diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 7186d20db..585c7e0b4 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ configuring the GRUB.
 If you use a development snapshot or want to hack on GRUB you may
 need the following.
 
-* Ruby 1.6 or later
 * Python 2.5.2 or later
 * Autoconf 2.60 or later
 * Automake 1.10.1 or later