diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 37a15ec..c5718e9 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
         "issues": "https://github.com/colshrapnel/safemysql/issues"
     },
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=5.0.0",
-        "ext-mysqli": "*"
+        "php": ">=5.0.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "files": ["safemysql.class.php"]