diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3d6bc8ae..74253742 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "zendframework/zend-servicemanager": "self.version",
-        "zendframework/zend-validator": "self.version",
         "fabpot/php-cs-fixer": "1.7.*",
         "satooshi/php-coveralls": "dev-master",
         "phpunit/PHPUnit": "~4.0"