diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4c1abd880..da451f7be 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem 'shoulda-matchers'
   gem 'test-unit'
 
-  # test DB
-  gem 'sqlite3'
-
   # code coverage
   gem 'coveralls', require: false
   gem 'simplecov'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index cb17749c2..88dcb7f10 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@ GEM
       actionpack (>= 4.0)
       activesupport (>= 4.0)
       sprockets (>= 3.0.0)
-    sqlite3 (1.4.0)
     telegramAPI (1.4.2)
       rest-client (~> 2.0, >= 2.0.2)
     telephone_number (1.4.0)
@@ -643,7 +642,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   spring-commands-rspec
   spring-commands-testunit
   sprockets
-  sqlite3
   tcr!
   telegramAPI
   telephone_number