diff --git a/lib/valkyrie/resource.rb b/lib/valkyrie/resource.rb
index 5afe1d77..bd1646bb 100644
--- a/lib/valkyrie/resource.rb
+++ b/lib/valkyrie/resource.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module Valkyrie
   # @see lib/valkyrie/specs/shared_specs/resource.rb
   # rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
   class Resource < Dry::Struct
-    include Draper::Decoratable
     # Allows a Valkyrie::Resource to be instantiated without providing every
     # available key, and makes sure the defaults are set up if no value is
     # given.
diff --git a/valkyrie.gemspec b/valkyrie.gemspec
index 0d295edf..cd576fa4 100644
--- a/valkyrie.gemspec
+++ b/valkyrie.gemspec
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
 
   spec.add_dependency 'dry-struct'
-  spec.add_dependency 'draper'
   spec.add_dependency 'activemodel'
   spec.add_dependency 'dry-types', '~> 1.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'rdf', '~> 3.0', '>= 3.0.10'