diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 6c70a0e9..ce33ed1c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=4.4.0",
-        "pear/pear_exception": "*"
+        "php": ">=4.4.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-0": {
@@ -41,4 +40,4 @@
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "*"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}