diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 9b0ca18cdc..3c3d3db02b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ gem 'acts_as_list', '1.0.4'
 gem 'cancancan', '~> 1.15.0'
 gem 'digest'
 gem 'ffaker'
-gem 'highline', '2.0.3' # Necessary for the install generator
+gem 'highline'
 gem 'json'
 gem 'monetize', '~> 1.11'
 gem 'paranoia', '~> 2.4'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 2e0229448e..742c81a14f 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -389,7 +389,8 @@ GEM
     hashdiff (1.2.1)
     hashery (2.1.2)
     hashie (5.0.0)
-    highline (2.0.3)
+    highline (3.1.2)
+      reline
     htmlentities (4.4.2)
     http_parser.rb (0.8.0)
     i18n (1.14.7)
@@ -1018,7 +1019,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   good_migrations
   haml
   haml_lint
-  highline (= 2.0.3)
+  highline
   i18n
   i18n-js (~> 3.9.0)
   i18n-tasks
diff --git a/db/default/users.rb b/db/default/users.rb
index 85fdd0379c..a56ac58bad 100644
--- a/db/default/users.rb
+++ b/db/default/users.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require 'highline/import'
-
 # see last line where we create an admin if there is none, asking for email and password
 def prompt_for_admin_password
   if ENV['ADMIN_PASSWORD']