diff --git a/net-protocol.gemspec b/net-protocol.gemspec
index 021a5dc..4f12db1 100644
--- a/net-protocol.gemspec
+++ b/net-protocol.gemspec
@@ -30,7 +30,4 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.bindir        = "exe"
   spec.executables   = spec.files.grep(%r{^exe/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
-
-  spec.add_dependency "timeout"
-  spec.add_dependency "io-wait"
 end