diff --git a/.instrumentation_generator/templates/Gemfile b/.instrumentation_generator/templates/Gemfile
index 28cd4093a7..ffdd268927 100644
--- a/.instrumentation_generator/templates/Gemfile
+++ b/.instrumentation_generator/templates/Gemfile
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-# DO NOT ADD DEPENDENCIES HERE!
-# Please declare a minimum development dependency in the gemspec,
-# then target specific versions in the Appraisals file.
-
 gemspec
 
 group :test do
diff --git a/helpers/sql/Gemfile b/helpers/sql/Gemfile
index 62f463a5ff..65542bb1d3 100644
--- a/helpers/sql/Gemfile
+++ b/helpers/sql/Gemfile
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-# DO NOT ADD DEPENDENCIES HERE!
-# Please declare a minimum development dependency in the gemspec,
-# then target specific versions in the Appraisals file.
-
 gemspec
 
 group :test do
diff --git a/instrumentation/grape/Gemfile b/instrumentation/grape/Gemfile
index 7a25930574..a2fbe723d4 100644
--- a/instrumentation/grape/Gemfile
+++ b/instrumentation/grape/Gemfile
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-# DO NOT ADD DEPENDENCIES HERE!
-# Please declare a minimum development dependency in the gemspec,
-# then target specific versions in the Appraisals file.
-
 gemspec
 
 group :test do
diff --git a/instrumentation/gruf/Gemfile b/instrumentation/gruf/Gemfile
index caf5e91f22..af56198d15 100644
--- a/instrumentation/gruf/Gemfile
+++ b/instrumentation/gruf/Gemfile
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-# DO NOT ADD DEPENDENCIES HERE!
-# Please declare a minimum development dependency in the gemspec,
-# then target specific versions in the Appraisals file.
-
 gemspec
 
 group :test do
diff --git a/instrumentation/racecar/Gemfile b/instrumentation/racecar/Gemfile
index 4e93277b7b..581a18708a 100644
--- a/instrumentation/racecar/Gemfile
+++ b/instrumentation/racecar/Gemfile
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-# DO NOT ADD DEPENDENCIES HERE!
-# Please declare a minimum development dependency in the gemspec,
-# then target specific versions in the Appraisals file.
-
 gemspec
 
 group :test do
diff --git a/instrumentation/racecar/example/Gemfile b/instrumentation/racecar/example/Gemfile
index 18a5d5f324..70b74ed41d 100644
--- a/instrumentation/racecar/example/Gemfile
+++ b/instrumentation/racecar/example/Gemfile
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-# DO NOT ADD DEPENDENCIES HERE!
-# Please declare a minimum development dependency in the gemspec,
-# then target specific versions in the Appraisals file.
-
 gem 'activesupport'
 gem 'opentelemetry-instrumentation-base', path: '../../base'
 gem 'opentelemetry-instrumentation-racecar', path: '../'
diff --git a/instrumentation/rake/Gemfile b/instrumentation/rake/Gemfile
index 47f0f6f81c..89ae51f6d8 100644
--- a/instrumentation/rake/Gemfile
+++ b/instrumentation/rake/Gemfile
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-# DO NOT ADD DEPENDENCIES HERE!
-# Please declare a minimum development dependency in the gemspec,
-# then target specific versions in the Appraisals file.
-
 gemspec
 
 group :test do