diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index a06dbe8e061..ff119a6d687 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -303,8 +303,6 @@ group :production do
   gem "gitlab_meta", '7.0'
 end
 
-gem "newrelic_rpm", '~> 3.14'
-
 gem 'octokit', '~> 3.8.0'
 
 gem "mail_room", "~> 0.6.1"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index bd767016108..a7a5db29e35 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -479,7 +479,6 @@ GEM
     net-ldap (0.12.1)
     net-ssh (3.0.1)
     netrc (0.11.0)
-    newrelic_rpm (3.14.1.311)
     nokogiri (1.6.7.2)
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.0.0.rc2)
     nprogress-rails (0.1.6.7)
@@ -960,7 +959,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   mysql2 (~> 0.3.16)
   nested_form (~> 0.3.2)
   net-ssh (~> 3.0.1)
-  newrelic_rpm (~> 3.14)
   nokogiri (= 1.6.7.2)
   nprogress-rails (~> 0.1.6.7)
   oauth2 (~> 1.0.0)
diff --git a/config/newrelic.yml b/config/newrelic.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ef922a38d9..00000000000
--- a/config/newrelic.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# New Relic configuration file
-#
-# This file is here to make sure the New Relic gem stays
-# quiet by default.
-#
-# To enable and configure New Relic, please use
-# environment variables, e.g. NEW_RELIC_ENABLED=true
-
-production:
-  enabled: false
-
-development:
-  enabled: false
-
-test:
-  enabled: false