diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index afbc64562..96725a370 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ group :test do
   # For running UI tests
   gem "capybara"
   gem "selenium-webdriver"
-  # building ffi 1.9.7 fails in Ubuntu: https://github.com/ffi/ffi/issues/414
-  gem "ffi", "1.9.6"
 end
 
 local_gemfile = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "Gemfile.local")