diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 7ea58c8..40034ca 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
     gauge-ruby (0.6.0)
-      debase (~> 0.2.5.beta2)
       grpc (~> 1.10, >= 1.10.0)
       parser (>= 2.7, < 4.0)
-      ruby-debug-ide (>= 0.6, < 0.8)
       ruby-protocol-buffers (= 1.6.1)
       unparser (>= 0.5.0, < 0.7.0)
 
@@ -13,9 +11,6 @@ GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
     ast (2.4.2)
-    debase (0.2.5.beta2)
-      debase-ruby_core_source (>= 0.10.12)
-    debase-ruby_core_source (3.2.1)
     diff-lcs (1.5.0)
     docile (1.4.0)
     google-protobuf (3.23.3)
@@ -55,8 +50,6 @@ GEM
       diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
       rspec-support (~> 3.12.0)
     rspec-support (3.12.1)
-    ruby-debug-ide (0.7.3)
-      rake (>= 0.8.1)
     ruby-protocol-buffers (1.6.1)
     rubyzip (2.3.2)
     simplecov (0.22.0)
diff --git a/gauge-ruby.gemspec b/gauge-ruby.gemspec
index 62d6dd8..b2c005f 100644
--- a/gauge-ruby.gemspec
+++ b/gauge-ruby.gemspec
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     s.add_runtime_dependency 'ruby-protocol-buffers', '1.6.1'
     s.add_runtime_dependency 'parser', '>= 2.7', '< 4.0'
     s.add_runtime_dependency 'unparser', '>= 0.5.0', '< 0.7.0'
-    s.add_runtime_dependency 'ruby-debug-ide', '>=0.6', '<0.8'
-    s.add_runtime_dependency 'debase', '~>0.2.5.beta2'
     s.add_runtime_dependency 'grpc', '~> 1.10', '>= 1.10.0'
     s.add_development_dependency 'grpc-tools', '~> 1.10', '>= 1.10.0'
     s.required_ruby_version = ">= 2.7" if s.respond_to? :required_ruby_version=
diff --git a/lib/executor.rb b/lib/executor.rb
index 182f777..42ce35d 100644
--- a/lib/executor.rb
+++ b/lib/executor.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
  *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
  *  See LICENSE.txt in the project root for license information.
 =end
-require 'ruby-debug-ide'
 require_relative 'gauge'
 
-ATTACH_DEBUGGER_EVENT = 'Runner Ready for Debugging'
-
 module Gauge
   class DebugOptions
     attr_accessor :host, :port, :notify_dispatcher, :socket_path, :skip_wait_for_start
@@ -16,10 +13,9 @@ class DebugOptions
   # @api private
   module Executor
     def self.load_steps(dir)
-      start_debugger
       Dir["#{dir}/**/*.rb"].each do |x|
         begin
-          GaugeLog.debug "Loading step implemetations from #{x} dirs"
+          GaugeLog.debug "Loading step implementations from #{x} dirs"
           ENV['GAUGE_STEP_FILE'] = x
           require x
         rescue Exception => e
@@ -28,18 +24,6 @@ def self.load_steps(dir)
       end
     end
 
-    def self.start_debugger
-      if ENV['DEBUGGING']
-        options = DebugOptions.new
-        options.host = '127.0.0.1'
-        options.port = ENV['DEBUG_PORT'].to_i
-        options.notify_dispatcher = false
-        options.skip_wait_for_start = false
-        GaugeLog.info ATTACH_DEBUGGER_EVENT
-        Debugger.prepare_debugger(options)
-      end
-    end
-
     def self.execute_step(step, args)
       si = MethodCache.get_step_info step
       if args.size == 1