diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c6fbb1299f8..f5a03d7d5d3 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ group :test, :development do
   gem 'listen', require: false
   gem 'certified', require: false
   # later appears to break Fabricate(:topic, category: category)
-  gem 'fabrication', '2.9.8', require: false
+  gem 'fabrication', require: false
   gem 'mocha', require: false
   gem 'rb-fsevent', require: RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /darwin/i ? 'rb-fsevent' : false
   gem 'rb-inotify', '~> 0.9', require: RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /linux/i ? 'rb-inotify' : false
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index b08d9d356fc..50f5b5c6935 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   ember-source (= 2.13.3)
   excon
   execjs
-  fabrication (= 2.9.8)
+  fabrication
   fakeweb (~> 1.3.0)
   fast_blank
   fast_xor