diff --git a/lib/searchkick.rb b/lib/searchkick.rb
index a468e0d..490a62a 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 require "active_model"
-require "patron"
 require "elasticsearch"
 require "hashie"
 require "searchkick/version"
diff --git a/searchkick.gemspec b/searchkick.gemspec
index e2b0d99..e1e2b6d 100644
--- a/searchkick.gemspec
+++ b/searchkick.gemspec
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.add_dependency "activemodel"
   spec.add_dependency "elasticsearch", "~> 0.4.11"
-  spec.add_dependency "patron" # persistent http connections for performance
   spec.add_dependency "hashie"
 
   spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 1.3"
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