diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7add7465bc3f2b92c3ac1cfd312f92d8c279ca3f..dc9fc383b5640d1244cefc910287f0d981571464 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     "express": "^4.13.0",
     "faker": "^2.1.5",
     "method-override": "^2.3.3",
-    "mocha": "^2.5.3",
     "monetdb": "^1.1.2",
     "nconf": "^0.6.x",
     "winston": "^0.8.x"