diff --git a/net-http-persistent.gemspec b/net-http-persistent.gemspec
index 1c6b794..b9bf237 100644
--- a/net-http-persistent.gemspec
+++ b/net-http-persistent.gemspec
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.summary = "Manages persistent connections using Net::HTTP including a thread pool for connecting to multiple hosts".freeze
 
   s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<connection_pool>.freeze, [">= 2.2.4", "< 4"])
-  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<cgi>.freeze, "~> 0.5.1")
 end