diff --git a/chefspec.gemspec b/chefspec.gemspec
index b3719b92..8d8f5a3f 100644
--- a/chefspec.gemspec
+++ b/chefspec.gemspec
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency "fauxhai-chef", ">= 9.3"
   s.add_dependency "rspec", "~> 3.0"
 
-  # this needs to be remedied before Ruby 3.3
-  s.add_dependency "logger", "< 1.6"
   s.add_development_dependency "cookstyle", "~> 8.4"
 
   # temporary restriction to a version of rspec-expectations that includes the