diff --git a/sprockets-vendor_gems.gemspec b/sprockets-vendor_gems.gemspec
index 655c21d..2d82bdf 100644
--- a/sprockets-vendor_gems.gemspec
+++ b/sprockets-vendor_gems.gemspec
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.require_paths = ["lib"]
   gem.version       = '0.1.1'
 
-  gem.required_rubygems_version = '>= 1.8.0'
-
   gem.add_dependency 'sprockets'
 
   gem.add_development_dependency 'rake'