diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0bc53bd73..8b82aee44 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ gem "rubyzip", ">= 1.0.0"
 gem "rubydns"
 gem "sourcify"
 
-# notifications
-gem "twitter", ">= 5.0.0"
 
 if ENV['BEEF_TEST']
 # for running unit tests
diff --git a/extensions/notifications/config.yaml b/extensions/notifications/config.yaml
index a832c8ea0..ab0c24121 100644
--- a/extensions/notifications/config.yaml
+++ b/extensions/notifications/config.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ beef:
         notifications:
             enable: false 
             name: Notifications
+            # Make sure you do 'gem install twitter' before enabling this feature. Leaving the twitter gem
+            # in the Gemfile causes dependency issues, and this twitter feature isn't used much anyway.
             twitter:
               enable: false
               consumer_key: app_consumer_key