diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index f78d53db085893a2aac1e310c65fef4342eca161..a7dd46f19aca4270f9d8a3a6cf2b9196db4716a3 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 	    "wpdesk/wp-builder": "^1.0|^2.0"
 	},
     "require-dev": {
-        "phpunit/phpunit": "*",
         "wp-coding-standards/wpcs": "^0.14.1",
         "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.0.2",
         "mockery/mockery": "*",