diff --git a/blacklight_range_limit.gemspec b/blacklight_range_limit.gemspec
index d24126e9..a684fd62 100644
--- a/blacklight_range_limit.gemspec
+++ b/blacklight_range_limit.gemspec
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_dependency 'rails', '>= 3.0'
   s.add_dependency 'blacklight'
-  s.add_dependency 'tether-rails'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 3.0'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec-rails'
diff --git a/lib/blacklight_range_limit/engine.rb b/lib/blacklight_range_limit/engine.rb
index 1f97d8c4..9c6473e3 100644
--- a/lib/blacklight_range_limit/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/blacklight_range_limit/engine.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require 'blacklight'
 require 'blacklight_range_limit'
 require 'rails'
-require 'tether-rails'
 
 module BlacklightRangeLimit
   class Engine < Rails::Engine
diff --git a/lib/generators/blacklight_range_limit/assets_generator.rb b/lib/generators/blacklight_range_limit/assets_generator.rb
index 81cfe101..0e6b5c1c 100644
--- a/lib/generators/blacklight_range_limit/assets_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/blacklight_range_limit/assets_generator.rb
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ def assets
 
 }
       end
-      inject_into_file 'app/assets/javascripts/application.js', before: '// Required by Blacklight' do
-        "\n//= require tether\n"
-      end
     end