diff --git a/services/spelling/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/services/spelling/package-lock.json
similarity index 99%
rename from services/spelling/npm-shrinkwrap.json
rename to services/spelling/package-lock.json
index 140cd59c9b..b92f08fe67 100644
--- a/services/spelling/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/services/spelling/package-lock.json
@@ -3624,11 +3624,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "redis": {
-      "version": "0.8.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/redis/-/redis-0.8.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-p66PDW+tJL3q/+KBWNbNHxydMLg="
-    },
     "regexpp": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/regexpp/-/regexpp-2.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/services/spelling/package.json b/services/spelling/package.json
index 538e798a4e..ff761feeef 100644
--- a/services/spelling/package.json
+++ b/services/spelling/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "metrics-sharelatex": "^2.2.0",
     "mongojs": "2.4.0",
     "node-statsd": "0.0.3",
-    "redis": "~0.8.4",
     "request": "^2.88.0",
     "settings-sharelatex": "^1.1.0",
     "underscore": "1.9.1"