diff --git a/.pkgr.yml b/.pkgr.yml
index 59b3c715d..58f0cb2fc 100644
--- a/.pkgr.yml
+++ b/.pkgr.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ before:
   - uname -a
   - ruby -v
   - env
-  - echo "gem 'mysql2'" >> Gemfile.local
   - "cat Gemfile.lock"
   - contrib/cleanup.sh
 env: