f25a606..4a2ff477 100644
--- a/gemfiles/3.0.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/3.0.gemfile.lock
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ GEM
     rake (10.0.3)
     rdoc (3.12.2)
       json (~> 1.4)
-    rspec (2.13.0)
-      rspec-core (~> 2.13.0)
-      rspec-expectations (~> 2.13.0)
-      rspec-mocks (~> 2.13.0)
     rspec-core (2.13.1)
     rspec-expectations (2.13.0)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.1.3, < 2.0)
@@ -135,7 +131,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jruby-openssl
   rails (~> 3.0.17)
   rake (>= 0.9.2)
-  rspec (~> 2.13)
   rspec-rails (~> 2.13)
   shoulda-context (~> 1.0.0)
   shoulda-matchers!
diff --git a/gemfiles/3.1.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/3.1.gemfile.lock
index 19bab97d..1efed0b3 100644
--- a/gemfiles/3.1.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/3.1.gemfile.lock
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ GEM
     rake (10.0.3)
     rdoc (3.12.2)
       json (~> 1.4)
-    rspec (2.13.0)
-      rspec-core (~> 2.13.0)
-      rspec-expectations (~> 2.13.0)
-      rspec-mocks (~> 2.13.0)
     rspec-core (2.13.1)
     rspec-expectations (2.13.0)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.1.3, < 2.0)
@@ -155,7 +151,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jruby-openssl
   rails (~> 3.1.8)
   rake (>= 0.9.2)
-  rspec (~> 2.13)
   rspec-rails (~> 2.13)
   sass-rails
   shoulda-context (~> 1.0.0)
diff --git a/gemfiles/3.2.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/3.2.gemfile.lock
index aff62b8c..a356b000 100644
--- a/gemfiles/3.2.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/3.2.gemfile.lock
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ GEM
     rake (10.0.3)
     rdoc (3.12.2)
       json (~> 1.4)
-    rspec (2.13.0)
-      rspec-core (~> 2.13.0)
-      rspec-expectations (~> 2.13.0)
-      rspec-mocks (~> 2.13.0)
     rspec-core (2.13.1)
     rspec-expectations (2.13.0)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.1.3, < 2.0)
@@ -153,7 +149,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jruby-openssl
   rails (~> 3.2.8)
   rake (>= 0.9.2)
-  rspec (~> 2.13)
   rspec-rails (~> 2.13)
   sass-rails
   shoulda-context (~> 1.0.0)
diff --git a/lib/shoulda/matchers/integrations/rspec.rb b/lib/shoulda/matchers/integrations/rspec.rb
index 755a6568..271d4d90 100644
--- a/lib/shoulda/matchers/integrations/rspec.rb
+++ b/lib/shoulda/matchers/integrations/rspec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # :enddoc:
-require 'rspec'
+require 'rspec/core'
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   require 'shoulda/matchers/independent'
diff --git a/shoulda-matchers.gemspec b/shoulda-matchers.gemspec
index c9c6e2ce..b7aca17d 100644
--- a/shoulda-matchers.gemspec
+++ b/shoulda-matchers.gemspec
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency('cucumber',    '~> 1.1')
   s.add_development_dependency('rails',       '~> 3.0')
   s.add_development_dependency('rake',        '>= 0.9.2')
-  s.add_development_dependency('rspec',       '~> 2.13')
   s.add_development_dependency('rspec-rails', '~> 2.13')
   s.add_development_dependency('strong_parameters')
 end