diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c137aec907c2358f74141eb2453082ca740ef7f6..f56311bb5a2c30d5374d67569b1566a957fbc335 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ env:
     - TASK=jasmine:ci
 before_install:
   - sudo apt-get install libicu-dev -y
-  - gem install charlock_holmes -v="0.6.9"
 branches:
   only:
     - 'master'
diff --git a/doc/install/installation.md b/doc/install/installation.md
index c573727f60802e56f8b022e816a69db8cf0e8fd1..6b84674c19efca865960319d3c706fef92e56b55 100644
--- a/doc/install/installation.md
+++ b/doc/install/installation.md
@@ -265,8 +265,6 @@ Make sure to edit both `gitlab.yml` and `unicorn.rb` to match your setup.
 
     cd /home/git/gitlab
 
-    sudo gem install charlock_holmes --version '0.6.9.4'
-
     # For MySQL (note, the option says "without ... postgres")
     sudo -u git -H bundle install --deployment --without development test postgres aws