diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f6c15ffb..cb9bac04 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     "minify": "~1.3.0",
     "mkdirp": "~0.5.0",
     "nicki": "~1.2.0",
-    "rimraf": "~2.2.6",
     "socket.io": "~1.2.0",
     "tar": "~1.0.1"
   },