diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index e305ea57ef3..e990948edf6 100755
--- a/grpc.gemspec
+++ b/grpc.gemspec
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.license       = 'BSD-3-Clause'
 
   s.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.0.0'
-  s.requirements << 'libgrpc ~> 0.11.0 needs to be installed'
 
   s.files = %w( Makefile )
   s.files += %w( etc/roots.pem )
diff --git a/templates/grpc.gemspec.template b/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
index 9d034ddba12..c4987a6725f 100644
--- a/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
+++ b/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     s.license       = 'BSD-3-Clause'
 
     s.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.0.0'
-    s.requirements << 'libgrpc ~> 0.11.0 needs to be installed'
 
     s.files = %w( Makefile )
     s.files += %w( etc/roots.pem )