diff --git a/lib/serverspec/matchers.rb b/lib/serverspec/matchers.rb
index a7efd758..f6203c44 100644
--- a/lib/serverspec/matchers.rb
+++ b/lib/serverspec/matchers.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 require 'serverspec/matchers/have_entry'
 require 'serverspec/matchers/have_cron_entry'
 require 'serverspec/matchers/be_linked_to'
-require 'serverspec/matchers/be_installed_by_gem'
 require 'serverspec/matchers/belong_to_group'
 require 'serverspec/matchers/have_gid'
 require 'serverspec/matchers/have_uid'
diff --git a/lib/serverspec/matchers/be_installed_by_gem.rb b/lib/serverspec/matchers/be_installed_by_gem.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 3dde33ef..00000000
--- a/lib/serverspec/matchers/be_installed_by_gem.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-RSpec::Matchers.define :be_installed_by_gem do
-  match do |name|
-    puts <<EOF
-
-***************************************************
-The matcher be_isntalled_by_gem will be depricated.
-Please use be_installed.by('gem') instead.
-***************************************************
-
-EOF
-    backend.check_installed_by_gem(example, name, @version)
-  end
-  chain :with_version do |version|
-    @version = version
-  end
-end