diff --git a/bundler/spec/spec_helper.rb b/bundler/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 80b0ccff4d2f..4d558b9907cd 100644
--- a/bundler/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/bundler/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def self.ruby=(ruby)
     Spec::Rubygems.test_setup
     ENV["BUNDLE_SPEC_RUN"] = "true"
     ENV["BUNDLE_USER_CONFIG"] = ENV["BUNDLE_USER_CACHE"] = ENV["BUNDLE_USER_PLUGIN"] = nil
+    ENV["RUBYGEMS_GEMDEPS"] = nil
     ENV["XDG_CONFIG_HOME"] = nil
     ENV["GEMRC"] = nil