diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index e3f2ca32f3..e8711e8545 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ group :assets do
   gem 'compass-rails'
 
   gem 'mini_racer', '0.2.4'
-  # Previously we found that libv8 6.7.288.46.1 breakis the compilation of mini_racer.
-  # Now we see that we need to set the version explicitly. Nothing else depends on libv8.
-  gem 'libv8', '6.3.292.48.1'
 
   gem 'uglifier', '>= 1.0.3'
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 92ff8a3eee..b0fc9e61e1 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ GEM
       addressable (~> 2.3)
     letter_opener (1.7.0)
       launchy (~> 2.2)
-    libv8 (6.3.292.48.1)
+    libv8 (7.3.492.27.1)
     mail (2.5.5)
       mime-types (~> 1.16)
       treetop (~> 1.4.8)
@@ -766,7 +766,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   kaminari (~> 0.14.1)
   knapsack
   letter_opener (>= 1.4.1)
-  libv8 (= 6.3.292.48.1)
   mini_racer (= 0.2.4)
   momentjs-rails
   newrelic_rpm (~> 3.0)