diff --git a/grape.gemspec b/grape.gemspec
index b03eeb959f..796e75c78d 100644
--- a/grape.gemspec
+++ b/grape.gemspec
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'activesupport', '>= 5'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'builder'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'dry-types', '>= 1.1'
-  s.add_runtime_dependency 'i18n'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'mustermann-grape', '~> 1.0.0'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'rack', '>= 1.3.0'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'rack-accept'
diff --git a/spec/grape/api/custom_validations_spec.rb b/spec/grape/api/custom_validations_spec.rb
index e1f9e9cff2..49571a803e 100644
--- a/spec/grape/api/custom_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/grape/api/custom_validations_spec.rb
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def validate_param!(_attr_name, _params)
     before { stub_const('Grape::Validations::Validators::InstanceValidatorValidator', validator_type) }
 
     it 'passes validation every time' do
-      expect(validator_type).to receive(:new).exactly(2).times.and_call_original
+      expect(validator_type).to receive(:new).twice.and_call_original
       get '/', param_to_validate: 'value', another_param_to_validate: 'value'
       expect(last_response.status).to eq 200
     end