diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 5f0645b..3219edf 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ### Ignition Tools 1.X.X (20XX-XX-XX)
 
+1. Remove build dependency on ruby (not needed)
+    * [Pull request #53](https://github.com/ignitionrobotics/ign-tools/pull/53)
+
 1. Remove unused cmake code related to compilations (CFlags, BUILD_TYPE, etc.)
     * [Pull request #55](https://github.com/ignitionrobotics/ign-tools/pull/55)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bbe2115..c96a69d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ source:
 
  - cmake
  - git
- - ruby-ronn
- - ruby-dev
 
 ### Build from Source
 
diff --git a/cmake/Ronn2Man.cmake b/cmake/Ronn2Man.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index b9a8505..0000000
--- a/cmake/Ronn2Man.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Based on work of Emmanuel Roullit <emmanuel@netsniff-ng.org>
-# Copyright 2009, 2012 Emmanuel Roullit.
-# Subject to the GPL, version 2.
-#
-MACRO(ADD_MANPAGE_TARGET)
-  # It is not possible add a dependency to target 'install'
-  # Run hard-coded 'make man' when 'make install' is invoked
-  INSTALL(CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND make man)")
-  ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(man)
-ENDMACRO(ADD_MANPAGE_TARGET)
-
-FIND_PROGRAM(RONN ronn)
-FIND_PROGRAM(GZIP gzip)
-
-IF (NOT RONN OR NOT GZIP)
-  IF (NOT RONN)
-    BUILD_WARNING ("ronn not found, manpages won't be generated")
-  ENDIF(NOT RONN)
-  IF (NOT GZIP)
-    BUILD_WARNING ("gzip not found, manpages won't be generated")
-  ENDIF(NOT GZIP)
-  # empty macro
-  MACRO(manpage MANFILE)
-  ENDMACRO(manpage)
-  SET (MANPAGES_SUPPORT FALSE)
-ELSE (NOT RONN OR NOT GZIP)
-  MESSAGE (STATUS "Looking for ronn to generate manpages - found")
-  SET (MANPAGES_SUPPORT TRUE)
-
-  MACRO(manpage RONNFILE SECTION)
-    SET(RONNFILE_FULL_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${RONNFILE})
-
-    ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
-      OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${RONNFILE}.${SECTION}
-      DEPENDS ${RONNFILE}
-      COMMAND ${RONN}
-         ARGS -r --pipe ${RONNFILE_FULL_PATH}.${SECTION}.ronn
-         > ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${RONNFILE}.${SECTION}
-    )
-
-    ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
-      OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${RONNFILE}.${SECTION}.gz
-      DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${RONNFILE}.${SECTION}
-      COMMAND ${GZIP} -c ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${RONNFILE}.${SECTION}
-        > ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${RONNFILE}.${SECTION}.gz
-    )
-
-    SET(MANPAGE_TARGET "man-${RONNFILE}")
-
-    ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(${MANPAGE_TARGET} DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${RONNFILE}.${SECTION}.gz)
-    ADD_DEPENDENCIES(man ${MANPAGE_TARGET})
-
-    INSTALL(
-      FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${RONNFILE}.${SECTION}.gz
-      DESTINATION share/man/man${SECTION}
-    )
-  ENDMACRO(manpage RONNFILE SECTION)
-ENDIF(NOT RONN OR NOT GZIP)
diff --git a/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake b/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
index ebfdc2f..6f13a25 100644
--- a/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
@@ -1,14 +1,2 @@
 include (${project_cmake_dir}/Utils.cmake)
 include (FindPkgConfig)
-
-########################################
-# The ruby Interpreter.
-find_program(RUBY ruby)
-if (NOT RUBY)
-  BUILD_ERROR ("Missing: ruby (ruby)")
-endif()
-
-########################################
-# Include man pages stuff
-include (${project_cmake_dir}/Ronn2Man.cmake)
-add_manpage_target()