diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index bbc443f0a..c4ad128c3 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ gem 'jasmine', :git => 'git://github.com/pivotal/jasmine-gem.git'
 group :test do
   gem 'capybara', '~> 1.1.2'
   gem 'cucumber-rails', '1.2.1', :require => false
-  gem 'cucumber-api-steps', '0.6', :require => false
   gem 'database_cleaner', '0.7.1'
   gem 'diaspora-client', :git => 'git://github.com/diaspora/diaspora-client.git'
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1a5e08a01..0bf14ef50 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -127,9 +127,6 @@ GEM
       gherkin (~> 2.9.0)
       json (>= 1.4.6)
       term-ansicolor (>= 1.0.6)
-    cucumber-api-steps (0.6)
-      cucumber (>= 0.8.3)
-      jsonpath (>= 0.1.2)
     cucumber-rails (1.2.1)
       capybara (>= 1.1.2)
       cucumber (>= 1.1.3)
@@ -238,8 +235,6 @@ GEM
       railties (~> 3.0)
       thor (~> 0.14)
     json (1.6.6)
-    jsonpath (0.5.0)
-      multi_json
     jwt (0.1.4)
       json (>= 1.2.4)
     kgio (2.7.4)
@@ -486,7 +481,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   capybara (~> 1.1.2)
   carrierwave (= 0.5.8)
   client_side_validations
-  cucumber-api-steps (= 0.6)
   cucumber-rails (= 1.2.1)
   database_cleaner (= 0.7.1)
   devise (= 1.5.3)
diff --git a/features/support/env.rb b/features/support/env.rb
index f833d6f7c..526c564c7 100644
--- a/features/support/env.rb
+++ b/features/support/env.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Spork.prefork do
   require 'capybara/cucumber'
   require 'capybara/session'
   #require 'cucumber/rails/capybara_javascript_emulation' # Lets you click links with onclick javascript handlers without using @culerity or @javascript
-  require 'cucumber/api_steps'
 
   # Ensure we know the appservers port
   Capybara.server_port = 9887
@@ -54,8 +53,8 @@ Spork.prefork do
   require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "spec", "support","user_methods")
   include HelperMethods
 
-  require 'webmock/cucumber'
-  WebMock.disable_net_connect!(:allow_localhost => true)
+  # require 'webmock/cucumber'
+  # WebMock.disable_net_connect!(:allow_localhost => true)
 
   silence_warnings do
     SERVICES['facebook'] = {'app_id' => :fake, 'app_secret' => 'sdoigjosdfijg'}