diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 13915c6e8..da1cc63ad 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ gem "coderay", "~> 1.1.0"
 gem "fastercsv", "~> 1.5.0", :platforms => [:mri_18, :mingw_18, :jruby]
 gem "builder", "3.0.0"
 gem "mime-types"
-gem "awesome_nested_set", "2.1.6"
 
 # Optional gem for LDAP authentication
 group :ldap do
diff --git a/lib/plugins/awesome_nested_set/init.rb b/lib/plugins/awesome_nested_set/init.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e2cf36ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/plugins/awesome_nested_set/init.rb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/lib/awesome_nested_set'