diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 14ee966..b3a23ae 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ gem 'compass', '>= 0.11'
 gem 'rubypants'
 gem 'rb-fsevent'
 gem 'stringex'
-gem 'unicode_utils'
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diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 000eec9..f2fc737 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ GEM
     sass (3.1.7)
     stringex (1.3.0)
     syntax (1.0.0)
-    unicode_utils (1.0.0)
 
 PLATFORMS
   ruby
@@ -59,4 +58,3 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rdiscount
   rubypants
   stringex
-  unicode_utils