diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73931f3d..85d0df50 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
     "zmq": "^2.13.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "aws-sdk": "^2.1.46",
     "async": "^1.4.2",
     "bower": "^1.6.3",
     "chai": "^3.2.0",