diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/package/gem.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/package/gem.rb
index f30507b769a..a13bbf35f00 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/package/gem.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/package/gem.rb
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ def self.instances(justme = false)
   def install(useversion = true)
     command = [command(:gemcmd), "install"]
     command << "-v" << resource[:ensure] if (! resource[:ensure].is_a? Symbol) and useversion
-    # Always include dependencies
-    command << "--include-dependencies"
 
     if source = resource[:source]
       begin
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/package/gem_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/package/gem_spec.rb
index 6f79b806fc9..02cb2cabdcb 100755
--- a/spec/unit/provider/package/gem_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/package/gem_spec.rb
@@ -29,23 +29,18 @@
       provider.install
     end
 
-    it "should specify that dependencies should be included" do
-      provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args[2] == "--include-dependencies" }.returns ""
-      provider.install
-    end
-
     it "should specify that documentation should not be included" do
-      provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args[3] == "--no-rdoc" }.returns ""
+      provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args[2] == "--no-rdoc" }.returns ""
       provider.install
     end
 
     it "should specify that RI should not be included" do
-      provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args[4] == "--no-ri" }.returns ""
+      provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args[3] == "--no-ri" }.returns ""
       provider.install
     end
 
     it "should specify the package name" do
-      provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args[5] == "myresource" }.returns ""
+      provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args[4] == "myresource" }.returns ""
       provider.install
     end
 
@@ -53,14 +48,14 @@
       describe "as a normal file" do
         it "should use the file name instead of the gem name" do
           resource[:source] = "/my/file"
-          provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args[3] == "/my/file" }.returns ""
+          provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args[2] == "/my/file" }.returns ""
           provider.install
         end
       end
       describe "as a file url" do
         it "should use the file name instead of the gem name" do
           resource[:source] = "file:///my/file"
-          provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args[3] == "/my/file" }.returns ""
+          provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args[2] == "/my/file" }.returns ""
           provider.install
         end
       end
@@ -73,7 +68,7 @@
       describe "as a non-file and non-puppet url" do
         it "should treat the source as a gem repository" do
           resource[:source] = "http://host/my/file"
-          provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args[3..5] == ["--source", "http://host/my/file", "myresource"] }.returns ""
+          provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args[2..4] == ["--source", "http://host/my/file", "myresource"] }.returns ""
           provider.install
         end
       end