diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index afb7734..4c03d1a 100755
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 source "http://www.rubygems.org"
 
 gemspec
-gem "em-winrs", :git => "https://github.com/chirag-jog/em-winrs.git"
 
 group :development do
   gem 'rspec', '>= 2.7.0'
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/azure_server_create.rb b/lib/chef/knife/azure_server_create.rb
index ac534a6..4ea9eb7 100755
--- a/lib/chef/knife/azure_server_create.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/azure_server_create.rb
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class Chef
         end
         if is_image_windows?
           if is_platform_windows?
-            require 'em-winrs'
+            #require 'em-winrs'
           else
             require 'gssapi'
             require 'winrm'
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class Chef
       def bootstrap_for_windows_node(server, fqdn)
         if locate_config_value(:bootstrap_protocol) == 'winrm'
             if is_platform_windows?
-              require 'em-winrs'
+              #require 'em-winrs'
             else
               require 'gssapi'
               require 'winrm'