diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 495ca8606..0e04b50fa 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ if RUBY_PLATFORM.downcase.include?("mswin")
   gem "win32console"
 end
 
-# for the console shell extension
-gem "librex", "0.0.52"
-
 if ENV['BEEF_TEST']
 # for running unit tests
   gem "test-unit"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 39004c19f..c3dd8b004 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   dm-sqlite-adapter
   erubis
   json
-  librex (= 0.0.52)
   msfrpc-client
   parseconfig
   term-ansicolor