diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 60919ca63b1..3254358e51e 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -67,9 +67,7 @@ unless Bundler::Dependency::PLATFORM_MAP.include? :mri_21
    end
 end
 
-# see: https://github.com/mbleigh/seed-fu/pull/54
-# taking forever to get changes upstream in seed-fu
-gem 'seed-fu-discourse', require: 'seed-fu'
+gem 'seed-fu', '~> 2.3.3'
 
 if rails_master?
   gem 'rails', git: 'https://github.com/rails/rails.git'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 485301a2e19..e42d6986ac5 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ GEM
       sass (~> 3.2.0)
       sprockets (~> 2.8, <= 2.11.0)
       sprockets-rails (~> 2.0.0)
-    seed-fu-discourse (2.2.1)
+    seed-fu (2.3.3)
       activerecord (>= 3.1, < 4.2)
       activesupport (>= 3.1, < 4.2)
     shoulda (3.5.0)
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sanitize
   sass
   sass-rails (~> 4.0.2)
-  seed-fu-discourse
+  seed-fu (~> 2.3.3)
   shoulda
   sidekiq
   simple-rss