diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b7391c712..f660f53d9 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ group :assets do
   gem 'coffee-rails'
   gem 'coffee-script-source'
 
-  # use dedicated version of sprockets, 3.0.0 is broken
-  gem 'sprockets', '~> 2.0'
-
   gem 'uglifier'
   gem 'eco'
 end