diff --git a/openssl.gemspec b/openssl.gemspec
index 7c17cd549..f721f247a 100644
--- a/openssl.gemspec
+++ b/openssl.gemspec
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.required_ruby_version = ">= 2.3.0"
 
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency "ipaddr"
   spec.add_development_dependency "rake"
   spec.add_development_dependency "rake-compiler"
   spec.add_development_dependency "test-unit", "~> 3.0"