diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 73906ba8..57fca16b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ group :test do
   gem 'puppetlabs_spec_helper'
   gem 'metadata-json-lint'
   gem 'puppet-strings'
-  gem 'puppet-lint-empty_string-check',   :require => false
   gem 'puppet-lint-trailing_comma-check', :require => false
   gem 'simp-rspec-puppet-facts', ENV['SIMP_RSPEC_PUPPET_FACTS_VERSION'] || '~> 3.1'
   gem 'simp-rake-helpers', ENV['SIMP_RAKE_HELPERS_VERSION'] || ['>= 5.12.1', '< 6']