diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b59f9c96bd..e2a51a7ba3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     "gravatar": "1.0.6",
     "nconf": "~0.6.7",
     "sitemap": "~0.6.0",
-    "cheerio": "~0.12.0",
     "request": "~2.25.0",
     "reds": "~0.2.4",
     "winston": "~0.7.2",