diff --git a/vagrant.gemspec b/vagrant.gemspec
index 11c127911..0e25db8d3 100644
--- a/vagrant.gemspec
+++ b/vagrant.gemspec
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.required_rubygems_version = ">= 1.3.6"
   s.rubyforge_project         = "vagrant"
 
-  s.add_dependency "archive-tar-minitar", "= 0.5.2"
   s.add_dependency "childprocess", "~> 0.3.7"
   s.add_dependency "erubis", "~> 2.7.0"
   s.add_dependency "i18n", "~> 0.6.0"