diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4727cd7d8..08482ea84 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ gem 'SystemTimer', '1.2.1', :platforms => :ruby_18
 # reporting
 
 gem 'hoptoad_notifier'
-
-gem 'rpm_contrib'
 gem 'newrelic_rpm', :require => false
 
 #mail
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index c45a985ff..e34e0787b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -385,8 +385,6 @@ GEM
       resque (~> 1.0)
     rest-client (1.6.1)
       mime-types (>= 1.16)
-    rpm_contrib (2.1.4)
-      newrelic_rpm (>= 3.1.1)
     rspec (2.6.0)
       rspec-core (~> 2.6.0)
       rspec-expectations (~> 2.6.0)
@@ -538,7 +536,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   resque-timeout (= 1.0.0)
   rest-client (= 1.6.1)
   roxml!
-  rpm_contrib
   rspec (>= 2.0.0)
   rspec-core (= 2.6.0)
   rspec-instafail (>= 0.1.7)