diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d91989f3e4c..192db0ffa8b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -189,4 +189,3 @@ if ENV["IMPORT"] == "1"
 end
 
 gem 'webpush', require: false
-gem 'exifr', '1.2.5'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 93a390f1fec..41784515387 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ GEM
     crass (1.0.4)
     debug_inspector (0.0.3)
     diff-lcs (1.3)
-    discourse_image_optim (0.24.5)
+    discourse_image_optim (0.26.1)
       exifr (~> 1.2, >= 1.2.2)
       fspath (~> 3.0)
       image_size (~> 1.5)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ GEM
     erubi (1.7.1)
     excon (0.62.0)
     execjs (2.7.0)
-    exifr (1.2.5)
+    exifr (1.3.4)
     fabrication (2.20.1)
     fakeweb (1.3.0)
     faraday (0.12.2)
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   ember-source (= 2.13.3)
   excon
   execjs
-  exifr (= 1.2.5)
   fabrication
   fakeweb (~> 1.3.0)
   fast_blank