diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 7d067916fd6..23b11d4fd28 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ gem 'RedCloth'
 gem 'rack-parser', require: 'rack/parser'
 
 # temp autoloading fix
-gem 'sidekiq', '<7'
 gem 'sshkey'
 
 group :development, :test do