diff --git a/rack-attack.gemspec b/rack-attack.gemspec
index 45a8b0f..eb9336a 100644
--- a/rack-attack.gemspec
+++ b/rack-attack.gemspec
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency 'memcache-client'
   s.add_development_dependency 'minitest'
   s.add_development_dependency "minitest-stub-const"
-  s.add_development_dependency 'pry'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rack-test'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rake'
   s.add_development_dependency 'redis-activesupport'
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 6b6f661..7d2c851 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ require 'action_dispatch'
 
 require "rack/attack"
 
-begin
-  require 'pry'
-rescue LoadError
-  # nothing to do here
-end
-
 if RUBY_ENGINE == "ruby"
   require "byebug"
 end